Since one of the Listia moderators decided to remove my other Pandora bead auction saying that it wasn't authentic because the bead didn't have 'pandora' stamped on it (which no beads do because they don't stamp Pandora on the beads), I am adding the description of identifying an authentic Pandora bead to this auction.
The first way to know whether an item is an authentic Pandora is in accordance with the Pandora company’s guidelines when it comes to looking for the Pandora hallmark on the Bead or Bracelet.
Most Pandora jewellery items are now marked with the letters ‘ALE’ together with 925 on silver items and the numbers 585 on gold items.
‘ALE’ are the initials of Per Enevoldsen’s father who was called Algot Enevoldsen. Per Enevoldsen is the founder of Pandora so the lettering now displayed on Pandora jewellery is the original jeweller’s hallmark.
925 is the jewellery symbol representing silver and 585 is the jewellery symbol representing 14ct gold.