Silver, Yo

[Metal Magnet]

Only had 1/2 hour today to hunt, so decided to take the 5x8 coil back to an area of a park that produced some things.

Went straight to near an old backstop and got the wheatie. Moved over 3 feet and got the silver watch back - which I need some help on.

On the way out got a garbled high tone. Pulled a silver Washington out under a piece of iron.

Fun, quick hunt!



If you zoom into the watch back, it shows what I think are a large lion passant, a small lion passant, .935 (to the left of that you can see etched 1875 HR). on the far right it looks like a crude globe or something with like a cross. hard to make out. and the bottom is 668213 with an H under it.



Does anyone know the hallmarks? i looked stuff up, but looks to be confusing.

 

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[releventchair]

That was an half hour well spent. Congrats!

 

[treblehunter]

935
Silver, this might help
Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks

Congrats!

 

[basque-man]

Nice 30 minutes!!!!!

 

[sutphin]

HEY THERE MAGNET I SEE YOU HAVE DRAWN ONE IN, A SILVER WATCH CASE AND THATS AFTER HALF HOUR OF HUNTING. YOU CANT BEAT THAT NICE......

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

The 935 is silver from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. They are the only ones who used that purity that's documented. Great finds!

 

[Metal Magnet]

The 935 is silver from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. They are the only ones who used that purity that's documented. Great finds!

thanks everyone!

i was hoping the different purity would help - that will get me going in the right direction. i noticed last night that there were swiss marks similar to mine.

 

[thrifty76now]

If one can find that much in 1/2 an hour in Cincinnati parks I would really enjoy hunting with you sometime.Lets give it a try huh.

 

[Garrett424]

Nice silver and cool watch back.
congrats.