I batch my work. A lot of it. Sometimes 50 pieces make it. Sometimes they don’t. That’s why I hallmark at the end — not the beginning. No wasted time. No wasted stamps. This is how I hallmark finished pieces using a simple setup: • Harbor Freight anvil • A basic steel rod (stake) • Sterling JO hallmark Sterling = 925. Same thing. Always has been. I don’t care if you work in silver, copper, brass, or gold — mark your purity and your hallmark. It protects you. It informs your customer. And it buil