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by DodgyBeast
Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:48 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Russian cup
Replies: 1
Views: 951

Russian cup

Hi everyone I posted this example previously, this time I took a full image Although the marks seem genuine, this cup has a latin "H" mark on it. I have a near identical cup with the same markings, but without the H Is this unusual? https://i.postimg.cc/xcQFLgFB/20220913-043839.jpg https:/...
by DodgyBeast
Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Real or fake russian silver
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Real or fake russian silver

Hi! It is always prefered to see also the object in addition to the markings. Assayed in Moscow by Lev Fridrikhovitch Oleks (ло, 1890-96) and with makers mark ИЛ. The initial ИЛ is quite common, anyway best candidate to have been made in the Itska Losinsky workshop (1882-1908). Regards, Juke Thank ...
by DodgyBeast
Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Real or fake russian silver
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Real or fake russian silver

https://postimages.org (choose 'Share', then copy the 'Hotlink for forums' code) is recommended. Remember to use the Preview feature. Trev. Ok let's see if it works now https://i.postimg.cc/RhdRLGyZ/Screenshot-20220810-231508-Samsung-Internet.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/BZBM3Qbf/Screenshot-20220810-23...
by DodgyBeast
Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:52 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Real or fake russian silver
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Real or fake russian silver

[quote="DodgyBeast"]Hi Everyone, I'm new to silver collecting and I came accross some interesting cups. I've been reading up on maker's and assayer's marks and found that one of the makers seems to predate the assay date by several years, which to me immediately seems suspicious, however I...
by DodgyBeast
Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:40 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Real or fake russian silver
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Real or fake russian silver

Hi Everyone, I'm new to silver collecting and I came accross some interesting cups. I've been reading up on maker's and assayer's marks and found that one of the makers seems to predate the assay date by several years, which to me immediately seems suspicious, however I didn't notice anything else o...

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