The Statue of Liberty hasn't always been blue
The initial and true color of the Statue of Liberty was shiny reddish-brown color. The blueish color that we all know is actually a result of a chemical process called patination. The statue is coated with a think layer of copper and due to the reaction between metal and water, the coating turns to blueish color over time. Because of the water around the statue, there is enough moisture for the reaction between the moist and the coating to take place.
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8 Comments
James Vetzel
Also, New Pennies are "Clad" in Copper and have a Poisonous "Zinc" center, so as a lesson, Don't swallow Hillary's BS, it's poison.
DannyBoy
Not originally, but it did oxidize to a Green patina.
DannyBoy
James Vetzel
LMFAO!!! Good one Jim! Picture an image of the Grim Reaper saying,''I'M WITH HER"!
Darvell Hunt
It's not blue, it's green. Duh. Copper can create blue, like the mineral azurite, but oxidized is more recognized as green rather than blue.
Ed Bona
Salt water+100 years= patina
Empara Samuda
It does appear green.
John Schneider
It looks green to me.
U'Qeen Qui Swann
With that I hope Hillary becomes President of the United States due to the penny being of lesser value ✊