Russia, 1865

Assuming a Poud Rate of 2,076 руб Kr.

1865: 1 Ozt. Pt (SPb, Bulk Ore @SG 21.5) = 3.94 руб Kr.
1865: 1 Ozt. Pt (+Assumed Refined Cost руб Kr. 1.1156) = 5.06 руб Kr.

1865, Russian ore production:  2,273.61 Kgs/ 73,098.29 Ozt.

Citation: A Treatise on Chemistry: Metals; Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1879)


"According to reliable sources, the price per kg. of purified Russian platinum in 1865 was 501 francs and in 1866 from only 457 to 549 francs."

Spink & Son : The Numismatic Circular, Vol. 15, May 1907 p. 9885: 

"Nach zuverlässigen Quellen betrug der Kilopreis des gereinigten russischen Platins im Jahre 1865 501 Francs und 1866 gar nur 457 bis 549 Francs."