A foreigner's questions on Hall Marking
I make a range of titanium jewellery out of titanium, silver and gold.
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So what I do is stamp all the metals that I used on the back, that is 14kt,titanium and 925.
A friend told me that these would not be allowed to be sold in the UK like that, because they are not assayed.
Basically, they must be unstamped and the description is not allowed to include the words gold or silver.
Tell me this is not true--please...
A foreigner's questions on Hall Marking
You can sell it in the UK but cannot sell it described as gold, silver, platinum etc UNLESS it is hallmarked.
Each metal type has a weight limit so, for example, if it is sterling silver below 6.7 grams total weight then you can sell it without a Hallmark described as Sterling Silver without breaking the hallmarking regulations.
However if it is less than 6.7 grams and is described as Sterling Silver but is in actuality NOT sterling silver then you are breaking the Description of Goods Act.
This is my understanding - I am sure that if I have made any substantive errors someone will correct me.
A little unfair to call the Assay Offices jobsworths (i know you were being ironical) - the one thing you can be sure of is that if a precious metal is hallmarked in the UK then it REALLY is what it says it is. With gold at about $1200 an ounce it is essential to know that your hard earned cash is paying for the real thing.