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Guides and checklists

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Free reference guides for sellers, executors and charity shop teams: how to read a UK hallmark, how to post gold safely, how inherited jewellery is valued for probate, and how a postal offer is worked out. The hallmark chart and the executor checklist are also printable PDFs.

Downloadable chart, guides and checklists

  • UK hallmark identification chart (PDF). One A4 page: UK fineness numbers for gold, silver, platinum and palladium, the four assay office marks and how to date a piece, with sources. Free to print and share with credit to GoldPaid.
  • Executor’s jewellery checklist (PDF). A printable checklist for recording jewellery, watches and precious metal in an estate.
  • UK gold hallmark guide. Reading the London leopard, Birmingham anchor, Sheffield rose and Edinburgh castle, with the fineness marks and date letters beside them.
  • Hallmark lookup. Type the numbers or symbols you can see and read what they mean.
  • Posting gold safely. What to check before anything goes in the post on Royal Mail Special Delivery, and what the cover does and does not do.
  • Probate and inherited jewellery. For executors recording and valuing inherited precious metals, including what HMRC asks for on IHT407.

Getting a valuation

  • How we value gold. The full method: XRF purity, payable weight and the live precious-metal market, with a worked example.
  • Photo valuation on WhatsApp. Send a photo of your items and any stamps for a rough estimate before you post.

Common questions

Are GoldPaid guides free to use and to quote?

Yes. Every guide here is free to read and free to quote from, with attribution to GoldPaid (https://goldpaid.co.uk). The guides are web pages; the PDFs listed above are free to print and share with credit to GoldPaid.

Not the question you had? The full GoldPaid FAQ covers the rest, from postal cover and ID checks to what happens if you decline the offer.

Get a free Royal Mail label by email

Free, and it commits you to nothing. We test your items when they arrive and send a written offer; anything you decline comes back free.

What are you sending?

About a minute

What are you sending? Tap any that fit.
Roughly what is it worth?

Helps us pick the right postal option. Skip if unsure.

How should the label arrive?

Show it at any Post Office counter and they print the label.

Your details for the label

Last step

Your label is sent here, usually within 30 minutes (8am to 9pm, every day).

Your address prints on the label, and anything you decline comes back to it. UK addresses only.

Only used if your email bounces.
  • Free. No obligation to sell after you see the written offer.
  • Anything you decline comes back by Royal Mail Special Delivery at our cost.
  • Before we pay, we ask every seller for a photo of their passport or driving licence, to check identity and ownership.

We use these details only to issue your prepaid label and to talk to you about your items. We do not sell or share them. Data controller: Rocco Clayfield, founder of GoldPaid, on the ICO data protection register under registration ZC214216. See our privacy policy.

Rather ask a question or send a photo first? Message us on WhatsApp.

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Nothing leaves your hands until you have asked every question you want to ask. Send a photo on WhatsApp first, we explain how our X-ray (XRF) test works, how the figure is built from weight, confirmed purity and the live precious-metal market, and what Royal Mail cover may be available for your parcel. There is no obligation at any stage and the return is free if you decline.

GoldPaid is a UK-wide postal gold and silver buying service with no shop: you request a free prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, your items are XRF-assayed in house, and you are paid by bank transfer only if you accept the written offer.

Your prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label is addressed to GOLDPAID LTD, Unit 217, Bristol Business Centre, 179 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AG. That is our Bristol office: your parcel is signed for on arrival and opened there, and each item is weighed and XRF-tested, so you know exactly where it is going before you post it.

Send a photo on WhatsAppRequest a prepaid Royal Mail label

Ask for the label in that chat and we usually send it within 30 minutes during working hours, 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week. No printer? We send a QR code you show at the Post Office counter instead.

UK-wide by post, no shop visit needed

Send a photo, get a free figure

Open WhatsApp, send a photo, and ask about the X-ray (XRF) testing, the postal cover, the timing or the return. Nothing leaves your hands until you have read the written offer.

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Free prepaid label, usually sent within 30 minutes during working hours. Free tracked return if you decline. We aim to pay by Faster Payments within one working hour of acceptance.