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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 146134, member: 44&quot;]According to Tardy&#039;s <i>International Hallmarks on Silver... </i>Argentina has at least purity markings since 1959. The 5th picture has a diamond (lozenge). That is probably the purity mark. He says the following:</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&quot;Fineness must be .925 for all articles&nbsp; liable to be in contact with food and .800 for other articles.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Here&#039;s an article in the <i>The Telegraph</i> with Juan Pallarols mentioned. You are in good company with a piece of his silver!! Specifically read the 3rd paragraph under his pic.</p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/10692190/Pope-Francis-a-year-on-A-friend-reveals-a-very-special-gift.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/10692190/Pope-Francis-a-year-on-A-friend-reveals-a-very-special-gift.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/10692190/Pope-Francis-a-year-on-A-friend-reveals-a-very-special-gift.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and read about him in this NY Times article starting at the 4th paragraph down:</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/05/travel/shopper-s-world-argentina-s-glittering-trove.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/05/travel/shopper-s-world-argentina-s-glittering-trove.html?pagewanted=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/05/travel/shopper-s-world-argentina-s-glittering-trove.html?pagewanted=all</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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