What is the rarest color of Fiestaware?

Medium Green
How Do I Know If I Have Vintage Fiesta? Color: The original colors were Red, Cobalt, Yellow, Light Green, Old Ivory, and Turquoise. 1950s colors included Gray, Rose, Chartreuse, and Forest Green. The last –and rarest–color is Medium Green.

How do you date Fiestaware markings?

Note a series of three small letters in the backstamp itself. This is HLC’s date coding system which it has used since the 1960’s. The letters AA indicate 1986 , BB indicates 1987 , CC indicates 1988 , and so on. The last letter indicates what quarter of the year an item was made.

What Fiestaware is worth money?

Fiestaware is a dish style that was popular in the ‘4os and ’50s. The individual plates and bowls can be bought or sold for roughly $40-50 each but a cake plate can go for up to $1600. The vintage items will have an inkstamp on the bottom that says “GENUINE fiesta,” with Fiesta all lowercase.

What are the retired Fiestaware colors?

They were sold in the following colors, White, Rose, Cobalt, Yellow, Turquoise, Periwinkle, Seamist, Persimmon & Chartreuse.

When did Fiestaware stop using lead?

Since 1992 when a major manufacturing process change took place at Fiesta Tableware Company, all of the dinnerware produced for the retail and food service markets has been “lead-free.” Fiesta® Dinnerware has been “lead-free” since 1986.

Do people still collect Fiestaware?

Fiestaware is still being produced and in only new colors, the company will not take any colors out of retirement. At Nostalgia we usually have a few very nice pieces of vintage Fiestaware floating around the shop! So come in and check them out!

Is it safe to eat off of vintage Fiestaware?

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission suggests an upper limit of 100 mrem per yearfor members of the public. Recommendations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are that you should not eat off of the vintage red Fiestaware dishes (or Vaseline glass either since it also contains uranium).

What color Is Fiesta retiring?

Newell, West Virginia – (October 11, 2018) – Fiesta® Dinnerware will be retiring the color Sage from its lineup of 14 signature colors. The new color for 2019 and other new items will be announced on January 8, 2019, on the first day of The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®.