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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 -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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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: On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:54:47 -0800, in =F4=F9 w= 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 =20 --=20 Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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