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Old November 23rd 06, 10:54 PM posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
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Default What does "sterling 526" mean?

I have a beautiful little pill box that is stamped "sterling 526". Can
someone tell me what that means.

thanks

Jane


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Old November 24th 06, 04:10 AM posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
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Default What does "sterling 526" mean?

You're absolutely right. I was reading it up-side-down. What a dope.

It is 925.

Thanks!

Peter W.. Rowe, wrote:
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rote:

I have a beautiful little pill box that is stamped "sterling 526". Can
someone tell me what that means.

thanks

Jane


I suspect the stamp is distorted. I'll bet the number really is 925, whi=

ch means
sterling. But if the stamp hit at a bit of an angle, striking stronger o=

n the bottom,
or to one side, it might, after a bit of wear or polishing, look more lik=

e 526.

The bottom line is that as a mark on metal, 526 has no real meaning, othe=

r than perhaps
as a stock number or style number or something. It's not any sort of met=

als standard
anywhere in the world. The other thing I wonder is that if you invert =

526, with only
a little imagination, that's almost the same shape of the number 925. C=

ould that
simply be 925 where someone held the stamp upside down by accident (easy =

to do). That
would require the number to be a seperate stamp, not part of the same imp=

ression as the
"sterling" mark.

cheers, happy thanksgiving

Peter Rowe
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