Hallmarking climbs 46.8% in December

The total number of hallmarked pieces climbed 46.8% to 863,843 in December 2021, up from 588,575 for the same period in 2020.According to the Birmingham Assay Office, gold went up 26.5% to 370,853 in December, against last year’s 293,269.

Silver saw the largest increase in hallmarked pieces, jumping 69.4% year-on-year.

While the 466,124 hallmarked silver pieces in December 2021 represented the largest volume of hallmarked pieces, platinum followed in second with an increase of 32.9% to 26,668.

Meanwhile palladium increased 31.1% from 151 to 198.

The combined figures for the year saw an increase of 47.8% from 5,877,163 to 8,687,091 from 2020.

source https://www.jewelleryfocus.co.uk/203359-hallmarking-climbs-46-8-in-december