Hallmarking Queries

[LydiaNiz]

A new question
I have to send a packet next week - silver and some silver with 18ct.
Some of the silver/18ct brooches have stainless steel pins - is this going to be a problem??

[paintboxcrafts]

I just had my first silver brooch with a stainless steel pin hallmarked with no problem in London. I just wrote "brooch with stainless steel pin" on the hall note, and wrote "stainless steel pin" on the back of the brooch in felt pen.

[LydiaNiz]

It's more the fact it already has mixed metals I want marked already - the 18ct is more important to me than steel to be marked. If it only got marked silver + metal it would be rather gutting :-/

[paintboxcrafts]

I see what you mean. My brooch was just marked as silver, not silver + metal.

[CJ57]

I'm assuming the pin isn't actually attached as in soldered to the brooch so I would have thought it would be marked mixed metals

[LydiaNiz]

Thanks Paintbox (Sorry, I don't know your name!) Caroline, I'm not explaining myself well - I know they won't mark Silver + part mark 18ct + METAL, so wondering what they would mark - either silver + 18ct or if it would have to be silver + METAL, or if they ignore the stainless steel pin as it is a permissable addition.

[CJ57]

I think they will mark mixed metals as in silver and gold and ignore the pin as its permissible. Edinburgh have marked my silver with gold with a mixed metal mark. They call mixed metal ' a mixture of precious metals or precious metal and base metal' that's why I was asking if the pin is permanently attached or hinged.

[LydiaNiz]

Interesting - I have only ever had a part mark or a metal (base) - not both. Pins will not be soldered

[CJ57]

Interesting - I have only ever had a part mark or a metal (base) - not both. Pins will not be soldered

This was for pricing but it shows the marks.

[Jasdir Singh Jaura]

Still my question is unanswered,
Do anybody else care to explain, please ?