Before you sell gold to The Gold Market you may wish
to identify its carat value, as this can increase the price you get when you sell your gold. Don't worry if your Gold has no Hallmarks as you can still Sell Gold to uss of any description.
The Hallmarks of Great Britain have been in use
as a form of consumer protection since 1300 AD.
Each of the four customary hallmarks serves a different purpose; to
guarantee that the piece is pure, to identify the maker, and to record the year and place of manufacture.
Before the
marks are applied, the material must be 'assayed' or checked for purity, by one of the four UK Assay Offices
All metals
must be hallmarked and there are 3 compulsory marks:-
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AB Sponsor
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Standard
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Assay Office
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The Sponsor’s mark shows the company who sent the item for
testing.
And the Assay Office Mark which shows which Assay Office has tested the
item.
The Standard mark shows the standard fineness of precious metal. For silver it is 925 and for gold it is 750.
There
are four assay offices in the UK and each bear a different mark. When this is applied to the object it shows that the metal
has been tested and where it was tested. The hallmark will also help track the object back in history so antiques can be properly
verified.
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Birmingham |
London |
Edinburgh |
Sheffield |
The four assay office marks are the leopards head for
London, the
anchor for Birmingham, the Yorkshire rose for Sheffield and the
castle for Edinburg.
Since 1478, the hallmark has included a distinctive date letter indicating
the year of hallmarking. The date mark is a Letter, lower case or Capital in a shield or box.
The final mark is the
Fineness symbol. This is a traditional symbol denoting the fineness of the metal. It is a lion for silver and a crown for
gold.
The Hallmark for gold is now governed by the 1973
Hallmarking Act.
You can sell gold to The Gold Market in the confidence
that our skilled buyers will check you gold scrap for purity and pay you according to the Scrap Gold Prices listed at today's rate.
If you know the weight of you scrap gold you can use our calculator to work
out its value before you sell gold to The Gold Market
Sell gold in the confidence that you will get the top price for your gold.
The Gold Market provide a fast, safe and confidential way for you to Sell Gold
You can still sell Gold with No Hallmarks as The Gold Market
purchase all gold.
To sell gold today click the Apply button now.
