My Platinum Ring Has No Hallmark

It s more of a question of the companies practices that have got me alarmed.

My platinum ring has no hallmark.

It s supposed to be 9ct yellow gold court style which means its bevelled on the inside for comfort. If you have platinum to sell please see our up to date scrap platinum prices. A platinum hallmark will have to comply with 3 compulsory and optional stamps. Hallmark meaning on diamond ring 3 answers hi there i have a 1 2 carat diamond ring which has no hallmark as such but the following mark is on the inside of the ring 18ctplat.

We got married 9 weeks ago and bought the rings from a small independent jeweller a few weeks before that. The three compulsory platinum marks. Each manufacturer has their own unique stamp. But jewelers know that they should restamp the ring in this case sometimes though they forget and the ring goes out.

Run a magnet over the jewelry. The ring is 950 platinum obviously the intention is not to sell it the hallmark s in that case don t matter to us. Most pure precious metals aren t magnetic so if you place a magnet near the jewelry you shouldn t see any movement. However if your platinum jewelry is reacting to a magnet don t panic.

I never noticed there was no hallmark. Have only just realised my wedding ring has no hallmark. The peculiar thing is that the ring now has no hallmarks at all no markings on the inside of the band. We also publish our scrap gold prices and our scrap silver prices.

The jeweler could have removed the original stamp either through cutting out a section of the ring sizing down or through filing the ring smooth and polishing the ring like new again. The photo on the right shows a typical hallmark. The ring is gold with a platinum setting for the stone but as it s not the normal hallmark i was wondering if anyone can shed any light. If they do this it s normal no need to worry.

Platinum rings and ornaments date more than 2 000 years and the culture of platinum ring making over the centuries has led to various traditions in jewelry marking. I suppose it s a nice insurance policy should you ever need to sell the ring but it s the stone that s valuable not the platinum so you could always tear it apart and sell the stone if you need to. Is this why there is no hallmark. For example an authentic piece of platinum jewelry might have a stamp reading plat999 4.

The first mark indicates who submitted the item for hallmarking. The ring has to be worked on after all. The picture of a ring above shows a typical post 1975 platinum hallmark. Platinum content marks in most countries where platinum jewelry is manufactured the pure platinum content is at least 85 percent according to platinum today.