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:::: Just be careful because I seem to recall objects that are marked PAK 94 so you would assume the fineness to be 94% solid silver but in actuality the objects turn out to be much lower silver content (I seem to remember 60% silver or something around that). ::::::

::::: Looking at the coin ...

::::: Pin Tray or Pin Dish for sewing? ::::: I have doubts about this being an ashtray. ::::

::::::::::::::::: Is there a tiny hallmark in-between the [88] and the [KF] my eyes aren't the best but I think I see a tiny hallmark. ::::::::::::::::::

:::: oh good job well done sorry about that :::::::::::::

:::: I found an "AK" conjoined in script stamped three times on an ornate object that has a description "probably Hanau" :::::::
::::::::::::::::::: Those Hanau makers were good with the antique-style hallmarks, that's for sure. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

:::: There seems to be something above that "80" hallmark, what could that possibly be? :::::::

:::::::: We had a thread talking about the usage of dates in 16th/17th century Naples & Denmark silver with full dates like "1608" and "1580" so is it possible that we are looking at a date such as "1580 ...

:::: I think I see a "fineness number" which might be "750" or it might be "585" so isn't it possible that this could be from Portugal or Austria? :::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: There might be a "bird" hallmark underneath the fineness number ...

::::: I'm inclined to think the tiny hallmarks are genuine and I'm leaning towards Portugal (but the pictures are difficult to decipher, it is very difficult to take photos of incredibly tiny hallmarks, and this might be a coincidence, but the gold rings I had that were from Portugal had the ...

:::: I found a French trefid spoon with a similar face on it, but it is a bit more ornate and has proper French marks. ::::::

:::: The end of the spoon is quite distinctive, is it possibly Frisian? ::::: Of course I've thought about Germany too, but I think the end of the spoon might indicate a ...

::::::::: Guessing could be European (Germany?) found on a money clip with an early 1960s date that reads (24 - IX - 1963) which is a date format I have never seen before ::::::::::::::::

:::: Is it possible to move this thread to the "Mystery Object" forum? ::::: Thank you for assistance. :::::

:::: Yes I am intrigued as well & how did you find a ledger of the silversmith's sales? ::::::: In which book was this silversmith's ledger published? :

:::: Six stripes of descending length is a bit unusual for a marriage monogram, I recall seeing a plus sign and that area left blank, but does this seem a bit unusual for a marriage monogram? :::: (I see a couple of revolutionary war flags with six-stripes, but that could be a coincidence). ::::::

::::: Would it be possible to test this ladle for silver content? :::::

::::::::::: Some of the letters do seem a bit "wonky" like what is going on with the last "S" in "METALS" it does deserve much closer inspection and comparison with other known Gorham & Theodore B. Starr hallmarks ::::::::::::::::::: (additionally has anyone ever seen a "stippled surface" on the top ...

(I am sure I have seen this stylized "Sterling" hallmark before, somewhere, if anybody has seen it before it would be great to figure this out, also I don't know what this is, it could be a top of a cocktail shaker, or it could be a novelty item that stores a cork from a champagne bottle, or ...

8-Pointed Star In Ireland = "Brunswick Star commonly used on police and military uniforms all across the former British Empire. It was introduced when the King of Hannover also became the King of Great Britain and King of Ireland; after Queen Anne (the last Stuart) died he was her closest legitimate ...

Seen on Irish coins, early medieval Irish coins:

https://i.imgur.com/fOeJ7KE.jpeg

But if we go back even further, we see a star on the coins of Julius Caesar:

https://i.imgur.com/SyCBFMv.jpeg

"The star symbol associated with Julius Caesar is the Sidus Iulium, also known as Caesar's Comet or ...

(marks updated)

::::: I have a pair of tongs that a noted tong expert said might be Irish due to the design on the arms, but finally when I looked in the "Spurious Marks On English Plate" article it became clear that my hallmark is extremely similar to the duty-dodger shown in the "66 articles" section that shows a ...