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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 10495, member: 59"]"Coin" silver was only occasionally marked as such, usually just with the maker's mark. So I wouldn't worry about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know the number above sterling "might" say 925, but I doubt it has anything to do with the fineness of the silver alloy. Normally, if the maker includes the 925 they do so with the "/1000" and sometimes also the word "Fine." Having the number above the sterling punch, isn't the way most US makers would have done it. Of course it <u>could </u>be, but I don't recall having seen one. Besides, it would be redundant, since .925 silver is the definition of sterling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 10495, member: 59"]"Coin" silver was only occasionally marked as such, usually just with the maker's mark. So I wouldn't worry about it. I know the number above sterling "might" say 925, but I doubt it has anything to do with the fineness of the silver alloy. Normally, if the maker includes the 925 they do so with the "/1000" and sometimes also the word "Fine." Having the number above the sterling punch, isn't the way most US makers would have done it. Of course it [U]could [/U]be, but I don't recall having seen one. Besides, it would be redundant, since .925 silver is the definition of sterling.[/QUOTE]
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