Shipwreck Reveals £150m Silver Haul

26 September 2011

In a dramatic find that has already got me searching for my Speedo’s and snorkel to see if I can emulate it, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a Florida based exploration company with the desirable domain name of www.shipwreck.net, announced today that it had located the wreck of the SS Gairsoppa, sunk by a U-Boat in [...]

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Hallmarking Saved

30 August 2011

A big thank you to all our readers who signed the petition to save Hallmarking. You will be pleased to hear that after consultation with the public, the Government have recognised hallmarking as a “good regulation” and will therefore be maintained.

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Transatlantic Race 2011

17 August 2011

On 12th August a twenty-one-gun salute greeted HRH the Princess Royal, President of the Royal Yachting Association, as she arrived at Cowes Castle for the official Prize Giving Reception for the Transatlantic Race 2011. Hersey & Son had been commissioned by the Transatlantic Race organisers to make

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Princess Michael of Kent Inaugurates Jubilee Hallmarking

6 July 2011

Following on from our news item last week, we can now write a little about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Hallmarking event that took place at Goldsmiths Hall last evening.

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Diamond Jubilee Hallmarking Set to Start

29 June 2011

At the beginning of the year I wrote about the Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Hallmark that will be used throughout Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee year. From Friday 1st of July silversmiths can have items they make hallmarked with the commemorative mark, although these cannot be sold to

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Eddie Jordan Silver Torque

8 May 2011

A few weeks ago we wrote about Jake Humphries, the BBC Gran Prix presenter, wearing a silver bracelet that looked remarkably like one of ours. Now, every time Jake is on TV we have people visiting our website trying to find out more about Jake’s silver bracelet.

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