Many of us enjoy a good rummage round an antique fair or car boot sale at the weekend whether we are going to buy or to sell.

Collecting antiques and collectables is one of the fast growing past times around and many people have turned it into a profitable sideline or full time business.

Precious metals are real money, the same amount of silver today will exchange for the same amount of good exchanged today!

Silver on the TV and Media

You only have to flick through the TV channels to see how this is on the rise by the popularity of Bargain Hunt, Cash in the Attic, Flog it and others.

As well as TV, don’t forget the huge amount of antiques and collectables traded each day on eBay and other on line auctions.

Silver Hallmarks are the best way to value your metal

The price of gold and silver is at a very high level at the moment, so is popular with most buyers and sellers.
However many people make mistakes when dealing with precious metals and either sell too cheaply or pay too much.

Hallmarks are the key to valuing silver and gold and if you have ever struggled to identify a hallmark – and let’s face it even experts cannot remember all of them, then you need portable expert information at your fingertips.

Silver Hallmarks and how to date silver!

Understanding Gold and Silver Hallmarks is a complete guide to British hallmarks and assay marks that can be downloaded straight to your computer, i phone and mobile device for only £2.99
This e book includes all marks from 1678 right up until the present day and also contains a section on international marks.

It is available in pdf format making it suitable for both computer, i phone, i pod touch and almost any mobile device that will read these industry wide standard formats.

 No need to learn or memorise the hallmarks, just keep the guide handy and check the details before you buy or sell.

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There’s gold in them hills! - Gold prospecting in the UK

Although the idea of gold prospecting seems to belong to a bygone age of American history, you might be surprised to know that plenty of people find gold in Britain.

The best places to find gold in the UK are in the rivers of Wales and Scotland but many people have also been successful in the rivers of Cornwall and Devon.

One experienced UK prospector has reported finding gold in 58 rivers throughout the Britain.

Scotland is particularly rich in gold and it can be found in many areas, particularly in the Lowther Hills around Wanlockhead and Leadhills where gold panning has been popular for centuries.

In North Wales, gold panning has become restricted. Gold panners in North Wales have been told they could face a £20,000 fine or a jail sentence if they look for the precious metal in the region's rivers, after damage to the rivers Mawddach and Wen near Dolgellau, Gwynedd.

If you are planning to prospect for gold in North Wales you need to contact the British Gold panning association and find out about obtaining a licence.

Devon is a popular location for gold prospecting. You should approach the landowner for permission before you start.














Many people find that a quick training course in gold panning is a good place to begin and there are short residential courses on offer in Scotland.

Alternatively, why not visit Dolaucothi in Dyfed Wales?  This is the site of the earliest gold mine in Britain and now, no longer used commercially it is a visitor’s centre run by the National Trust.

You can rent the pans and equipment and enjoy a taster session for a day.
Although you probably will not get rich gold prospecting in the UK, it is a fun and enjoyable hobby in the great outdoors.

You never know what you will find and people have been lucky.

The British streams and rivers still contain gold and every year winter storms bring more to the surface. It is still there for the taking, and the gold pan is the best way to find it!



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