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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4264541, member: 5833"]I see what you see as a G, but think it is random marks. I was going to show you what I thought was a G on Egyptian silver by posting this photo. Then I looked hard at the pic & now think it's a B:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]339452[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a ring I have. It is made of 600 silver, tougher than 800. The cat says it's from Egypt & no later than 1946. (Then they switched to a lotus.) The B indicates it was made 1926-27. A G would mean 1931-32. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not all Egyptian silver will have all 3 marks, but there's always a fineness mark somewhere.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4264541, member: 5833"]I see what you see as a G, but think it is random marks. I was going to show you what I thought was a G on Egyptian silver by posting this photo. Then I looked hard at the pic & now think it's a B: [ATTACH=full]339452[/ATTACH] This is a ring I have. It is made of 600 silver, tougher than 800. The cat says it's from Egypt & no later than 1946. (Then they switched to a lotus.) The B indicates it was made 1926-27. A G would mean 1931-32. Not all Egyptian silver will have all 3 marks, but there's always a fineness mark somewhere.[/QUOTE]
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