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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JewelryPicker, post: 4138457, member: 20513&quot;]What rules out silver is the weight of the piece.&nbsp; If you could hold it, you would eliminated silver immediately.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It’s not the makers mark that I want to learn, but that could indicate era.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes, you provided a guess, and thank you for that.&nbsp;&nbsp; I’m researching purity marks to try and find one that matches.&nbsp; There are many variations through the years, across the globe prior to standardization.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m taking it to the antiques market tomorrow to shop it around to the jewelers.&nbsp; I’m literally swimming in a sea of sharks.&nbsp; If I don’t know what I have ahead of time, I cannot control the negotiations.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can already hear half of them..... “It’s stainless, I’ll give you $100”.&nbsp; &nbsp; It’s 800 silver, $40”.&nbsp;&nbsp; “It’s pewter, but I’ll pay $10 more than what the last guy offered”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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