Featured Marbles - Do I try to sell them or give them to my Grandson for play.

This looks like a good site for info:
https://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-reference/online-marble-id-guide/

 

Not allowing an 8 year old to play with marbles is ridiculous. Sorry to he blunt, but there it is.

 

Maybe the two of you can play with them when it is just the 2 of you.

If she thinks she is going to be able to keep "protecting" him, she is in for a very rude awakening in a just few years if not sooner.

 

@ulilwitch if you have a yard or outdoor space, try making some of these watering stations for bees and if you are lucky, some butterflies will drop by I just use the terra cotta plant pot bottoms/saucers and set them on chunks of wood. Just make sure to keep the water level below the tops of the marbles. Link below that has lots of information about these watering stations




https://growersblend.ca/blog/f/proj...2TjUmL8tiFt4izBnGrcog7xOAemsvSirDr1-O8MfwDaRk

 

We have marbles come through the auction house here all the time but never anything really special. Usually they come in Ball jars and they tend to sell at a little less than $10 a jar. The Ball jars are heavy glass and the lids keep the marbles contained. They are kind of pretty.

 

You have to pay attention, though. Latticinos are valuable. From the internet:
Valuable marbles are typically antique (pre-1900 handmade German) or rare vintage machine-made types, with prices ranging from $20 to thousands of dollars depending on condition, rarity, size, and vibrant colors. Key valuable types include Lutz, sulphides, swirls, and specific makers like Christensen Agate." Sulphite marbles are clear with figures inside them.