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Thank you salmoned, larkfield and JLDoggett for the input on my "mystery ring."

Salmoned: I initially thought the maker's mark was SD Co too. I wish I had access to Culme's book. Knowing who the maker/sponsor was would certainly help in dating the piece. I live in Southeast Asia, so I doubt if I ...

I checked out the Birmingham Assay Office site, which is very informative (unlike that of London), and it says that "The same letters [as for Silver] were used for Gold, which has been marked in Birmingham since 1824, but with a background of a square with cut corners."

Could the same be true for ...

Thanks for your reply, Larkfield.

I checked all the 20th century gold hallmarks for London (well, at least 1916 onwards), and none of them look exactly like the mark on this ring. I initially thought 1973 also, but all the letters in that series are in lowercase and italics, so I didn't think it ...

I forgot to add that I'm not sure if one of the hallmarks is really a leopard's head since it's not as clear as I'd like it to be. I initially couldn't figure it out, so I assumed that the ring was probably made in Sheffield, because of the crown hallmark. Any of you think it definitely is a leopard ...

Hi all. Newbie here. First off, thanks for putting up this site. Very informative.

I came across an intriguing solitaire diamond ring with some hallmarks that I've already partially decoded, but I still need help with the other marks. I was hoping some of you guys here could help.

Here are the ...