Comments on: Hallmark

By: Cynthia Rose

Cynthia Rose — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:09:28 +0000

yeah right the word hallmark is generally misunderstood by many people. Most of the people confuse hallmarks with a makers mark. A hallmark is an indication of metal content regarding its purity and quality which might include a makers mark as part of the mark only as well as other other official marks. This is a great blog! Thanks for posting!

By: Randy Otto

Randy Otto — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:09:27 +0000

Hallmarking puzzles most people. They don’t know what the symbols stand for or why jewellery has to be hallmarked. When people ask about hallmarked silver from jeweler and they tell them that ours is “pure silver , 999 standard” they look puzzled because most people assume that sterling silver is the “ultimate” standard and can’t understand that there are higher grades of silver than sterling. I think this blog would definitely enable them understanding the basic concept. Thanks for posting!

By: susan rose

susan rose — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:21:03 +0000

Purity of Gold is measured in terms of carat, 24 carat being pure 100% Gold. Some countries hallmark gold with a three digit number which indicates the part per thousand of gold. For example, according to this system, 750 means 750 parts in 1000 is actually Gold that becomes equal to 18 carat. Or a mark of 500 means 500 parts in 1000 is made up of Gold which would become equal to a 12 carat rating. Thus, whenever you are going to purchase gold, check for the hallmark to make sure of the purity and actual Gold content of the article you are buying. Apart from consumer satisfaction, jewellery hallmarking creates an standardised precious metal rating system for the jewellery industry export markets providing regulations for jewellery exporters.

By: John Walter

John Walter — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:19:39 +0000

Purchase your jewelery from a reputable source and check that the hallmarks are on your items are correct according the claimed purity of the item. Gold is viewed as a worthy investment and the fact that it is hallmarked proves the value of that item purchased in precious metal. One can find the hallmark by usually turning the item over and checking the underside of your jewellery item or by looking closely around the clasp area of your item. However buyers should familiarise themselves with how a correct hallmark should appear and learn how to recognise various jewellery hallmarks.

By: David Gere

David Gere — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:17:45 +0000

Nowadays jewellery hallmarks are sometimes illegally copied, which can fake the authenticity of the product and material used in its manufacture. Items with replicated fake hallmarks do not offer a genuine testimony of quality and purity of the item on which they are embossed. How to deal with that?

By: Sara Parker

Sara Parker — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:48:37 +0000

Yeah right! Lead is not included in hallmarking. A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals such as platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:18:40 +0000

@Jenny

I am not sure but Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal, so I think it isn’t included – it isn’t precious. I haven’t had any education about gold but I think it’s really worth the effort to take one.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:16:07 +0000

Oh wow, this is great. Is lead by chance included in hallmarking? I’m just curious. Shed some ideas please. (-: