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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 115340, member: 44"]The closest I could come to the mark is that of Miguel Melendez. His mark is described in Hougart's <i>The Little Book of Mex Silver Trade & Hallmarks</i>, p. 217, as "m, inside a "C". Nowww his mark is accompanied with an Eagle 1 or Eagle 3. Registration number: TM-18.</p><p><br /></p><p>On page 117:</p><p>"Mark: m (lower case) within a "C" (the "m" curls around itself to form a "C". Eagle number: 1, 3. Registration number: TM-18."</p><p><br /></p><p>The pictures of his mark are of a definite lower case script "m" while yours in an upper case "M." Very very doubtful yours has Melendez mark. Here is his mark online, top right:</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks3.html#M" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks3.html#M" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks3.html#M</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I totally agree with Brad on "Alpaca or similar."</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 115340, member: 44"]The closest I could come to the mark is that of Miguel Melendez. His mark is described in Hougart's [I]The Little Book of Mex Silver Trade & Hallmarks[/I], p. 217, as "m, inside a "C". Nowww his mark is accompanied with an Eagle 1 or Eagle 3. Registration number: TM-18. On page 117: "Mark: m (lower case) within a "C" (the "m" curls around itself to form a "C". Eagle number: 1, 3. Registration number: TM-18." The pictures of his mark are of a definite lower case script "m" while yours in an upper case "M." Very very doubtful yours has Melendez mark. Here is his mark online, top right: [URL]http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks3.html#M[/URL] I totally agree with Brad on "Alpaca or similar." --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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