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Gold & Silver Hallmark Chart

Read the stamp before you sell — purity decides the price.

Gold marks

MarkKaratGold content
999 / 24K24K99.9%
916 / 22K22K91.6%
750 / 18K18K75.0%
585 / 14K14K58.3%
417 / 10K10K41.7%
375 / 9K9K37.5%

Silver marks

MarkSilver content
999 / .99999.9% — fine silver
95895.8% — Britannia
925 / STERLING92.5% — sterling
90090.0% — coin silver
800 / 830 / 83580–83.5% — European

Worth nothing as metal

  • GP, GE, HGE, "gold tone", "gold plated" — a micron-thin layer; no melt value.
  • GF (gold-filled) — ~5% of the weight is real karat gold; only specialist refiners buy it.
  • EPNS, EP, A1, "silver on copper", "Sheffield plate" — silver plate; no melt value.

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