Germany, 1849

The Catalogue/Retail Platinum Price in Berlin was apparently stable (1836-1849), taking merchant discount.  Platinumware was still 5.8x more expensive than Chemical Silverware.

1836/7: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Berlin: Ore?, Retail) = Thlr. 10.6
1836/7: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Berlin: Intrinsic, Ret.) = Thlr. 11.70  
1836/7: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Berlin: Intrinsic, Mfg., Ret.) = Thlr 13.83
 
1849:

http://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/13378/8/0/
"17. Evaporating Basins, of Platinum (excluding Manufacture) .... Thlr.6./Loth"

1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Erfurt: Intrinsic, Mfg., Ret.) = Thlr 12.77 ($ 8.94)
 
http://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/13378/30/0/
"409. Wire, of Platinum .... Thlr.6./Loth"

1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Berlin: Wire, Ret.)= Thlr. 12.7677 ($ 8.94)

 http://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/13378/39/0/
"579. Grove's Element, 6x3 ZollWire, of Platinum .... Thlr.6./Loth"

http://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/13378/78/0/

"1048. Platinum Sheet and Wire .... Thlr.6./Loth" 
 
1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Berlin: Scrap, Ret.)= Thlr. 9.5762 ($ 6.70)
1849: 1 Ozt. Platina (Berlin: Ore 80%, Ret.)= Thlr. 10.6402 ($ 7.45) 
1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Berlin: Sheet &Wire, Ret.)= Thlr. 12.7677 ($ 8.94)
1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Berlin: Fine Wire, Ret.)= Thlr. 14.8963 ($10.43)
1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum-Black (Erfurt: Chemical, Ret.) = Thlr 17.00

Where the larger dimension (6 x 3 zoll-maße) Platinum Sheet was 123.13 cm² (~ 246.26 cm² Surface Area) and cost an assumed Preuss.Thlr 7.75 (Net Cost of Carbon Plate Element, same dimensions), ∴ 

Battery Platinum Plate: 1 US Sq.In. cost Preuss.Thlr 0.4061 ($ 0.2843)

In 1849, the basic charge on manufactured Platinumware was Thlr 1./Loth.  

1 Preuss.Loth = 14.616 g or ~0.47 Troy Ounce.

Citation: Preisverzeichniß chemischer, pharmaceutischer, physicalischer, meteorologischer, mineralogischer und geognostischer Instrumente, Gerätschaften und Apparate; J F Luhme: Berlin, 1849.  
  
Pg. 2:
#17: Evaporating Basins in Platinum, from 1-10 Zoll in diameter, in a flat or semi-spherical shape, with or without spout, but also in each and every form, excluding the manufacture, per Loth Thlr 6.50. (Reduced: Thaler 6.)

#18: Evaporating Basins in Silver, per Loth Thlr 1.033
 
Pg. 24:
#413: Platinum Wire, per Loth Thlr 6.50.  (Reduced: Thaler 6.)

Pg. 28: 
#496: Eudiometer, Mitscherlich's Thlr. 7; Doebereiner's Thlr. 2; Ure's Thlr. 2.33; Fontana's Thlr. 5; Volta's Thlr. 15.


Pg. 33: 
#578: Galvanic Apparatus, Grove's: consisting of Platinum Foil 4 Zoll high, 2 Zoll wide (in Poggendorf's specified curved-shape form) in a porcelain cylinder, toghether w/ Zinc and glass cylinder = Thlr. 5. (6 for Thlr. 30.)

#579: Same - 6 Zoll high, 3 Zoll wide = Thlr. 10. (4 for Thlr. 40.)

Pg. 36
#616: Gramme Weights (2g) in Platinum = Thlr. 4.17  ( ~Thlr. 4.50 for Set to 1 Decimilligram)

1849: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Erfurt: Weights, Mfg., Ret.) = Thlr 14.91

1 Unit 1 Gramme  (Thlr. 0.83) 
1 Unit 5 Decigramme (Thlr. 0.66)
1 Unit 2 Decigramme (Thlr. 0.50)
2 Units 1 Decigramme (Thlr. 0.83)
1 Unit 5 Centigramme (Thlr. 0.33)
1 Unit 2 Centigramme (Thlr. 0.25)
2 Unit 1 Centigramme (Thlr. 0.50)
1 Unit 5 Milligramme (Thlr. 0.17)
1 Unit 2 Milligramme (Thlr. 0.17)
2 Unit 1 Milligramme (Thlr. 0.17)

Pg. 72
#1048 Platina:
a) Sheet and Wire: per Loth, Thlr 6.50. (Reduced: Thaler 6.)
b) Sheet, Very Thin: per Loth, Thlr 7. 
c) Wire, Very Thin: per Loth, Thlr 7. 
d) Foil, thin as gold leaf:  per Leaf, Thlr 0.5833
e) Platinum-Residue: per Loth, Thlr 7.
f) Platina ore, South American: per Loth, Thlr 5. 
g) Platinum Sponge: per Unit, Thlr 2.13 - 2.83

Platinum-Black:  (Ozt) Thlr 17.
  
1849: 

Where the Pfund = 32 Loths = 7,680 Gran (467.74 Grams; 15.04 Troy Ounces.) The Mark Pfund = 15.03 Troy Ounces and the Gulden/Florin was worth USD$ 0.395, Gold was 5x Platinum, which was ~ 3x more than Silver

1 Pfund platina cost руб. (Ag) 91.13 ; USD$ 51.45 
1 Kg platina cost руб. (Ag) 207.67 ; USD$ 110. 
1 Poud platina cost руб. (Ag) 3,401 ; USD$ 1,802.


1849: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Russian 80% ore, mkt) = Fl 12.17  / Thlr. 6.954
.... (USD$ 4.80)
1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Ru Ore, .999) = Fl 15.21 / Thlr. 8.69
.... (USD$ 6.00)
1849: 1 Ozt. Platinum (German Mkt) = Fl 16.62 / Thlr. 9.50
.... (USD$ 6.56)

1849: 1 Ozt. Gold (refined, mkt) = Fl 50. (USD$ 19.75)
1849: 1 Ozt. Silver (refined, mkt) = Fl 3.22 (USD$ 1.27)
1849:

Prices of the principal metals. A Pfund costs as follows Gold {Fl.) 900., platina ore 183, refined Platinum 250, Silver 58 ....

Late 1849 - January 1851?:
Citation: Das Neueste und Nützlichste der Erfindungen, Entdeckungen u. Beobachtungen ...(1850) p.20
 













Where simple calculation erroneously doubles the Loth to 1 Ounce Troy, a correction to 1 Loth @ Thlr. 4.25 = 0.469685406 Ozt; noting the forex discrepancy in 5 years delay:

1849: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Ask: Scrap) = Thlr 9.05 ; Fl. 13.57  
......(£1.236; Fr. 33.93, $6.15) 
 

Citation: The Mining magazine and journal of geology, mineralogy, metallurgy ..., Vol. 2 (1854) p.469

Unknown.




 

Erroneous Assumption based on Raw platina ore