~ A good rule of thumb ~ the thicker the glass ~ the older the glass ~

Most common colors

Clear White

Amber Brown 

 Emerald Green
 
Many of these colors commonly originated from glass jugs, wine goblets, beer bottles and every day household jars. Clear glass was also commonly used for nautical beacon lights. Glass insulators used to top telegraph, telephone poles, and electric power lines were made in these colors including some of the more rare colors. Before plastic was invented, glass held most of our foods and medicines.

Harder to find colors

 
Sea Foam Green 

Aqua Blue 

Olive Green

 Cobalt Blue

Honey Amber Brown

Harder to find cobalt blue and olive green sea glass mainly originated from medicine bottles. Sea foam green most comminaly originated from soda bottles like the original Coca~Cola bottles. Light honey amber brown sea glass originated from household jars, liquor and beer bottles.

Rare colors

 
Amethyst 

Cornflower / Sky Blue

Lime Green

Grey 

Black

Teal Green 

Pink

Lavender 

Turquoise

Milk White

Many of these colors originated as perfume bottles and candy dishes. Milk White sea glass originates from old "milk glass" pitchers and table wear, "milk white" sea glass is not to be confused with "clear white" sea glass, a more commonly found and mass produced glass. Black sea glass was used to hold grog in the 1800's, the deep color was to keep the light out and to preserve fresshness. Black sea glass is actually a very dark olive green color when held to the light. We like to believe that black sea glass is pirate glass. These colors are more rare because they were made on a smaller scale than mass produced bottles for soda and beer.

Super rare colors

 
Yellow

 Red

Orange

Vaseline

Deep Purple

Opalescent White

Sea Glass Marbles

The most rare of all sea glass colors, they originated from the first street lamps, Japanese ship lanterns and fine household dishes like glass milk pitchers and candy dishes. Red sea glass contains "gold chloride" and is very expensive to produce considering it contains true gold. Yellow and Orange sea glass was used in Depression era table ware, as well as in Victorian times.