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Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:10 pm
by ADRIANOS2017
Hello Everyone. Anyone can identify this hallmark maker? I mean i belive is 900 purity silver, but im not quite sure which maker is or country. I think i spend 3 hours trying to identify.

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All help is really appreciate, and all stay safe !

Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 2:53 pm
by AG2012
Hi,
There seems to be very small mark above GM and 900 (on the rim).Better close up is needed,though.
GM and 900 (fineness) cannot help, not even a country and let alone the maker.
Regards

Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:36 pm
by ADRIANOS2017
AG2012 wrote:Hi,
There seems to be very small mark above GM and 900 (on the rim).
Is my father object, is an cigarette case , so, il ask him for a better photo. The problem is, old people not handle good the technology... i was thinking maybe someone can help me identify G M letters maker

Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:05 am
by ADRIANOS2017
AG2012 wrote:Hi,
There seems to be very small mark above GM and 900 (on the rim).Better close up is needed,though.
GM and 900 (fineness) cannot help, not even a country and let alone the maker.
Regards
Hello Sir, now I come back with 2 clear photos. My father successfully made one clear. Is look like is the Austrian hoop with number 2 and A. Is also GM and have another number inside on the bottom 3

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Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:30 am
by AG2012
Hi,
Right.it is Austrian Republic hoopoe mark;number 2 indicates second standard .900 and A stands for Vienna.
There is a controversy here,though;assay office letter should be W for Wien (Vienna) but there are examples with A
See here:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=44018&p=126470&hil ... nt#p126470

Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:55 am
by ADRIANOS2017
AG2012 wrote:Hi,
Right.it is Austrian Republic hoopoe mark;number 2 indicates second standard .900 and A stands for Vienna.
There is a controversy here,though;assay office letter should be W for Wien (Vienna) but there are examples with A
See here:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=44018&p=126470&hil ... nt#p126470
Thanks so much Sir. I think it was that period when they change Diana head with hoopoe and they didn't "make it right". I mean until they establish the new hallmark they used A for Viena until they changed with W. Is happens many time. When a change is made, the final product go through some processes.

But any idea about GM and number 3 on the bottom?

Thanks so much for info and stay safe !

Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:01 am
by AG2012
Number 3 is irrelevant;serial,pattern,internal inventory number etc.
Will search for GM maker in Vienna.
Regards

Re: Help ! silver maker identification please?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:25 am
by ADRIANOS2017
Thanks so much for all info provided Sir!

Best regards !