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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 2447525, member: 111&quot;]This piece, and the others found like it, bear no resemblance to Persian silver, but beyond that, while not necessarily discounting that the style of the stamps was influenced by Russian zolotnik marks, personally haven&#039;t seen anything but anecdotal reference that the &#039;84&#039; or &#039;90&#039; marks, regardless of form, indicate other than minimum .840 and .900 fineness (Persian marks are also found as &#039;84%&#039; and &#039;90%&#039;), or that the Russian government mandated the fineness of silver used in Persia.&nbsp; The &#039;84&#039; marks are also found on mid-century pieces, accompanied by the 1967-79 Iranian &#039;armed lion&#039; mark for .840 fineness...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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