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Hi, Multiple marks were applied to prevent tax evasion (have seen it on French and Austrian gold). I remember having seen the system explained in Tardy, but the book is not with me at the moment. As far as I recall, number of eagle marks is consistent with weight. In short, it was done to prevent t...

hmmm.....so i think the second hallmark is actually an eagle also and not an owl. Why would a piece have two eagle heads stamped into it if I'm correct.

I am interested in a necklace with two french hallmarks. I know the eagle head is french and so is the owl but the although the eagle is fairly clear on this piece, the second is hard to understand as it does not look like the owl that I see online as a hallmark. Can someone shed some light before I...