This is the first monthly newsletter of My Family Silver, the new way to buy and sell silver. As launch of the site in Spring 2009 approaches, the newsletter will update visitors on our progress as well as reporting on other hot topics in the silver trade.
With six months to go, we are working flat out preparing the software that will drive the unique features of the site. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in India, the ancient texts which are the source for Crestfinder continue to be methodically digitised. �
The recent turbalance on the financial markets and, it seems, the inevitable recession which will follow has demonstrated the urgent need of silver dealers to develop new, cost-effective and creative ways of marketing their stock. My Family Silver offers the opportunity to combine the strengths of silver dealers from around the world to broaden and develop their existing marketplace. In addition, the unique features of Crestfinder will allow dealers to fully realise the hidden value of their crested silver stock.
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John Culme, who for many years has been connected with Sotheby's Silver Department, is author of several books and articles, including The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, 1838-1914, published in 1987, and co-author with Nicholas Rayner of The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor. He is also a Liveryman of the Goldsmiths' Company, London.
