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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 93487, member: 56"]I don't think it's a sun mark. I think it's a lion passant. According to "18th Century Gold Boxes of Europe" (Kenneth Snowman, Sacheverell Sitwell), a lion passant was used to designate 22k gold up until 1844. A crown conjoined with the number 18 was introduced when 18k gold for boxes was authorized in 1798. After 1844 the lion passant was replaced by a crown with the number 22 for 22k gold. Unfortunately, none of these marks is illustrated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 93487, member: 56"]I don't think it's a sun mark. I think it's a lion passant. According to "18th Century Gold Boxes of Europe" (Kenneth Snowman, Sacheverell Sitwell), a lion passant was used to designate 22k gold up until 1844. A crown conjoined with the number 18 was introduced when 18k gold for boxes was authorized in 1798. After 1844 the lion passant was replaced by a crown with the number 22 for 22k gold. Unfortunately, none of these marks is illustrated.[/QUOTE]
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