We are pleased and excited to ask you to join us September 25-27 in Greensboro, NC, to celebrate Silver Magazine’s 40th anniversary of publication!

The following is a tentative schedule, some items are yet to be confirmed and those few questionable spots will be filled in as soon as we can affirm our plan.  Overall, the schedule is set and we offer several days of diverse and exciting silver activities.

Remember this is not a scholarly symposium per se, but a celebration of our shared interest, of continued publication, and of looking to the future together.  We offer you fellowship, fun, and learning.

It is our hope that you will be intrigued to join us for some or all of the planned activities.  Spaces for all events are limited, some as few as 50 participants, so let us hear from you soon to make a reservation!

With anticipation and appreciation,

Dean Six
Editor-in-chief
Silver Magazine

●    Silver Magazine 40th Anniversary Event    ●

Dates:  Thursday, September 25 through Saturday, September 27
Where:  Replacements, LTD – 1089 Knox Road, McLeansville, NC 27301
Presenters:  Janet Drucker, D. Albert Soeffing, as well as a panel discussion group including Scott Martin and others.

Cost:  Session I = $60.00, Session II = $180.00, Both Sessions = $240.00

To Make Reservations:  contact us at (866) 841-0112

Tentative Schedule:

Thursday, September 25:  Gala Reception, 7-9 pm in the Replacements, Ltd. Showroom.  Including special exhibits and museum highlights.

Friday, September 26:  Session I
9 am – Registration and Welcome
Janet Drucker JENSEN AND DANISH MODERN INFLUENCES
Lunch Break – On Site
Afternoon – Silver & Restoration tours,
Exhibits, Dealer & Club Participation, Panel discussion
4:30 pm – Free time

6:00-8:30 pm – Start of Session II with Speaker D. Albert Soeffing

Bibliographical sources for the collector and the scholar
Silver - the indispensible metal and its unique properties
Silver appraisal and connoisseurship
Tools to help the appraiser and collector
Examination and Identification

Saturday, September 27:  Continuation of Session II
9 am – 12 noon (with break) – Speaker D. Albert Soeffing

American Marks and Marking Systems
The confusing world of "Pseudohallmarks"
Makers and Manufacturers as opposed to Retailers
Historical Perspective and Social History

Lunch Break – On Site

1:30–5 pm (with break) – Speaker D. Albert Soeffing

Handwork and Mechanical techniques and how to distinguish them
Styles and construction used as dating mechanisms
Technological Advancements
Care and Repair