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<p>[QUOTE="JewelryPicker, post: 9500973, member: 20513"]Huge town-wide yard sales this morning </p><p><br /></p><p>sorted through a metric ton of jewelry and 99.9% was junk. Picked up 2 UK Sterling rings, one Dublin and one Edinburgh (need help with a date letter)</p><p><br /></p><p>also a few costume pieces, that I would have left sit any other day. But since it was slim pickings out there today, I grabbed them. </p><p><br /></p><p>costume first. Top row, 2 AAI pins. Bottom row, unmarked jelly belly birds and an unmarked Coro cameo pendant</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]449022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]449023[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next are the sterling rings, purchased together </p><p><br /></p><p>Edinburgh marked 1987 Scottish Thistle signet ring</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]449025[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The second ring features a Connemara center circled with marcasites with a clover of marcasites. Unfortunately missing 2 stones and 2 or 3 have damaged surfaces. This ring was assayed in Dublin, but I can’t make sense of the date letter, it looks like a number 1 and does not resemble any of the “I” letter fonts. It is also marked “sterling”, so I presume it was an export piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]449026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]449027[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone help with this please?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JewelryPicker, post: 9500973, member: 20513"]Huge town-wide yard sales this morning sorted through a metric ton of jewelry and 99.9% was junk. Picked up 2 UK Sterling rings, one Dublin and one Edinburgh (need help with a date letter) also a few costume pieces, that I would have left sit any other day. But since it was slim pickings out there today, I grabbed them. costume first. Top row, 2 AAI pins. Bottom row, unmarked jelly belly birds and an unmarked Coro cameo pendant [ATTACH=full]449022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]449023[/ATTACH] Next are the sterling rings, purchased together Edinburgh marked 1987 Scottish Thistle signet ring [ATTACH=full]449024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]449025[/ATTACH] The second ring features a Connemara center circled with marcasites with a clover of marcasites. Unfortunately missing 2 stones and 2 or 3 have damaged surfaces. This ring was assayed in Dublin, but I can’t make sense of the date letter, it looks like a number 1 and does not resemble any of the “I” letter fonts. It is also marked “sterling”, so I presume it was an export piece. [ATTACH=full]449026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]449027[/ATTACH] Can anyone help with this please?[/QUOTE]
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