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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 351480, member: 56&quot;]It&#039;s my understanding that hallmarks are essentially for tax purposes.&nbsp; As such, they are applied when the work reaches a stage where all the taxable materials have been committed.</p><p><br /></p><p>This can happen before the piece is finished.&nbsp; (In a case like this, probably before the enameling.)&nbsp; Subsequent finishing work on the piece will wear down the marks.&nbsp; Wear to a hallmark is not necessarily from post production usage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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