[Jewelry making - Article 00232] - [Orchid] Hallmarks in the USA and in Ireland

[W Denayer]

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    Dear All, I hope to find some information about hallmarking in the
    USA and in Ireland (or in the UK, as I think that the system is very
    much the same in both countries). 

    I buy my casting grain over here in the USA at the moment. I am
    largely ignorant about these matters, but, for what concerns the USA,
    there seems to exist a toleration so that if your gold is very
    slightly less (but how much less?) than (say) 14K, it can still be
    hallmarked as 14K without potentially looking for all sorts of
    troubles. However, I do not think - but might be wrong - that any
    such toleration is tolerated in Ireland: the gold has to be 14K and
    nothing less or otherwise the Assay Office will not hallmark it. The
    reason why I ask this is that Mr. Dan Grandi tested a piece of gold
    from me and it turns out that the carating is just a bit too low.
    Since I have the plan of selling my work in Ireland, I could get in
    trouble. Could anyone give some information about how things work in
    Ireland? Do independent jewelers (jewellers in Eire) send their work
    to the Assay Office? How long does it take to get the pieces
    hallmarked? Do the jewellers stamp the pieces with their name/symbol
    themselves or does the Assay Office take care of this too? What is
    the cost of hallmarking the pieces? Any information would be greatly
    appreciated. Thank you for reading. Best, Will 



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