The impact of the coronavirus on UK hallmarking has continued in the month of June with the total number of pieces hallmarked during the month down by 45%.
The number of gold and silver pieces hallmarked in May 2020 decreased by49.4% and 40.3% respectively.
Gold hallmarked pieces decreased from 263,881 to 133,589 and silver items decreased from 297,156 to 177500 during the month.
Additionally, palladium decreased by 89.2% to 377 items hallmarked during the period. Platinum hallmarking also decreased by 51.9% to 12,501.
Overall hallmarking in June decreased from 590,510to 323,967 pieces.
| Jun 19 | Jun 20 | Variance | % | |
| Gold | ||||
| 999 | 246 | 29 | -217 | -88.2 |
| 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 916 | 32,248 | 3,814 | -28,434 | -88.2 |
| 750 | 61,117 | 25,030 | -36,147 | -59.1 |
| 585 | 11,791 | 9,836 | -1,955 | -16.6 |
| 375 | 158,419 | 94,880 | -63,539 | -40.1 |
| 263,881 | 133,589 | -130,292 | -49.4 | |
| Silver | ||||
| 999 | 1,264 | 1,148 | -116 | -9.2 |
| 958 | 3,662 | 201 | -3,461 | -94.5 |
| 925 | 292,206 | 176,150 | -116,056 | -39.7 |
| 800 | 24 | 1 | -23 | -96.8 |
| 297,156 | 177,500 | -119,656 | -40.3 | |
| Platinum | ||||
| 999 | 7 | – | -7 | -100 |
| 950 | 25,927 | 12,497 | -13,430 | -51.8 |
| 900 | 37 | 1 | -36 | -97.3 |
| 850 | 8 | 3 | -5 | -62.5 |
| 25,979 | 12,501 | -13,478 | -51.9 | |
| Palladium | ||||
| 999 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -100 |
| 950 | 2,230 | 322 | -1,908 | -85.6 |
| 500 | 1,265 | 55 | -1,208 | 95.6 |
| 1,263 | 55 | -1,208 | -95.6 | |
| 3,494 | 377 | -3,117 | -89.2 | |
| Totals | 590,510 | 323,967 | -266,543 | -45.1 |
