Mark variant 1
Hamburg town punch and adjacent dark rectangular ACB maker punch retained.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Maker's mark comparison reference
Firm & Period maker's marks
Compare 19 source-linked mark variants recorded under Firm & Period. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.
Mark variant 2
Hamburg town punch followed by the long worn maker inscription beginning E and reading Koeh-like.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 3
Three source-supported punches retained in left-to-right order: worn Hamburg town mark, PBm maker punch, and lozenge 26.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 4
Hamburg town punch followed by a bordered HLJ&C maker punch with a small raised terminal o-like form.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 5
The multi-lobed worn cartouche with faint fragments and the separate Hamburg town punch are preserved.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 6
Nonlinear grouping retained: severely worn pale mark at upper left, Hamburg town punch at center-right, and M&C-like maker punch at lower left.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 7
Hamburg town punch followed by the bordered block NOACK variant.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 8
Hamburg town punch followed by the cursive Noack maker mark.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 9
Hamburg town punch followed by the long bordered SIMMERLUND word punch.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 10
Bordered JDL punch and separate Hamburg town punch with lower T-like glyph retained.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 11
Hamburg town punch followed by the long Krumstroh word punch.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 12
Oval BB with terminal dot and the separate stacked tower-like monogram are preserved.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 13
Hamburg town punch, bordered PETERS maker punch, and lozenge 21 retained in their source layout.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 14
Worn Hamburg town punch followed by an oval HSP-like maker punch with a rounded P-like terminal.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 15
Three source punches preserved in order: Hamburg town mark, decorated rectangular B&C maker punch, and lozenge 23.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 16
Hamburg town punch followed by the separate bordered AN maker punch.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 17
Two adjacent punches retained: worn HR-like/Hamburg form followed by a pointed shield with an E-like glyph.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 18
Hamburg town punch followed by the block word SIMON.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Mark variant 19
Bordered AH punch and separate shield-like Hamburg punch retained; three upper uprights are defined while the lower field remains broken and unresolved.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Market evidence for Firm & Period
0.93–3.03× melt — the middle half of observed sold-price-to-silver-value ratios, from 10 weighable lots across 7 auction houses. Each lot uses the silver reference at its sale date.
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