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Identification guide
Sheffield silver date marks
Sheffield silver uses a crown office device before 1975 and a rose from 1975; its older date letters follow local cycles.
Reading the Sheffield group
The crown-to-rose change helps separate an older letter cycle from the modern shared UK sequence. The maker’s initials remain a separate punch. From 1975 London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh use the same sequence; 2025 restarts at A. The letter J is omitted from that modern 25-letter cycle.
Shared UK sequence, 1975–2024
| Uppercase letter | Year | Lowercase letter | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1975 | a | 2000 |
| B | 1976 | b | 2001 |
| C | 1977 | c | 2002 |
| D | 1978 | d | 2003 |
| E | 1979 | e | 2004 |
| F | 1980 | f | 2005 |
| G | 1981 | g | 2006 |
| H | 1982 | h | 2007 |
| I | 1983 | i | 2008 |
| K | 1984 | k | 2009 |
| L | 1985 | l | 2010 |
| M | 1986 | m | 2011 |
| N | 1987 | n | 2012 |
| O | 1988 | o | 2013 |
| P | 1989 | p | 2014 |
| Q | 1990 | q | 2015 |
| R | 1991 | r | 2016 |
| S | 1992 | s | 2017 |
| T | 1993 | t | 2018 |
| U | 1994 | u | 2019 |
| V | 1995 | v | 2020 |
| W | 1996 | w | 2021 |
| X | 1997 | x | 2022 |
| Y | 1998 | y | 2023 |
| Z | 1999 | z | 2024 |
What to check next
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.
Related marks
1,250 marks
John Round & Son LtdMaker name
Undated
John Round & Son Ltd
Seen on objects dated 1895–1936.
silver
Tudor Works, Tudor Street, Sheffield Company managed from c1886 by Joseph Ridge after a merger of John Round & Son Ltd and Joseph Ridge & Co
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co LtdMaker name
Garrard & Co LtdMaker name
Harrods LtdMaker name
Undated
Harrods Ltd
Seen on objects dated 1989–1994.
silver
Box, candelabrum, clock, fork, frame, ladle, salver, spoon
Levi & SalamanMaker name
Undated
Levi & Salaman
Seen on objects dated 1917 (registered Jan 1901).
silver
Newhall Street, Birmingham
J MMaker name
J SMaker name
J RMaker name
B H Joseph & Co (Barnet Henry Joseph)Maker name
Undated
B H Joseph & Co (Barnet Henry Joseph)
Seen on objects dated (registered Apr 1900).
silver
Frederick Street, Birmingham
Henry WilliamsonMaker name
Undated
Henry Williamson
Seen on objects dated 1899.
silver
Farringdon Road, London & Spencer Street, Birmingham
Bravingtons LtdMaker name
Hamilton & InchesMaker name
Britton, Gould & CoMaker name
Undated
Britton, Gould & Co
Seen on objects dated 1899–1903 (registered Apr 1900).
silver
Walter Hastler Britton and Edward Havelock Gould trading as Britton Gould & Co, Hatton Garden, London
B.WMark wording
Undated
J L
Seen on objects dated 1817.
silver
This mark is not shown in the Sheffield Register Watson, . - The Sheffield Assay Office Register, Wm Townsend & Sons, Sheffield, 1911
Brook & SonMaker name
J R Gaunt & SonMaker name
Kemp BrothersMaker name
WhitehillMark wording
B & SMaker name
Barnett Henry AbrahamsMaker name
Bracelon LtdMaker name
Undated
Bracelon Ltd
Seen on objects dated 1977.
silver
Manufacturing jewellers, Hylton Street, Birmingham
C HMaker name
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