[Jewelry making - Article 00958] - Re: [Orchid] Hallmarking Two-tone metal

[Wayne M Schenk]

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    I have been reading this thread with some amusement. What I find
    amusing is that while many have contrasted the UK to the US Federal
    system everyone seems to have missed the additional confusion caused
    by several individual States having enacted Precious metal Stamping
    Laws which do not always agree with the Federal Statutes, or each
    other. 

    This has also been discussed at length on the Appraisal Information
    Services NetWork TM  http://ais.polygon.net/ 

    This is a membership based group however admission is not all that
    expensive considering the vast amount of information and legal
    analysis which is available. 

    Incidentally I am aware of civil complaints having been filed
    against precious metal dealers for violations of State Stamping acts
    especially by one individual in Hawaii. And the reference of a
    "raid' of a art show in California could have been by local
    authorities enforcing California's Gold stamping laws.  Which have
    both differences with and jurisdiction over federal law at least in
    California. At least as I understand the legality of the complex
    interaction of State and Federal law 

WMSchenk

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