Sea Glass:

A metamorphosis of a unique nature transcends glass trash to the treasure trove of our oceans until they have surrendered them to the shore. And so all things are new again. The colors, types and textures of seaglass are as vast as the countless glass classes and categories since its’ genesis in time.

Its’ name in itself is its’ description. Sea glass, glass found on the shoreline given up by the sea after years of naturally being tumbled by currents, wave activity and the elements such as salt, sand, shells, rocks and other beach debris. Its’ alias names are seaglass, beachglass, beach glass and sometimes referred to as Mermaid Tears. They are all one in the same.

Each piece of completely frosted sea glass holds a value. What I mean by completely frosted it that there are no chips, cracks or sections of the sea glass piece that are unchanged by the natural motions of our mighty seas. Some have more of a sugar coated appearance due to the hydration process that takes decades, scores and even centuries to produce.

The value of sea glass is determined much like our other gems, precious and semi precious gem stones. Rarity in color, size, clarity and condition come into play when putting a price on authentic sea glass. In my opinion, beauty is still in the eye of the beholder.

There are charts from sea glass organizations and books written on colors and the value of natural sea glass. The process of deduction tells us that if white, green and browns are the common colors of sea glass then the other more vibrant colors such as red, orange and yellow are indeed rarer but we would be remiss to overlook the beauty of true black sea glass (very old) and pastels that most likely originated from depression glass.