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Silver and platinum up in September hallmarking
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Both the number of silver and platinum pieces hallmarked in September 2019 increased by 4.5% and 14.4% respectively, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office.
Silver hallmarked pieces increased from 361,441 to 377,587 and platinum items increased from 23,055 to 26,383 during the month.
However, this was offset slightly by the average volume of gold decreasing by 3.9% from 369,931 to 355, 522. Palladium also decreased by 17.9% to 3,123 hallmarked items.
Overall hallmarking in September increased by 0.6% from 758, 232to 762,615 pieces.
Total hallmarking year to date is down only 1.48%.
| Month September -18 | Month September -19 | Variance | % | |
| Gold | ||||
| 999 | 33 | 145 | 112 | 339.4 |
| 990 | 22 | 3 | -19 | -86.4 |
| 916 | 36,524 | 29,256 | -7,278 | -19.9 |
| 750 | 70,759 | 70,477 | -282 | -0.4 |
| 585 | 15,185 | 9,959 | -5,226 | -34.4 |
| 375 | 247,408 | 245,692 | -1,716 | -0.7 |
| 369,931 | 355,522 | 14,409 | -3.9 | |
| Silver | ||||
| 999 | 2,210 | 2,255 | 45 | 2 |
| 958 | 1,365 | 874 | -491 | 36 |
| 925 | 357,862 | 374,448 | 16, 586 | 4.6 |
| 800 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 150 |
| 361,441 | 377,587 | 16,146 | 4.5 | |
| Platinum | ||||
| 999 | 24 | 15 | -9 | -37.5 |
| 950 | 22,952 | 26,350 | 3,398 | 14.8 |
| 900 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 850 | 69 | 6 | -63 | -91.3 |
| 23,055 | 26,383 | 3,328 | 14.4 | |
| Palladium | ||||
| 999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 950 | 3,175 | 2,350 | -825 | -26 |
| 500 | 630 | 773 | 143 | 22.7 |
| 3,805 | 3,123 | -682 | -17.9 | |
| Totals | 758,232 | 762,615 | 4,383 | 0.6 |
