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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9998627, member: 2844"]Beautiful Egyptian Revival compact, Erik.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The SS mark is not an assay mark, so it doesn't refer to sterling silver. It could be a maker's mark.</p><p>Countries that assay silver items use official guarantee marks, not abbreviations.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> .800 is the purity, as indicated by the 3 in the Polish assay mark, which is punched not only for the tax on precious metals but also as a state guarantee that the silver content is indeed as marked.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9998627, member: 2844"]Beautiful Egyptian Revival compact, Erik.:happy: The SS mark is not an assay mark, so it doesn't refer to sterling silver. It could be a maker's mark. Countries that assay silver items use official guarantee marks, not abbreviations.;) .800 is the purity, as indicated by the 3 in the Polish assay mark, which is punched not only for the tax on precious metals but also as a state guarantee that the silver content is indeed as marked.[/QUOTE]
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