Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;flipper, post: 1934993, member: 14025&quot;]<a href="http://www.jacksonjewels.com/Reference/Silver_Jewerly_Information_Hallmarks.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jacksonjewels.com/Reference/Silver_Jewerly_Information_Hallmarks.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.jacksonjewels.com/Reference/Silver_Jewerly_Information_Hallmarks.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>This is an excerpt from this site explaining Mexico marks, etc.&nbsp; Maybe it can help you decide what you are looking at and how you want to proceed?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&quot;Mexican silver purity marks ranging from the 1900’s to the early 1970’s were marked “MEXICO SILVER”, “900”, “925”, “970”, “980” and “Eagle numbered”. “Mexico Silver” or “Silver Made in Mexico” are seen on jewelry pieces from the 1920’s through mid-1940’s with varies of silver standard above .925 purity. The intaglio “900” mark is found on work dating from 1900 until the 1920’s. Intaglio marks “980”, “960”, “940”, and “925” are from the mid 1930’s to the mid 1940’s. The “970” was the favorite standard of Antonio Pineda. From the 1950’s and later, most work was stamped “Sterling” or with an incuse (hammered or stamped in) “925” stamp. The “Eagle” form marks were instituted by the Mexican government in 1948. The Eagle sketched was used until 1955 and then a silhouetted Eagle was used until the late 1960’s or early 1970’s. The number on the Eagle’s chest indicated either the city of assay (the analysis of the silver content) or an individual maker, or the manufacturing company. Eagle stamp#1 was for Mexico City, stamp#3 was for Taxco, and stamp#16 was registered to Margot. This information is only a generality.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>After 1979, Registry marks were required i.e. TS-24 TAXCO which is a registration system which combines letters and numbers with the first letter representing location, the second letter is the first letter of the maker’s first or last name and the number represents the order in which the maker registered his mark. The T represents Taxco, Mexico, the S is the first letter of the maker’s first or last name and the 24 shows that his maker was the 24th individual to register under the letter combination of “TS”. There were many variations and exceptions to the above markings put on Mexican jewelry. Also be aware that smaller pieces of jewelry may not have an Eagle mark due to lack of space so the Eagle would then be stamped on a hanging tag that was attached to the jewelry which most times would have be removed by the buyer.&quot;</b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in