Unknown cigarette box 84.

marcolino · Post by **marcolino** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:09 am

Thanks
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Post by **2209patrick** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:19 am

That is a Russian "Kokoshnik" mark.
The 84 stands for zolotniks which converts to .875 fineness.
This mark was used from 1896 - 1908.

Pat.
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marcolino · Post by **marcolino** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:48 am

Thank you Pat.
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josstrom · Post by **josstrom** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:32 am

The two small cyrillic letters found in the 84 mark; are the initials of assayer Ivan Lebedkin. This means the piece was marked in Moscow.

Regards Josstrom
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Post by **dognose** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:18 am

Hi,

Ivan Lebedkin was appointed Assayer at Moscow in 1899, which narrows down the time scale a little.

Trev.
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