Chinese Silver Bars - Please Help ID Hallmark

[Mr. Silver Stash]

I need some help id'ing this mark. Anyone familiar with Chinese hallmarks, or read Chinese? I have the opportunity to buy these bars. Thanks! Jonathan

 

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[Mr. Silver Stash]

A much better picture:

 

[capt-zero]

Actually, the marks are part of the "gun-jin" japanese Meiji silver mark. Can you supply pictures of teh whole bars with some object fro reference and weight?

 

[Oldexpat]

Has anyone got any more information on these marks?

Hi folks

I have been trying to get some information on these same marks.

I recently acquired quite a pile of Chinese 'fung shui' ornaments as these examples



They vary in size somewhat but most weigh around 135 gms. They test as good silver using acid although one had a low specific gravity when a coin dealer tested it last week. I drilled into another and the shavings and hole all tested as silver using acid.

The two character mark translates as 'fine silver'. Not sure about the other three character mark.

Anyone have any further insights?

This was part of a fairly large haul which included quite a few counterfeit (but silver) coins as well as a lot of very high production value bound coin sets with mint certificates. These are probably 40 year old souvenir replica sets.



Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[mcb66]

Most of the counterfeits I've seen have been magnetic. That's just an easy check to do first.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

My very first thought after reading the headline, but not your post = Danger! Danger! Danger!

You can possibly find the same bars on AliExpress......

 

[coinsareawesome]

I just kept thinking your title was an oxymoron.

 

[ctalmadg]

The second character is silver, I think the combination is 990 silver.

 

[mehdi]

Its writing pure silver

 

[stefen]

Hi folks

I have been trying to get some information on these same marks.

I recently acquired quite a pile of Chinese 'fung shui' ornaments as these examples

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They vary in size somewhat but most weigh around 135 gms. They test as good silver using acid although one had a low specific gravity when a coin dealer tested it last week. I drilled into another and the shavings and hole all tested as silver using acid.

The two character mark translates as 'fine silver'. Not sure about the other three character mark.

Anyone have any further insights?

This was part of a fairly large haul which included quite a few counterfeit (but silver) coins as well as a lot of very high production value bound coin sets with mint certificates. These are probably 40 year old souvenir replica sets.

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Any help greatly appreciated.

You just highjacked another persons post which is not acceptable on TN

 

[Rockhunter1620]

I thought it was awfully RUDE fer "oldpat" to try an jack Mr.SS's thread as well. Beat it freak!!
Make yer own post!

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Be gentle guys, brand new member from Hong Kong. A difference in cultures and new to the Treasurenet neighborhood. Don't want to frighten him away. We all have to learn. He only acted by impulse rather than taking time to study the customs.

I was confused by his post, didn't fit for me, but I didn't take the moment to check whether it was the original poster. His collection, he should delete his post here, and then repost as an new thread. He'd have a better chance at identification an evaluation. Attaching his post to this thread only confuses us older folks with fading vision......

Keep the faith!