Maker's mark comparison reference

The Stieff Company maker's marks

Compare 1 source-linked mark variant recorded under The Stieff Company. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source location statements
Baltimore, Maryland
Source date statements
1904 - Present

Mark variant 1

The Stieff Company: Stieff, sterling; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
The Stieff Company: Stieff, sterling; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Source-recorded mark text: Stieff, sterling

Two stacked STIEFF variants are preserved: an unbordered wordmark above and STERLING - STIEFF inside one rounded punch below.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Market evidence for The Stieff Company

0.67–0.90× melt — the middle half of observed sold-price-to-silver-value ratios, from 23 weighable lots across 9 auction houses. Each lot uses the silver reference at its sale date.

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