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Thanks again. Older hallmarks can be so difficult to identify after so many years of wear. I looked online and that hallmark book you mentioned sells for hundreds of dollars? Am I looking at the right one? I searched around for those makers you mentioned but couldn't really find all that much. Maybe...

If I had to guess I would say CG?

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Thank you so much for your information. It made a huge difference. You are correct in the 1787. For forum purposes I included another photo with the 87 showing a better angle. As for the maker mark, I cleaned it up with an ultrasonic brush and used my 60x lenses to get a better photo. Mind you this ...

I believe the charge is Paris 1738-1744, but am unsure of the other hallmarks. The makers mark may possibly be an OG? Does anyone have an idea of who this might be? I've looked everywhere. I'm also confused about import, duty, etc marks seeing as every piece I've seen has them. Was that a common sta...

I've been able to identify the Paris charge to 1783. Parrot head, 1781-1789, and the bug/fly 1789 (please correct me if any on these are wrong). But I cannot figure out the hallmarks above or below the Paris charge. I assume one is a makers mark but am not sure which one. I searched in vein but coul...

I recently acquired this spoon and cannot for the life of me match any of the hallmarks. I emailed three "experts" all of which said they had no idea where it could be from. Anyone here have any ideas?