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    Posted 8 years ago

    Efesgirl
    (1017 items)

    I've been looking for one of these for a long time, and today I found one. Nearly all of these sorts of ashtrays are silver plated brass. Yuk. This one has Dutch silver marks:

    Makers marks (dunno who it is yet)
    Lion mark with a II for .833 silver
    Minerva head with A for Amsterdam assay office
    Date letter U for 1955.

    Heavy patina, but I cleaned it up enough to see the marks.
    3 3/4 inches square and 71 grams.

    Thanks for your visit.
    ~Bonnie~

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    Comments

    1. NevadaBlades, 8 years ago
      Sheesh!, how'd they let this one pass for only 50 cents?!!? Really a great buy, Bonnie!....... You lucky girl, you!!
    2. pops52 pops52, 8 years ago
      Fantastic find Bonnie!
    3. Trey Trey, 8 years ago
      71 grams for 50 cent!!!
    4. martika martika, 8 years ago
      WOW!!! It's a real gem!!! And for nearly nothing!!!
    5. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      Nice!! I really love the scene inside this ashtray.
    6. TassieDevil TassieDevil, 8 years ago
      Well done Bonnie.... you do find some bargains!!! Excellent piece!!!!
    7. kyratango kyratango, 8 years ago
      Envious, Grrrrreat!!! Great, great, really great find !!!
    8. PaulE PaulE, 8 years ago
      Congrats on a beautiful find! I cant believe some one would sell it for 50 cent, barget of a life time!
    9. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Thanks, all!

      @PaulE - people don't know what they sell....look through my items, and you will see many more bargains I've found over the years. I have found a lot of gold - 14K & 18K - in these past six months alone.
    10. PaulE PaulE, 8 years ago
      Cool, i will take a look!

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