1892: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Colombia: Ore, Export) ~USD$ 12.90
1892: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Colombia: Ore, .999) =~USD$ 15.63
Retail receipts for refined Platinum products most nearly approximate retail investor cost. Price comparisons in relation to this 1892 NYC Importers' Catalogue indicate the retail cost was ~33% higher than wholesale products in the same year.
Where "2 Plain Crucibles, 15 cc 34.4 gms" weighed 17.2 g./ea., and "4 Crucibles platinum, 15 cc, plain, 11.15 gms" weighed 11.15 g./ea., the difference 6.06 g ought to be the Cover.; consistent with Catalogue explanations, the Cover ought to be ~35% of the total weight.
Where Platinum Crucibles cost $0.65/Gram:
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mfg, Ret.) = USD$ 20.22
1892: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Colombia: Ore, .999) =~USD$ 15.63
Retail receipts for refined Platinum products most nearly approximate retail investor cost. Price comparisons in relation to this 1892 NYC Importers' Catalogue indicate the retail cost was ~33% higher than wholesale products in the same year.
Where "2 Plain Crucibles, 15 cc 34.4 gms" weighed 17.2 g./ea., and "4 Crucibles platinum, 15 cc, plain, 11.15 gms" weighed 11.15 g./ea., the difference 6.06 g ought to be the Cover.; consistent with Catalogue explanations, the Cover ought to be ~35% of the total weight.
Where Platinum Crucibles cost $0.65/Gram:
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mfg, Ret.) = USD$ 20.22
1892: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Ore, Retail) = USD$ 16.46
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Scrap, Ret.) = USD$ 15.55
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Scrap, Ret.) = USD$ 15.55
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Foil: Semi-Mfg, Ret.) = USD$ 18.66
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mfg, Ret.) = USD$ 20.22 - 27.90
Citation: Report, Issues 19-40 ; University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station (1892) p.29
Citation: Catalogue of minerals and mineralogical books, Albert E. Foote (1892) p.21
This estimation is correct almost to the penny.
c.1892:
1892: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Market) = USD$ 18.66
April, 1892:
Late 1892: 1 Troy Oz. Chlor-platinate Salt (Ret.) = USD$ 20. - 30.
Late 1892: 1 Troy Oz. Pt Sponge (incorrect assumed retail!) = USD$ 5.
Citation: The American Amateur Photographer, Vol. 5 No.2 (Feb. 1893) p.55
Late 1892: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Common Price) = USD$ 10. - 13.
Citation: The American Amateur Photographer, Vol. 5 No.3
1892: Canadian accounts
Platinum Wire, Extra-Fine USD$ 0.01/Ft
Platinum Wire, Fine USD$ 0.06/Ft
Wire & Foil, presumed 1 Ozt
1892: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Foil: Semi-Mfg, Ret.) = USD$ 19.22
Citation: Mines and quarries - 1902 ; William Mott Steuart, Census Office, 12th census (1900)
1891/2: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Canadian ore, 57%) = USD$ 5.50
1892: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Canadian ore, intrinsic) = USD$ 10.46
1892: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ore, at NYC) = USD$ 6.875
Where 32.81 Troy Ounces was worth "nearly $300"
1892: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (intrinsic) ~ USD$ 9.46
Citation: Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, Vol. 11 6/30/1892
1891
Half-Eagle ($5) Counterfeit, 131 Grains: filled with Platinum (1870s?)
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