Established to explore the feasibility of developing a better understanding of precious metal hallmarks used during the 19th to 21st centuries, the Hallmark Research Institute exceeded their own expectations and has achieved their goal to collect and explain world hallmarks to a level of understanding that to-date is unrivaled.
     Years of research has resulted in the compilation of two volumes of work; World Hallmarks - Volumes I and II, contains information vetted from the source and covers hallmarking countries around the world. World Hallmarks - Volume I - Europe, released in 2010, covers much of the hallmarking countries of Europe. Designed as a complement to the first volume, World Hallmarks - Volume II - Asia, Middle East, Africa, released in 2017, spans nearly all of the remaining hallmarking countries of the world; including the marking practices of several prominent non-hallmarking nations.
    The World Hallmarks Book Series have proven to be a valuable asset in the proper identification and explanation of the hallmarks found on precious metals, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, from over 90 countries. Today these two volumes are being used in assay offices, research libraries and by customs agents, appraisers, antique dealers, auction houses, museums, and collectors worldwide.
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