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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Xristina, post: 563841, member: 9212&quot;]Yes, accordingly to:</p><p><a href="https://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="https://www.925-1000.com/marks/m/mx_0_TC45.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Circa 1979, the eagle system was put to rest and replaced by a new letter/number mark to indicate the silversmith and guarantee sterling standard.</b></p><p><b>The <i>first letter</i> indicates location, and there are few in use, those most commonly seen are: T, M, G &amp; C</b></p><p><b>In this example the T is for Taxco - others are M for Mexico City, G is probably Guadalajara and C most likely Cuernavaca.</b></p><p><b>The <i>second letter</i> indicates the first initial of the last name of the silversmith, in our example it is C.</b></p><p><b>The <i>number</i> indicates that he is the 45th smith, with a name beginning with C, to register a mark in his city&#039;s assay office.</b></p><p><b>This example, TC - 45, tells us that the item on which it is stamped, was made by a smith with surname initial C sometime after 1979 in the city of Taxco. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Very cute earrings!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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