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Message:: [QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 424401, member: 5833"]It's hard to assess your marks without seeing them.  They don't sound like Egyptian marks.  You can compare for yourself with the illustrations here: <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll67AXJyfQMC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=egyptian+hallmarks&source=bl&ots=EBcT376ouW&sig=t1VlKrYRAjylXNXHd1fYjRwHR0E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZTyMVIuEI8OUNpqfg7AO&sqi=2&ved=0CGYQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=egyptian%20hallmarks&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll67AXJyfQMC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=egyptian+hallmarks&source=bl&ots=EBcT376ouW&sig=t1VlKrYRAjylXNXHd1fYjRwHR0E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZTyMVIuEI8OUNpqfg7AO&sqi=2&ved=0CGYQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=egyptian%20hallmarks&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll67AXJyfQMC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=egyptian+hallmarks&source=bl&ots=EBcT376ouW&sig=t1VlKrYRAjylXNXHd1fYjRwHR0E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZTyMVIuEI8OUNpqfg7AO&sqi=2&ved=0CGYQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=egyptian hallmarks&f=false</a> If you are an Egyptian wearing silver jewellery made there, it is probably 900.  If you are a tourist with silver jewellery bought as a souvenir, it is more likely to be 800.[/QUOTE]