Two tally marks (circa 1782) signify anything unusual?

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I have an 18th-century spoon (apparently demitasse?) with two small dots near the hallmarks. My research has shown me an image of one dot used as a tally so I guess two dots is a variation of that; maybe the silversmith had more than one apprentice? Just wondering . . . here’s a photo:

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Thank you.

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The dots are very likely tally marks (aka journeymen’s marks). We see such marks in many different forms so there is no particular significance in either one or two dots.

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George Smith (III)? :thinking:

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