Birmingham Silver Hallmark Date Letters
1773-present (dataset covers 1773-1924 plus shared UK cycles from 1975)
Office Information
Town Mark: An anchor.
Letter Changeover: July (Birmingham Assay Office: July until 1974). From 1975, 1 January.
Coverage: This database includes 6 date letter cycles with 152 entries from 1773-present (dataset covers 1773-1924 plus shared UK cycles from 1975).
Gap Notice: 1925-1974
This database does not currently cover 1925-1974. For hallmarks from this period, consult assay office records or modern guides, or use the Antique ID app.
Date Letter Cycles
1773-4 to 1797-8
Letter Style: Roman capitals
Omitted Letters: J
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1773-4 | CH, JK | |
| B | 1774-5 | CH, JK | |
| C | 1775-6 | CH, JK | |
| D | 1776-7 | CH, JK | |
| E | 1777-8 | CH, JK | |
| F | 1778-9 | CH, JK | |
| G | 1779-80 | CH, JK | |
| H | 1780-1 | CH, JK | |
| I | 1781-2 | CH, JK | |
| K | 1782-3 | CH, JK | |
| L | 1783-4 | CH, JK | |
| M | 1784-5 | CH, JK | |
| N | 1785-6 | CH, JK | |
| O | 1786-7 | CH, JK | |
| P | 1787-8 | CH, JK | |
| Q | 1788-9 | CH, JK | |
| R | 1789-90 | CH, JK | |
| S | 1790-1 | CH, JK | |
| T | 1791-2 | CH, JK | |
| U | 1792-3 | CH, JK | |
| V | 1793-4 | CH, JK | |
| W | 1794-5 | CH, JK | |
| X | 1795-6 | CH, JK | |
| Y | 1796-7 | CH, JK | |
| Z | 1797-8 | CH, JK |
1798-9 to 1823-4
Letter Style: Roman small
Omitted Letters: none (j used, 1807-8)
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1798-9 | CH, JK | |
| b | 1799-00 | CH, JK | |
| c | 1800-1 | CH, JK | |
| d | 1801-2 | CH, JK | |
| e | 1802-3 | CH, JK | |
| f | 1803-4 | CH, JK | |
| g | 1804-5 | CH, JK | |
| h | 1805-6 | CH, JK | |
| i | 1806-7 | CH, JK | |
| j | 1807-8 | CH, JK | |
| k | 1808-9 | CH, JK | |
| l | 1809-10 | CH, JK | |
| m | 1810-1 | CH, JK | |
| n | 1811-2 | CH, JK | |
| o | 1812-3 | CH, JK | |
| p | 1813-4 | CH, JK | |
| q | 1814-5 | CH, JK | |
| r | 1815-6 | CH, JK | |
| s | 1816-7 | CH, JK | |
| t | 1817-8 | CH, JK | |
| u | 1818-9 | CH, JK | |
| v | 1819-20 | CH, JK | |
| w | 1820-1 | CH, JK | |
| x | 1821-2 | CH, JK | |
| y | 1822-3 | CH, JK | |
| z | 1823-4 | CH, JK |
1824-5 to 1848-9
Letter Style: black letter capitals
Omitted Letters: J
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1824-5 | CH, JK | |
| B | 1825-6 | CH, JK | |
| C | 1826-7 | CH, JK | |
| D | 1827-8 | CH, JK | |
| E | 1828-9 | CH, JK | |
| F | 1829-30 | CH, JK | |
| G | 1830-1 | CH, JK | |
| H | 1831-2 | CH, JK | |
| I | 1832-3 | CH, JK | |
| K | 1833-4 | CH, JK | |
| L | 1834-5 | CH, JK | |
| M | 1835-6 | CH, JK | |
| N | 1836-7 | CH, JK | |
| O | 1837-8 | CH, JK | |
| P | 1838-9 | CH, JK | |
