What does PD950 mean on jewelry?
Short answer
950 palladium.
A mark is a statement, not proof: it can be forged or struck on a plated piece. An assay confirms it (touchstone and acids, or X-ray fluorescence).
The stamp in detail
| Item | What the tables say |
|---|---|
| Stamp | PD950 |
| Class | Fineness (purity) mark |
| Palladium fineness | 950 parts per thousand (95 % palladium) |
| Legal standard (palladium 950) | United Kingdom, Vienna Convention states |
| Source check | Checked against the sources listed below |
What is PD950 worth by weight?
Every gram of a piece stamped PD950 holds 0.95 g of fine palladium, if the stamp is accurate. Multiply that by the spot price of palladium to get the melt value. It is the floor, what the metal is worth if melted, not what a buyer will pay and not an appraisal.
Example, clearly not live: 10 g at the example price of $1,054.00 per troy ounce (snapshot of 2026-11-10) is $321.93. The working: 10 g → 950 / 1000 → 10 g × 0.95 → 1054 USD/ozt ÷ 31.1034768 g/ozt → 9.5 g × 33.8869 USD/g.
Melt value calculator for PD950
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Related stamps
Other ways the same fineness is stamped: 950.
Frequently asked
What does PD950 mean on jewelry?
950 palladium.
Does PD950 mean the piece is solid palladium?
It means the piece is stamped as palladium, 950 parts per thousand. A mark is a statement, not proof: it can be forged or struck on a plated piece. An assay confirms it (touchstone and acids, or X-ray fluorescence).
How much fine palladium is in a piece stamped PD950?
0.95 g of fine palladium per gram of metal, if the stamp is accurate. Melt value is that weight times the spot price. It is not an appraisal.
Sources
- Hallmarking Act 1973, Schedule 2 (revised text)
- Vienna Convention on precious metals, Technical Decisions Rev. 13 (in force 1 Oct 2026)
All sources are listed with the method on the sources page.