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Navratri is about to come. Many auspicious works like engagement, mundan, and marriage are done during Navratri. In such a situation, the process of selling and buying gold also starts. In such a situation, many people sell ancestral gold and buy new gold, so that they can buy the latest designs of today in exchange for it. But the gold of old times did not have a hallmark. Many jewelers take advantage of this and cheat their customers. If you also want to sell your ancestral gold in the coming days, then get it hallmarked before selling it, so that no one can cheat you. Know here what the process of hallmarking is.

What is hallmarking and why is it necessary?

The government guarantee of the purity of gold is called hallmarking. In India, the 'Bureau of Indian Standards' (BIS) works to check and hallmark the purity of gold. You will see a triangular mark of BIS on hallmarked jewelry. This mark is a guarantee that your gold is as pure as it is claimed.

How to get hallmarking of old jewellery done?

Getting hallmarking of your old jewellery done has now become very easy. You can do this by following these steps:

Find a BIS centre: First of all, you have to visit the BIS website. There, find out the BIS centre in your city where a machine to measure carats is installed.

Purity check: There is a special machine at these centres, which tests gold on three layers. This machine tells the purity of your gold in carats.

After hallmarking, when you change or sell your jewellery, you will know its exact purity. This will help you avoid being cheated by jewellers.

Keep these things in mind while buying new jewellery
When you are buying new jewellery, it is very important to keep some things in mind:

Check BIS hallmarking: Always buy jewellery with a BIS hallmark.

Measure purity in carats: Always measure the purity of the jewellery in carats and get its information from the shopkeeper.
Weight of stone and gold: If you are buying jewellery with stones, then get the weight of gold and stone weighed separately.

Weight of jewellery: Check the weight of the jewellery and match it with the weight written on the bill.

Complete details in the bill: Get the weight of diamond, gold, and their rates written separately in the bill.

Unique code and name of the jeweller: Check whether the unique code and the name of the jeweller are written on the jewellery or not.

What percentage of gold is in how many carats?

The purity of gold is measured in carats. The percentage of pure gold in different carats of gold is also different:

22 carat gold: The number '916' is written on it, which means that it contains 91.66% gold. Other metals are mixed so that the jewellery can become strong.

18 carat gold: The number '750' is written on it, which indicates that it contains 75% gold.

14 carat gold: The number '585' is written on it, which contains 58.3% gold.

By looking at these numbers, you can easily identify how many carats the gold is and how pure it is.

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