France, 1889: Metals Compared

1889: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Wholesale) = Fr 27.99 (USD$ 5.42)
1889: 1 Troy Oz. Gold (Wholesale) = Fr 107.87 (USD$ 20.886) 

1889: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Wholesale) = Fr 34.21 (USD$ 6.62)
 
1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Wholesale) = Fr 74.65 (USD$ )
1890: 1 Troy Oz. Gold (Wholesale) = Fr 107.93 (USD$ ) 
 
1891: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Wholesale) = Fr 45.10 (USD$ ) 
1891: 1 Troy Oz. Gold (Wholesale) = Fr 108.365 (USD$ )  

Citation: Commission Permanente des Valeurs de Douane (1890)








1889: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Wholesale) = Fr 34.21 (USD$ 6.62)  

Citation: Revue philomathique de Bordeaux et du Sud-Ouest, Vol. 1 (1898) p.314


October 1890:

12/1889: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Ingot) = Fr 34.21 (USD$ 6.625)





1889: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Retail?) = Fr 37.635 (USD$ 7.287)


Citation: Traité des gîtes minéraux et métallifères, recherches, étude et ..., Vol. 2; Edmond Fuchs, Louis Launay (1892) p. 995

1889: 1 Troy Oz. Ruthenium = Fr 822.08 (USD$ 159.17) 
1889: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium = Fr 482.43 (USD$ 93.41)
1889: 1 Troy Oz. Osmium = Fr 446.25 (USD$ 86.41)  
1889: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium = Fr 373.25 (USD$ 72.27)

Citation: Année industrielle (1890) p.124 

1890:



In 1889, when Platinum was not less than Fr 30./Ozt in bulk, the number of circulating Counterfeit Fr 20 (Platinum Gilts) was estimated at 1: 18,689, a -58.4% decline in one year.  

Of 4,115,650 French coins, 363 were Pt counterfeit (8.82 per 100,000) in 1889.
Of 6,132,136 French coins, 225 were Pt counterfeit (3.67 per 100,000) in 1890.


Citation: Annual Report of the Director of the Mint (1891) p.288


 

Citation: L'Économiste français: journal hebdomadaire, Vol. 2; Paul Leroy-Beaulieu 8/15/1891 p.206


In 1893, of  , only 2 Counterfeits were detected. 

Of 41,713 Fr 20 examined, 1 was (Pt?) counterfeit (2.40 per 100,000) in 1893.