22 Carat Gold Marks
Gold Markings Question: hello i have a wedding ring with these markings inside.
Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks
Price: $11.37
Can you help me understand them please;
do you think this is 22k gold ???
- - LW&G
- - CROWN
- - 22
- - Like a panther head
kind regards mavis
ANSWER: G'day Mavis and many thanks for your query.
The short answer is YES!
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These are full UK (British) Hallmarks showing the Maker's Mark, the Guarantee mark, the quality mark, the Assay Office (in this case it was made in London) and the date letter for the year it was made.
However we cannot tell the year because you left some of the most important pieces of information out - including the date letter.
They are: What SHAPE is the stamp (oval - square - corners cut off etc) and What STYLE is the font used. ie: Uppercase, lowercase, Old English, Italics etc.
The date letter changes every 20 years, so the letters and STYLE and SHAPE change too. That is the only way we can keep track of the exact year of manufacture.
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HI THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
i have another one i am interested in so can i pick your brain please again???
hallmark is ;- SH – crown in a 50p shape – 22 in a oblong with the corners cut – sideways anchor in same shape as the 22 – X in the same shape. i am given to believe it was my grans wedding ring she got married about 1916 does this fit ???
G’day Mavis and many thanks for your query.
The ‘X’ was used for Birmingham circa 1897 – if the letter was in italics.
It was used for 1922 with the corners cut off and a squiggly bit on the bottom and again in 1947 where the ‘X’ was in BOLD.
Again without seeing it, feeling it, testing and measuring it – these are just general observations.
Get it appraised by a qualified valuer and have a written certificate to prove it is what you think it is.
Hope this helps…
Hi,
Would someone be able to tell me something about a ring which I have – it is a gold one first used in 1885 at a Sydney wedding. Inside the band is – J.H – 18c – a four petalled flower (hard to tell) – O.
Looking forward to hearing something of interest about the ring – particularly who may have made it.
Elaine
My gold chain says GLC9X some woman in a pawnbrokers says thats not a hallmark is that true? thanks,
Andy
I also have this bracelet from a Chinese relative… She said it’s gold but I honestly doubt it… The only marking on the bracelet is “JH” I have NO idea what that means…
JH is simply the Makers mark and I would generally associate that with the UK (Hong Kong Maybe?). Chinese Jewelry is nearly always marked with typical (even if we can’t understand them ) Chinese characters. Very often they will also have the gold quality stamped in numbers we can comprehend though. 18 – or 22 are both very popular.
I would suggest you take a little time and good eyeglass and go over EVERY part of the bracelet. You may have missed the hallmarking. Could even be INSIDE links.
Hope that helps. A photo might help too.
Dave
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