Australian goldsmiths' marks: the records of the Australian Assay Office, Jolyon Warwick James

Article from Vol 41 no 3, Aug 2019

Australian goldsmiths' marks: the records of the Australian Assay Office, Jolyon Warwick James

Abstract:

When you are dealing with precious metals, you want to know that what you have is what it is claimed to be. European countries instituted hallmarking systems to verify this, some of them operating for over 700 years. Silver expert Jolyon Warwick James discusses how Australia had its own hallmarking system, but it lasted for less than two decades.

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