Hallmarking

Gold hallmarking continues to drop as silver remains strong

The number of gold articles hallmarked in the month of May reported a 14.1% drop when compared to last year’s…

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Noel Hunter OBE appointed chairman of British Hallmarking Council

Noel Hunter OBE has been appointed as the new chairman for the British Hallmarking Council. Hunter said: “I am delighted…

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Hallmarking down 13% compared to last year

Hallmarking figures for the month of April has shown a 13.2% decrease when compared to the same period last year.…

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Hallmarking down from 2016

Hallmarking has shown a year-on-year decrease for the first quarter of 2017. Figures released by the four UK assay offices,…

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Hallmarking figures plummet in February

The total number of hallmarked items plummeted 24.8% in February, a decrease of 189,700 pieces when compared with the same…

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Gold drags down January hallmarking figures

Gold hallmarking has continued to fall at the start of 2017, dragging down overall hallmarking figures for the month of…

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First glimpse of Grand National trophy after hallmarking

The first glimpse of this year’s Grand National trophy has been released after the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office hallmarked it…

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Hallmarking falls sharply in December amid weak full-year results

The total number of hallmarked items nose-dived in December by 15.7%, a decrease of 145,007 pieces when compared with December…

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Hallmarking falls 4.6% in November

The total number of hallmarked items fell 4.6% in November, a decrease of 57,075 pieces when compared with the same…

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Gold pieces slump 20.6% in bleak October hallmarking results

The number of gold items hallmarked fell 20.6% to 489,924 articles – from 617,421 in the same month last year…

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