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Chester silver date marks

With Chester silver date marks, the town-mark form and accompanying punches distinguish those cycles. A date letter records the assay year.

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Reading the Chester group

Cursive letters from 1726–1750 recur in the 1901–1925 cycle. The town-mark form and accompanying punches distinguish those cycles. Chester date letters use historic local cycles; the assay office closed on 24 August 1962.

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Compare the letter’s case, exact typeface and shield, not just its alphabetic name. A date letter records the assay year. Use the sponsor’s working dates and the other punches to distinguish repeated letters in older cycles.

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