[Jewelry making - Article 00048] - Re: [Orchid] How to stamp a sharp hallmark

[Dave Sebaste]

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>       I am sorry if you felt that I questioned your or anybody else's
>     honesty or integrity in this matter. 

    Not at all, Niels!  Thanks for the kinds words, and I enjoy your
    insight, as well!  ;) 

    I didn't really think you were talking specifically about what I had
    written, but in reflecting on your comments, I felt there was an
    opportunity to clarify my handling of a quality mark in that context.
    When I mentioned something along the lines of "attempt to deceive",
    it was just a litmus test I apply when marking. 

    As someone else recently mentioned, the marking standards here in
    the U.S. are intended as a consumer protection, not a metallurgical
    recipe. If something is quality marked in a way that is intended to
    deceive the consumer, you are doing something illegal. If your
    marking isn't "by the book", but it is obvious your intention wasn't
    to deceive, then you're not likely to be scolded too harshly. This is
    the logic I try to use to figure out how to mark multi-metal pieces.
    "Will this marking be clear and make sense to a reasonably
    intelligent person?" 

    Along the lines of the "attempt to deceive" litmus test, there is a
    popular misconception here about the legality of defacing U.S.
    currency. Some believe it is illegal, period. It is only illegal if
    it is done in an attempt to deceive. For example, changing a $1 into
    a $100 bill, or altering a common coin to appear as a rare coin to
    profit from it's sale to a collector. That being understood, it is
    legal to take a silver dollar and pierce it with a drill and
    jeweler's saw, and sell it as art at many times it's face value... as
    long as you are not misrepresenting what the original coin was. 

All the best,
Dave
Dave Sebaste
Sebaste Studio and
Carolina Artisans' Gallery
Charlotte, NC (USA)
dave AT sebaste.com 
http://www.CarolinaArtisans.com 


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