[Jewelry making - Article 01123] - Re: [Orchid] Hallmark and where you live

[Neil KilBane]

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    We here in Ireland have a similar hallmarking system to that of the
    UK, the main difference being that there is no minimum weight, ALL
    items of jewellery must be hallmarked by the assay office, the cost
    are the same for a 20g ring or a 0.5g sleeper earring, but you need a
    hallmark on each earring!! You declare the fineness prior to the
    assay office testing the item and if the fineness comes up short, say
    849/1000 platinum instead of 850/1000, the assay office will destroy
    the item and send you back the bits..... 

    Its a good system, not a great system, it annoys me to see every
    dress shop and bargain store selling imported silver with just a 925
    stamp on it, no one seems to police this, yet the upfront jeweller
    has to have the extra expense of getting a proper hallmark, because
    his customers and the law demand it. 

    P.S. The assay office in Ireland is a private business, but it has
    been around so long, since 1649,  that its offices are still in
    Dublin Castle. 

Neil KilBane,
Longford,
Ireland

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