I went to a local show here in Ontario today and found this. It's a 1914 EK2 that is marked 925 for silver content on the ring. I've never heard of an EK2 being marked 925, just 800, but I guess anything is possible. The cross seems fine to me. I'm just wondering about the mark. Has anyone heard of or seen an EK2 marked 925? I know 1st classes are seen with this mark, but 2nd class, I'm not sure. Do i have something nice here or is there something else going on?
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Another shot of the front. Not great detail, but these vary, and I've seen worse. -
The rear.Comment
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I managed to get a decent shot of the 925 mark. What does everyone think?Comment
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That's the first I have seen with anything other than a "800".Comment
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That's what I thought too. But I took a chance. It's too bad that people have tried to manipulate things to the point where what could be a rare find will be viewed withequal or more skepticism as a hoax. I wonder if this is good. I want to get to the bottom of this.Originally posted by gregM View PostComment
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Hi Steve,
A nice looking worn cross, with a harder to find marking. I am wondering if the loop ring has been re-soldered
Bowen list the following silver marks on 1914 EK2s; Crown+Cresent+800, 800, 925, 935 and "Silber".
That would be aside from eg CD+800, etc, examples.
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Good eye Mike on the ring. I believe there may be a repair here too. I could tell before I bought it, but it's not too bad really and I figured the hard to find mark justified picking up a piece with a repair. It's fairly common on 1870's so it never bothered me too much. Does the mark look alright?Comment
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