I could never fully read english hallmarks , NEED HELP WITH THIS HALLMARK

[robshellbrook]

I'm just starting to learn the English hallmarks but this piece is beyond my knowledge now . I would like to know what each stands for . All I know is the LION which is for british sterling ,thanks for your help ROB

 

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[AngeeB]

Heres a good website that could possibly help? Antique Silver Identification, Silver Hallmarks

 

[robshellbrook]

Looks like a great site but still unable to figure it out

 

[Uncle Jeff]

OMG I never knew there were so many hallmarks.. till I started searching to help you .. I am way out of my league here but looks like may be 1821.. I gave up after that .... The letter P is the date code ...
British hall-marks Edinburgh Assay Office

 

[Silver Searcher]

1st is the makers Mark, 2nd is the date letter(year made) 3rd is Lion Passant Sterling .925, 4th is the Leopards head for London Town Mark.

SS

 

[nhbenz]

The date code is dependent on the assay office. So, using the London office's codes I think the date is 1950, but a second opinion never hurt (there are a few similar). The shape of the shield around the date letter is also important.

 

[gunsil]

It's not the shape of the shield around the date letter that is important it is the style or "font" of the letter that is important. Every 26 years the style or font of the letter is changed. One compares the style of the letter and the letter itself to the charts to determine the date. The date letters don't vary with assay houses, they are the same for any year throughout the Commonwealth. Also the lion is rampant, not passant, which is the sterling mark.

 

[Frankyg]

I'd say 1964

 

[nhbenz]

It's not the shape of the shield around the date letter that is important it is the style or "font" of the letter that is important. Every 26 years the style or font of the letter is changed. One compares the style of the letter and the letter itself to the charts to determine the date. The date letters don't vary with assay houses, they are the same for any year throughout the Commonwealth. Also the lion is rampant, not passant, which is the sterling mark.

There are multiple errors here. This is probably a good read for us Americans; http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/date_letters.html
-the shield ALSO matters, And of course the letter (the more obvious of the two)
-it is not always a 26 year cycle
-the assay office does matter
-both forms of the lion, and other things, can depict sterling

 

[Red-Coat]

Just tidying up some blasts from the past (including some very ancient ones), largely for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

Lots of misinformation here. The hallmark is for Sterling silver, London, 1910 (with a Roman serifed lower case ‘p’ as the date letter). Can’t determine the maker mark, which is K with an unreadable character, and I couldn’t find a likely match in the London registrations. It could be one of a number of “Lost Register” marks. The London Assay Office was temporarily moved to Reigate with a reduced staff of 11 during WWII after it suffered bombing by the Luftwaffe in 1941, and some its records didn’t survive.