Platinum is one of the most expensive metals in the market together with gold and silver. Aside from jewelry and accessories, platinum is utilized for industrial use as well. In fact, platinums are widely used in the automobile industry.
Because of its luster and qualities, platinum has become a sought after metal. Unfortunately, this precious metal is quite rare therefore there is only a small supply of it in relation to the demand. From this relation of supply and demand, the price of platinum is expected to be high. Since the value of platinum has been recognized, it is anticipated that manufacturers may deceive consumers regarding the purity of the metal once used to produce a platinum alloy. Just like gold and silver, Platinum is mixed with other base metals to improve platinum’s strength. Therefore, it was decided that platinums should undergo assaying as well to protect the consumers form purchasing platinum alloys with less purity.
Today, Platinums undergo ICP spectronomy in order to get an accurate reading or measurement of its fineness. This is a complicated process involving the reaction between radiation and matter. What is certain though is that through this process, the assaying officer could either certify or disprove the claims of the makers regarding the fineness of their products.
Because of the requirement of platinum products to undergo assaying, Platinum now has its own Common Control Mark (CCM), an internationally recognized hallmark assigned to identify the purity of platinum in platinum alloys. It series of marks contains the same information as the other two metals (silver and gold), which indicates the assay office, the manufacturer, the fineness mark and the CCM and the only distinction between the three are the shapes of the CCM that corresponds to each precious metal.
With platinum hallmarking, it is to be expected that platinum products will meet not only the standards by which they are required, but also be true to their claim in terms of the millesimal fineness of their platinum alloys.
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