if you are going to sell silver jewelery and you need to know how to check the hallmark, its a good idea to be sure what you are looking for.

hallmarks come in all different shapes and sizes depending on where you got your silver jewelery from. depending on the time too your silver jewelery could have a different hallmark.

Essentially what you are looking for is an engraving of some sort, which for British sterling silver would typically be a leopards head, a crown, or a castle. If your silver has one of these engravings on it, it is sterling silver, and is worth some money if you are to sell it.

Once you have found the hallmark on your silver jewelery, you can then send it off to get it checked to see how much its worth if you were to sell it.

The above image depicts all common hallmarks that you might find on your silver jewelery. Take a look and if you find one of these marks you know you are in for a good payout!