The stamp and lathing look pretty much like the A Zildjians of my mid-80s childhood, but without some inking on the cymbal it's going to be difficult to pin down past that. Unlike the traditional K stamps, A Zildjian stamps were pretty identical for years until they started laser-etching them in the mid-90's. This could be anywhere from the 60's on up.

Looks like a 60's stamp to me....

Me too..

Also,looks like a recently polished 1960's cymbal...

Why can't they just ship it to you?

60's...

mike

Thanks for the answers guys.

I'm not a collector, I'm a fairly young drummer looking for different sounds, and can't really afford to buy cymbals without ever trying them out first (need every bit of experience I can get my hands on). I'm going to meet the seller in person at some point so I can take a look at the cymbal, and hopefully it'll turn out to be a marvel, and I'll be a happy owner.

Good luck.

I never really know if a cymbal is going to work for me until I play it with a kit, with the band. Some sound great on their own but sound wrong when the whole band is playing and the other way around, too. If they are priced right I buy them and then move them on if they don't work for me.

As Fayray says. A seemingly identical cymbal might sound quite differently, and a recording tells you how the recording sounds - not how the cymbal sounds.

If the price is fair - buy, try, decide. Sell on or keep?

The three dots in a triangle on the stamp denotes a 60s Zildjian A. Newly polished or at least cleaned very thoroughly. Cleaning is discussable - I like it myself - while polishing is generally frowned upon.

The close-up seems to me to show this one has only been cleaned.

I don´t how the prices are in the US, but here in Denmark such a cymbal would be around 150$ +/- 30%, depending on whether 2-3 other were on sale the same week - or 3 buyer lurk at the same time....

Jon