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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 4339858, member: 111&quot;]I&#039;m finding it a bit difficult to figure out what you&#039;re wanting here - if it&#039;s just concerning marks, they will vary from place to place, and change from time to time, and a lot of jewelry will bear no marks at all.&nbsp; As has already been suggested by many, educating yourself regarding styles, materials and marks, if there is a specific area you&#039;re interested in, then delve into it - there are members here who&#039;ve researched and asked questions as well, becoming quite knowledgeable and intuitive regarding jewelry in their own right.&nbsp; Personally, being a compulsive reader and researcher, I learn new things all the time...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure if you&#039;re focusing on the U.S. and the National Stamping Act, but in the simplest terms, there is no requirement that items <i>must</i> be marked, only that if marked, marketed or represented as a precious metals, they must meet the standard indicated; a 1961 amendment required that if marked, they must also bear a registered trademark; a 2018 amendment added, among other things, the acceptance of precious metals lower than U.S. standards, so long as appropriately marked and meeting the fineness indicated.&nbsp; If you&#039;re somehow thinking it&#039;s useful in dating a piece to before 1906, then you&#039;re mistaken - gold and silver jewelry was often marked with both fineness and maker prior to that.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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