My Platinum Ring Has No Hallmark

Each manufacturer has their own unique stamp.

My platinum ring has no hallmark.

However if your platinum jewelry is reacting to a magnet don t panic. The three compulsory platinum marks. Run a magnet over the jewelry. It s more of a question of the companies practices that have got me alarmed.

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. We also publish our scrap gold prices and our scrap silver prices. Have only just realised my wedding ring has no hallmark. If you have platinum to sell please see our up to date scrap platinum prices.

The picture of a ring above shows a typical post 1975 platinum hallmark. We got married 9 weeks ago and bought the rings from a small independent jeweller a few weeks before that. 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. The ring is 950 platinum obviously the intention is not to sell it the hallmark s in that case don t matter to us.

If they do this it s normal no need to worry. But jewelers know that they should restamp the ring in this case sometimes though they forget and the ring goes out. A platinum hallmark will have to comply with 3 compulsory and optional stamps. Is this why there is no hallmark.

The first mark indicates who submitted the item for hallmarking. Personally if the ring doesn t have a hallmark and it still works fine then i don t really see a need to go back to the store. 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. 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.

A platinum hallmark will consist of 3 compulsory and 3 optional stamps. Platinum content marks in most countries where platinum jewelry is manufactured the pure platinum content is at least 85 percent according to platinum today. For example an authentic piece of platinum jewelry might have a stamp reading plat999 4. It s supposed to be 9ct yellow gold court style which means its bevelled on the inside for comfort.

The photo on the right shows a typical hallmark. This post is a simple platinum hallmark guide which we hope you find useful. I never noticed there was no hallmark. The peculiar thing is that the ring now has no hallmarks at all no markings on the inside of the band.