Jackson's Hallmarks, Pocket Edition: English Scottish Irish Silver & Gold Marks From 1300 to the Present Day

Jackson's Hallmarks, Pocket Edition: English Scottish Irish Silver & Gold Marks From 1300 to the Present Day

<br /><span><span>Since first published in 1991, Pocket Jackson's, as it is most often called, has enjoyed enormous success and is constantly rated as a best seller in the Arts & Antiques category.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>During the last twenty-three years important developments have taken place in the Hallmarking system. Most notably the introduction within Europe of a universally accepted system of marking has led not only to the addition of new marks, but als, to a change of status of several historic marks.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>This edition brings to present day all the date letters and commemorative marks. It also includes the recently introduced marks for Palladium and a section illustrating the Assay Office identification marks of those countries that are signatories to the International Convention marking system.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>In addition and of importance are the changes made in the early cycles of Dublin date letters which result from recent research by silver scholars in Ireland.</span></span>