Merf
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- Jan 7, 2007
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Thank you RebelVery nice! I can't see all the marks but here's a chart l found. Keep us posted what it turns out to say.View attachment 2148618
Looks like a lion and an anchor and P, 1838 PossiblyVery nice! I can't see all the marks but here's a chart l found. Keep us posted what it turns out to say.View attachment 2148618
Good info. Thanks pepperjCongrats on the gold band Merf
Going by the chart and the written information (page 392)the letter P (oblong punches with clipped corners) put the date as 1864
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Thanks Pepperj. Your info is top knotch.Congrats on the gold band Merf
Going by the chart and the written information (page 392)the letter P (oblong punches with clipped corners) put the date as 1864
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A footnote.Thanks Pepperj. Your info is top knotch.
Another footnote. It gets confusing.A footnote.
More I from the web. It might be 1838 since there is no carat specified.
The lion passant was the fineness mark used on 22 carat gold from 1544 until 1844.
The problem here is the year because the 18 carat standard was introduced in 1798 and it was marked with a crown and the number 18.
After 1844 both standards were marked with a crown and either the number 22 or
Very nice! I can't see all the marks but here's a chart l found. Keep us posted what it turns out to say.View attachment 2148618
I cleaned up, polished, and rounded the ring. Came out pretty good.View attachment 2148604View attachment 2148605View attachment 2148606View attachment 2148607View attachment 2148608Fond this today at the same site as the wax seal and the fatty. I don’t recognize the markings.
Got this reply about the hallmark from the Birmingham assay office today.I cleaned up, polished, and rounded the ring. Came out pretty good.