enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. BIS hallmark - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIS_hallmark

   The BIS system of hallmarking of gold jewellery began in April 2000. The standard specifications governing this system are IS 1417 (grades of gold and gold alloys, jewellery/artefacts), IS 1418 (assaying of gold in gold bullion, gold alloys and gold jewellery/artefacts), IS 2790 (guidelines for manufacture of 14, 18 and 22 carat gold alloys only ), IS 3095 (gold solders for use in manufacture ...

3. Hallmark - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallmark

   A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of metal, mostly to certify the content of noble metals—such as platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium. In a more general sense, the term hallmark is used to refer to any standard of quality. Not to be confused with responsibility marks that are the marks of ...

4. Fineness - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fineness

   For example, knowing that standard 18-carat yellow gold consists of 75% gold, 12.5% silver and the remaining 12.5% of copper (all by mass), the volume of pure gold in this alloy will be 60% since gold is much denser than the other metals used: 19.32 g/cm 3 for gold, 10.49 g/cm 3 for silver and 8.96 g/cm 3 for copper.

5. Metallurgical assay - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgical_assay

   A coin assayer is often assigned to each mint or assay office to determine and assure that all coins produced at the mint have the correct content or purity of each metal specified, usually by law, to be contained in them. This was particularly important when gold and silver coins were produced for circulation and used in daily commerce. Few ...

6. Assay office - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assay_office

   Swiss hallmarking for other articles such as jewelry and cutlery is optional. In addition to the Swiss hallmark, all precious metal goods may be stamped with the Common Control Mark of the Vienna Convention. Switzerland recognizes platinum, gold, silver and palladium as precious metals which may be hallmarked and thus are subject to assay.

7. Someone just bought Mark Zuckerberg’s gold-plated necklace at ...

   www.aol.com/finance/someone-just-bought-mark...

   Someone paid $40,500 for a necklace that Mark Zuckerberg may have only worn once. Its retail value is only $425. But they also get a video from Zuckerberg himself.