M.F. Christensen adventurine green and white marble w

5/8" M.F. Christensen adventurine green and white marble with perfect 9 and tail

9.4 grade NEAR MINT

a couple of ticks and a sparkle

NOTE* I am not an expert I do occasionally make mistakes just like anyone else and I grade my marbles as opinion as a collector whos collected marbles since I was a kid, I describe each marble as best as I can and below youll find a chart I Use to grade my marble with as well as terms I use when describing them

Grades

Mint: A marble that is in original condition. The surface is unmarked and undamaged. There may be some minor rubbing on the surface, a tick or a pin prick however, the marble is/ just the way it came from the factory. (10.0- 9.5)

Near Mint: A marble that has seen minor usage. There may be evidence of some hit marks, usually tiny subsurface moons, chips, tiny flakes or tiny bruises. The damage is inconsequential and does not detract from viewing the marble. (9.4-8.0)

Good: A marble that has seen usage. It will have numerous hit marks, subsurface moons, chips, flakes or bruises. The core can still be seen clearly, but the marble has obviously been used. (7.9-7.0).

Collectible: A marble that has seen significant usage. Overall moons, chips, flakes and bruises. The core is completely obscured in some spots. A Collectible marble has served its purpose and been well used. (6.9-0.0).

Marble terms

Pinprick a tiny air hole popped from manufacturing
Fleabite: A pit-like hit mark mostly visible under 10x magnification.
Tick: A pit-like hit just comfortably visible to the naked eye.
Chip: Loss of glass from impacts easily noticeable with casual observation.
Sparkle: a tiny internal reflection resulting from a bang to the marble.
Moon: An internal reflection visible with the naked eye as a circular or ringlike area resulting from a hard hit to the marble

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