HALLMARKING IN 2021 WITH THE GOLDSMITHS’ COMPANY ASSAY OFFICE LONDON
This week on the podcast I’m excited to welcome guests from the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office in London. A few weeks ago we asked you for your questions for the assay office in our Facebook group. Thank you to all those that shared their questions. We’re going to be talking today about hallmarking and answering some of your questions about this topic.
EP039: HALLMARKING IN 2021 WITH THE GOLDSMITHS COMPANY ASSAY OFFICE LONDON
The Goldsmiths’ Company has been protecting consumers of precious metal items since 1300, when the hallmarking statute was passed. We became the official ‘home of hallmarking’ in 1478, when we established the country’s first Assay Office at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Today, we continue to maintain customers’ trust in the purity of precious metals through hallmarking, which is one of the oldest forms of consumer protection in the UK. And we are committed to ensuring that ‘every mark matters.’
This week on the podcast we’ve invited two lovely guests from the Goldsmiths Company Assay Office in London. Charlotte Turner is the Marketing Manager and Adam Phillips is the Customer Service Manager. We asked you what questions you had for the assay office in our Facebook group. Thank you to all those that shared their questions. We’re going to be talking today about hallmarking and answering some of your questions about this topic.
RESOURCES
Assay Office London website: https://www.assayofficelondon.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theassayoffice/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGoldsmithsCompanyAssayOffice
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LondonAssay
EPISODE RECAP
Let’s start with the basics - what is hallmarking? (2:00)
How does a new jeweller get started with hallmarking? (5:08)
Can anyone get a hallmark in the UK? (6:49)
There are a few different options for marks - can you tell us about the differences? (7:29)
Are there special marks people can get? How do you get one? (15:09)
There’s some confusion around hallmarking mixed metals. How are mixed metal pieces marked? (19:32)
What if you have a silver ring that is under the weight mark and it has a bit of gold that is over the weight? (25:01)
What is the dealer’s notice and what do we need to do as jewellers? (29:55)
Brexit has happened, how have the hallmarking rules changed due to this? (35:07)
Is the convention mark the same as the common control mark? (38:50)
If I’m a UK supplier and selling to another country, do I need to follow their local hallmarking guidelines? (41:22)
Does the UK have one of the most strict hallmarking guidelines? (42:47)
Are there any other things you’d like to share with those listening? (48:20)
ABOUT THE GOLDSMITHS COMPANY
The Goldsmiths’ Company has been protecting consumers of precious metal items since 1300, when the hallmarking statute was passed. We became the official home of hallmarking’ in 1478, when we established the country’s first Assay Office at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Today, we continue to maintain customers’ trust in the purity of precious metals through hallmarking, which is one of the oldest forms of consumer protection in the UK. And we are committed to ensuring that ‘every mark matters.’
Find out more: https://www.assayofficelondon.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theassayoffice/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGoldsmithsCompanyAssayOffice
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LondonAssay
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