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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 93482, member: 44"]I also would love to see the whole box. I agree the date code (3rd punch) is for 1826 with the duty mark of George IV, monarch's head, the 1st punch and the correct London leopard head in a shield punch on the right. I haven't ever seen the London 1816-1843 of 22 ct. gold sun mark (per <i>Pocket Edition - Jackson's Hallmarks English, Scottish, Irish silver & Gold Marks from 1300 to the Present Day</i>, edited by Ian Pickford, p. 33) on an item before, but it certainly looks like the sun mark but slightly squished. Can only find graphic pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now per <i>Jackson's Hallmarks,</i> p. 38, the sun mark was also used by London 1904-1905 on imported wares - I believe on both silver and gold.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"Between 1816 and 1844 a rare mark (the sun) for 22 carats gold has been in use at least in London."</b></p><p>1. About 3rd paragraph under the section Gold and Platinum.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. To see the sun used as an import mark in 1904 for London, scroll down to the 2nd large green graph. It is the first line of the chart.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.argentinglesi.com/marchi-garanziaing.php#oro" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.argentinglesi.com/marchi-garanziaing.php#oro" rel="nofollow">http://www.argentinglesi.com/marchi-garanziaing.php#oro</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[Adding an edit]</p><p>Baker, was hoping you had something to add to this query!</p><p>Here's the best I can do with your posted pic. As I said above the punch does look like a sun, but squished or cut off at the bottom.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]23676[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 93482, member: 44"]I also would love to see the whole box. I agree the date code (3rd punch) is for 1826 with the duty mark of George IV, monarch's head, the 1st punch and the correct London leopard head in a shield punch on the right. I haven't ever seen the London 1816-1843 of 22 ct. gold sun mark (per [I]Pocket Edition - Jackson's Hallmarks English, Scottish, Irish silver & Gold Marks from 1300 to the Present Day[/I], edited by Ian Pickford, p. 33) on an item before, but it certainly looks like the sun mark but slightly squished. Can only find graphic pics. Now per [I]Jackson's Hallmarks,[/I] p. 38, the sun mark was also used by London 1904-1905 on imported wares - I believe on both silver and gold. [B]"Between 1816 and 1844 a rare mark (the sun) for 22 carats gold has been in use at least in London."[/B] 1. About 3rd paragraph under the section Gold and Platinum. 2. To see the sun used as an import mark in 1904 for London, scroll down to the 2nd large green graph. It is the first line of the chart. [URL]http://www.argentinglesi.com/marchi-garanziaing.php#oro[/URL] --- Susan [Adding an edit] Baker, was hoping you had something to add to this query! Here's the best I can do with your posted pic. As I said above the punch does look like a sun, but squished or cut off at the bottom. [ATTACH=full]23676[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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