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Posted 10 years ago
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This little beauty is marked with the eagle mark and "Mexico".
The blue beads could be plastic because they are just too perfect.
Thanks for looking:)
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Thanks a lot, SEAN68:)
Thanks a lot for your comment, rucklczglass:)
Definitely not plastic. :-) What's the number inside the Eagle stamp?
http://www.silvercollection.it/mexicosilvermarks.html
This is a very nice piece. How do the beads feel to the tooth? I have seen "perfect" turquoise, it is highly prized in jewelry. I'm going with turquoise.
Thanks a lot for your comments, efesgirl and Emme. It is reall hard to tell because the blue stones are small and deeply set. I could try to scratch them with a needle but I don't want to damage them. I am rather happy about the find no matter what the little blue stones are. Inside the eagle is, what appears to me, the number 7. There is a mark, kind of a dot, in front of the 7 but it could be random mistake or a partial number.
You can feel the difference between stone and glass on your teeth. Somewhere online there has to be a "how-to-tell" guide that could explain it better than I can. I have seen turquoise that looks like that, and if the pin is from before the mid-1960's.... then maybe.
Yes, rucklczglass, I once saw a beautiful ring giant pure turquoise surrounded by diamonds. I think it cost more than the sum total of my earnings....
Beautiful brooch, freiheit! :)
Not sure if you've seen this explanation re the number in the eagle stamp, FWIW:
http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html
Mary, I would love to see your bracelet! I am glad I am not the only one who is not sure LOL
Katherinescollections, thanks for the link. I am really bad when it comes to checking marks. To me, they all look alike and I get very frustrated.