| Q | 1839-40 | CH, JK | |
| R | 1840-1 | CH, JK | |
| S | 1841-2 | CH, JK | |
| T | 1842-3 | CH, JK | |
| U | 1843-4 | CH, JK | |
| V | 1844-5 | CH, JK | |
| W | 1845-6 | CH, JK | |
| X | 1846-7 | CH, JK | |
| Y | 1847-8 | CH, JK | |
| Z | 1848-9 | CH, JK |
1849-50 to 1874-5
Letter Style: Roman capitals
Omitted Letters: none (J used, 1858-9)
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1849-50 | CH, JK | |
| B | 1850-1 | CH, JK | |
| C | 1851-2 | CH, JK | |
| D | 1852-3 | CH, JK | |
| E | 1853-4 | CH, JK | |
| F | 1854-5 | CH, JK | |
| G | 1855-6 | CH, JK | |
| H | 1856-7 | CH, JK | |
| I | 1857-8 | CH, JK | |
| J | 1858-9 | CH, JK | |
| K | 1859-60 | CH, JK | |
| L | 1860-1 | CH, JK | |
| M | 1861-2 | CH, JK | |
| N | 1862-3 | CH, JK | |
| O | 1863-4 | CH, JK | |
| P | 1864-5 | CH, JK | |
| Q | 1865-6 | CH, JK | |
| R | 1866-7 | CH, JK | |
| S | 1867-8 | CH, JK | |
| T | 1868-9 | CH, JK | |
| U | 1869-70 | CH, JK | |
| V | 1870-1 | CH, JK | |
| W | 1871-2 | CH, JK | |
| X | 1872-3 | CH, JK | |
| Y | 1873-4 | CH, JK | |
| Z | 1874-5 | CH, JK |
1875-6 to 1899-00
Letter Style: black letter small
Omitted Letters: j
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1875-6 | CH, JK | |
| b | 1876-7 | CH, JK | |
| c | 1877-8 | CH, JK | |
| d | 1878-9 | CH, JK | |
| e | 1879-80 | CH, JK | |
| f | 1880-1 | CH, JK | |
| g | 1881-2 | CH, JK | |
| h | 1882-3 | CH, JK | |
| i | 1883-4 | CH, JK | |
| k | 1884-5 | CH, JK | |
| l | 1885-6 | CH, JK | |
| m | 1886-7 | CH, JK | |
| n | 1887-8 | CH, JK | |
| o | 1888-9 | CH, JK | |
| p | 1889-90 | CH, JK | |
| q | 1890-1 | CH, JK | |
| r | 1891-2 | CH, JK | |
| s | 1892-3 | CH, JK | |
| t | 1893-4 | CH, JK | |
| u | 1894-5 | CH, JK | |
| v | 1895-6 | CH, JK | |
| w | 1896-7 | CH, JK | |
| x | 1897-8 | CH, JK | |
| y | 1898-9 | CH, JK | |
| z | 1899-00 | CH, JK |
1900-1 to 1924-5
Letter Style: Roman small
Omitted Letters: j
Notes: Chaffers (1924) runs to y 1923-4. Jackson (1921) prints the full cycle to z 1924-5.
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1900-1 | CH, JK | |
| b | 1901-2 | CH, JK | |
| c | 1902-3 | CH, JK | |
| d | 1903-4 | CH, JK | |
| e | 1904-5 | CH, JK | |
| f | 1905-6 | CH, JK | |
| g | 1906-7 | CH, JK | |
| h | 1907-8 | CH, JK | |
| i | 1908-9 | CH, JK | |
| k | 1909-10 | CH, JK | |
| l | 1910-1 | CH, JK | |
| m | 1911-2 | CH, JK | |
| n | 1912-3 | CH, JK | |
| o | 1913-4 | CH, JK | |
| p | 1914-5 | CH, JK | |
| q | 1915-6 | CH, JK | |
| r | 1916-7 | CH, JK | |
| s | 1917-8 | CH, JK | |
| t | 1918-9 | CH, JK | |
| u | 1919-20 | CH, JK | |
| v | 1920-1 | CH, JK | |
| w | 1921-2 | CH, JK | |
| x | 1922-3 | CH, JK | |
| y | 1923-4 | CH, JK | |
| z | 1924-5 | medium | JK |