stick-pin marked lee mary

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terris1959
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stick-pin marked lee mary

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I have this stick-pin that is a nugget of silver with a turquoise stone
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that is marked lee mary. does any one know who they are or if this is silver as it is not marked.
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Re: stick-pin marked lee mary

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Nice little piece, that's the mark of Lee and Mary Weebothee, there is generally also an additional 'ZUNI' mark, and not unusual at all for NA silver to lack a fineness mark.

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terris1959
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Re: stick-pin marked lee mary

Post by terris1959 »

thanks for the info, I guess it is one of my better garage sale finds now.
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