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Topic: UK silver hallmarks to be abolished??

brianhastings@bctalk.net
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posted 09-28-2003 05:40 PM

Hello,

I understand that UK silver hallmarks are going to be abolished to conform to European Law. Is this correct?

I understand that it is illegal to alter silverware without being re-hallmarked and also that no other metal, such as tinplate, should be added to mar the object. Is my understanding correct?

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Brian Hastings

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posted 09-28-2003 08:05 PM

Not abolished, but the rules will be modified. As I understand it they continue to mark British silver more or less the traditional way but

- they have to allow foreign 800 silver into their market; so it is to be expected that British makers will also start to produce articles in that quality

- the standard is denoted numerically, ie. 800, 925, 958 with the lion/britannia symbol an optional addition to the numeric

I believe the other marks remain pretty well as they were:
- assay office
- the maker's mark now renamed the sponsor's mark
- the date mark which now is optional.

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