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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9577416, member: 649"]According to <a href="https://www.assayoffice.co.uk/about-us/history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.assayoffice.co.uk/about-us/history" rel="nofollow">assayoffice.co.uk</a>:</p><p>"The Crown was used by Sheffield Assay Office to mark silver from 1773 until 1973. In 1903, when Sheffield was also allowed to mark gold as well as silver, the Rose was added as a gold mark... After 1903, when Sheffield was finally allowed to assay and mark gold as well as silver (the result of a clause in the Sheffield Corporation Act), Sheffield had two town marks - the Crown for silver and the Rose for gold. " Previous to 1903, I believe they would have had to send any gold pieces to London for an assay mark. Of course, abuses to the system abounded and unregistered marks were sometimes used.</p><p>The J was used on Sheffield silver in 1876, but not gold. And as others have said, there is no Sheffield rose mark... though I can't make out at all what the blob is to the right of the crown/star.</p><p>Wondering why the OP has attributed the bangle to Sheffield?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9577416, member: 649"]According to [URL='https://www.assayoffice.co.uk/about-us/history']assayoffice.co.uk[/URL]: "The Crown was used by Sheffield Assay Office to mark silver from 1773 until 1973. In 1903, when Sheffield was also allowed to mark gold as well as silver, the Rose was added as a gold mark... After 1903, when Sheffield was finally allowed to assay and mark gold as well as silver (the result of a clause in the Sheffield Corporation Act), Sheffield had two town marks - the Crown for silver and the Rose for gold. " Previous to 1903, I believe they would have had to send any gold pieces to London for an assay mark. Of course, abuses to the system abounded and unregistered marks were sometimes used. The J was used on Sheffield silver in 1876, but not gold. And as others have said, there is no Sheffield rose mark... though I can't make out at all what the blob is to the right of the crown/star. Wondering why the OP has attributed the bangle to Sheffield?[/QUOTE]
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