TAXCO MEXICO STERLING SILVER BANGLE BRACELETBangle Sterling Silver Mexico TV 60. The bangle bears the hallmark "Mexico TV-60 925". Due to the fact that it is hollow inside, the bangle can be worn comfortably without becoming too heavy. Most Sterling from the 50s on were stamped with this mark - Sterling 925. Circa 1979, the stamped eagle system was put to rest and replaced by a new letter/number mark to indicate the silversmith and guarantee sterling standard. The first letter indicates location, and there are few in use, those most commonly seen are: T, M, G & C. In this example the T is for Taxco - others are M for Mexico City, G is probably Guadalajara and C most likely Cuernavaca. The second letter indicates the first initial of the last name of the silversmith, in our example it is V. The number indicates that the artist is the 60th smith, with a name beginning with V, to register a mark in their city's assay office. This example, TV - 60, tells us that the item on which it is stamped, was made by a smith with surname initial V sometime after 1979 in the city of Taxco. Generally that is all that can be derived from these marks, Unfortunately, there is no list that matches the letters and numbers to silversmith's names and there are probably less than 15 of these identified. Weight: 20.0gm

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