About Michelle Lieberman Expertise My expertise is in the area of American sterling silver and coin silver flatware and holloware, including identifying silversmiths and makers, types and patterns of flatware and their usage. I am unable to answer questions pertaining to silverplate or foreign silver.
Experience With over 25 years experience in selling vintage silver, I now devote much of my time educating others in this field.
Education/Credentials BA California State University Los Angeles
Question Thanks in advance for any information you can give me about several pieces of flatware that I recently purchased. The knives and forks are marked Simeon L & George H Rogers Company Solid silver metal. Are these silver plated or do they contain more silver than a plating? Any silver content value per piece. Please respond. Thanks James
Answer Hello James.
What you have is your standard silverplate. The marks are pointing out that the base metal is silver-colored as opposed to a copper- or brass-colored metal that shows through when the plating wears off.
Standard silverplate was made with two ounces of pure silver for every 144 pieces made, not a whole heck of a lot.
