Germany, 1866

German Platinum crucible prices were ~25% cheaper than UK products and ~20% cheaper than French products.  


US Platinum Wire was about 4x more expensive than German prices, in Greenbacks.

1865: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mfg: Small Crucible, Retail) = Fl 19.595 (£ 1.63)
1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (UK Mfg: Crucible, Retail) = Fl. 24.02  

1865: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mfg: Crucible, Ret. Discount) = Fl 17.11 (£ 1.42)
1867: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (France Mfg: Crucible, Ret.) = Fl. 22.30
 
1865: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg: Fine Wire, Ret.) = Fl 18.04 (£ 1.49) 
1865: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg: Simple Wire, Ret.) = Fl 14.31 (£ 1.185)
1865: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Refined Sponge, Ret.) = Fl 14.31 (£ 1.185)

1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (crucibles, retail) = Fl 17.11 - 19.59 (£ 1.43 - ) ;


Compare USA (April 1866 Gold Rate for Greenbacks): 
1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (crucibles, retail) = USD$  4.08 - 5.47 ; 4.67 - 6.27

1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Sheet & Wire) = Fl 14.31 - 18.04 (£ 1.19 - 1.50) ;
(UK)  1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Sheet & Wire) = £ 1.60 (USD$   )
................................................................................(Fr 30.33 - 38.24) 
(France) 1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Sheet & Wire) = Fr 46.65 - 62.50


May/June, 1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Scrap, Buyer's Price) = Fl 9.02
1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Sheet & Wire) = USD$  3.41 - 4.58 > 4.30 - 5.77 

 
1865: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Wire) = USD$ 12. - 15.  (Gold) ;  USD$ 15. - 20.15 (Greenbacks)

1866: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (pure) = Fl 108.08 
..........................................................................(£ 8.42 ; Fr 214.28 ; USD$ 24.10 - 32.34)

The US Palladium Price (presumably, Greenbacks) was more than 5x higher in 1864.

1864: 1 Troy Ounce Palladium (retail, refined, semi-mfg, pure)  = USD$ 150.00

1865: 1 Troy Oz. Osmium (Refined .999, Ret.) = Fl 46.66 (£ 3.865)
1865: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (Refined .999, Ret.) = Fl 31.1035 (£ 2.58)
....................................................................(£ 2.59 ; Fr 65.53 ; USD$ 7.42 - 9.95)

January 1866:







May/June 1866: Frankfurt Supply-House, advertising in Austrian journal:

Citation: Deutsche vierteljahrsschrift fuer zahnheilkunde, Vol. 6 (1866)

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