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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 93746, member: 44"]I believe the date letters are the same for both gold and silver. Some of the charts online do not clearly show the shape of the punches/cartouches. Here are a few sites for the London date letter charts. It appears the shape for the 1820s should be cut on the 4 corners with a dimple thingy hanging down in the middle of the bottom side. The letters are lower case:</p><p><br /></p><p>Need to scroll down to find the 1820s:</p><p><a href="http://www.silvercollection.eu/englishsilverhallmarks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.eu/englishsilverhallmarks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.eu/englishsilverhallmarks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Click on 1716-1856</p><p><a href="http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm" rel="nofollow">http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm</a></p><p>or</p><p><a href="http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/london2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/london2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/london2.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The shape around the 1826 "l" in this chart is messed up. It should look like the shape around the other 1820s letters.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/dlc_london.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/dlc_london.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/dlc_london.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/media/1126367/london%20hallmarks.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/media/1126367/london%20hallmarks.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/media/1126367/london hallmarks.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also note the shape of the punch for 1826 in the chart I posted in Message #9 above.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, everyone, the more I look at the mark I originally thought was a sun, I can now make out the lion passant. What I thought were rays on the right side are the 2 front paws of the lion with 1 one in the air, 1 is his head, and the top ray(s) are his tail waving behind/over his head.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 93746, member: 44"]I believe the date letters are the same for both gold and silver. Some of the charts online do not clearly show the shape of the punches/cartouches. Here are a few sites for the London date letter charts. It appears the shape for the 1820s should be cut on the 4 corners with a dimple thingy hanging down in the middle of the bottom side. The letters are lower case: Need to scroll down to find the 1820s: [URL]http://www.silvercollection.eu/englishsilverhallmarks.html[/URL] Click on 1716-1856 [URL]http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm[/URL] or [URL]http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/london2.htm[/URL] The shape around the 1826 "l" in this chart is messed up. It should look like the shape around the other 1820s letters. [URL]http://www.925-1000.com/dlc_london.html[/URL] [URL='http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/media/1126367/london%20hallmarks.pdf']http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/media/1126367/london hallmarks.pdf[/URL] Also note the shape of the punch for 1826 in the chart I posted in Message #9 above. BTW, everyone, the more I look at the mark I originally thought was a sun, I can now make out the lion passant. What I thought were rays on the right side are the 2 front paws of the lion with 1 one in the air, 1 is his head, and the top ray(s) are his tail waving behind/over his head. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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