Vintage Native Pawn Sterling Coin Silver Navajo Arrows Hand Stamped Bracelet

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Vintage Native Pawn Sterling Coin Silver Navajo Arrows Hand Stamped Bracelet:
$125.00

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Metal Melt Value--These prices come from GIA recognized Gem Guide, THE wholesale price guide for dealers. These values do not dictate what a piece is worth. This is the price a piece would be worth if stripped down and melted to its bare materials.

The History

NavajoIndian silversmiths, working from 1870 to 1900, learned the stamping of Indian ornamentsfrom Mexican leather workers, rather than from the silversmiths who had taught them.Stamping\'s are usually hand hammered using a handcrafted stamp and includetraditional Native American symbols.

Pre1950\'s Navajo silversmith\'s would make jewelry out of US 90% Silver coins. Theywould use Half Dollars, Quarters, & Mercury Dimes. This type of jewelry isvery rare as it usually contained a lot of silver and was expensive to make.Whole Coin jewelry was worn around the reservation as a status symbol ofwealth.

The Piece

The bracelet features classic handmade Navajo Nation silver work including gorgeous Harvey Era designs. The designs feature hand stamped patterns including arrows throughout the bracelet.

The intricacy of the bracelet is just simply amazing and would have taken a lot of time to craft completely by hand.

The bracelet has an inside circumference not including the wrist gap of 5.5\" with a wrist gap of 1 and 1/4\". The bracelet also measures 3/4 wide north to south.

Antique and Vintage jewelry is disappearing at alarming rates. Unfortunately, most of the jewelry from this time period has been lost or melted down over the years, please don\'t miss your chance to own this special piece of history!

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Age CircaAntique C. 1920Accent Stone--MarkingsUnmarked, testedMain Stone Carat Weight/Color/Clarity--Gram Weight11.1Accent Stone Carat Weight/Color/Clarity--Metal TypeSterling SilverStone Cuts--Metal Purity.900Sizable by Your Local Jeweler--Ring Size--item MeasurementsSee DescriptionMain Stone--No Questions Asked 30 Day Return PolicyYES! Always

*Due to the age of some of these pieces, some items will not be stamped. The National Stamping Act was not enacted until 1906, before 1906 jewelry was not legally required to have a karat mark. This is one way to date items prior to the Art Nouveau time period.

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