c. 1839: U. Schödel, mécanicien à Saint-Petersbourg, apparently working with the Daguerreotype. (The Ruble-Banco/Assignatzia, or Асигнаційного рубль, was withdrawn in 1843; the erroneous 1850 German price-quote must be dated earlier.)
1827: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg) = 36.46107 руб Acc.
~ 9.7875 руб (Ag) = £ 1.519, Fr. 24.47, ℳ 13.13,
~ 10.1281 руб (Ag) = £ 1.519, Fr. 24.47, ℳ 13.13,
1836: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg)= 21.87664 руб Acc.
~ 5.96 руб (Ag), = £ 0.968, Fr. 24.47, ℳ 13.13,
1837: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg)= 21.87664 руб Acc.
~ 5.96 руб (Ag), = £ 0.964, Fr. 24.33, ℳ 13.10,
1838: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg)= 21.87664 руб Acc.
~ 5.96 руб (Ag), = £ 0.981, Fr. 24.77, ℳ 13.33,
1839: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg)= 21.87664 руб Acc.
~ 5.96 руб (Ag), = £ 1.046, Fr. 25.80, ℳ 13.94,
1840: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg)= 6.25 руб
~ руб (Ag), = £ 0.9766, Fr. , ℳ ,
1841: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: semi-mfg)= 6.25 руб
~ руб (Ag), ~ £ 1.018, Fr. , ℳ ,
Random mis-dated price-currents, re-published in 1850.
1913: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Colombian ore, NY import) = USD$ 34.77
1913: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Russian ore @ SPb) = USD$ 36.54
1913: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (scrap, NY mkt) = USD$ 41. - 42.
1913: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (refined ingot, bulk, NY mkt) = USD$ 44.88
1913: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (refined ingot, bulk, NY mkt) = USD$ 45. - 46.
1913: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (NY mkt) ~ USD$ 40. - 44.
1913: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (NY mkt) ~ USD$ 74. - 75.
(May-July?) 1913: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (brief peak) ~ USD$ 81. - 85.
1913: Russian Ingot at St. Petersburg and New York, for comparison.
Citation: The Jewelers' Circular, Vol. 85, Issue 2 (11/1/1922) p.77
1913: NY Monthly Mkt Prices for Refined Ingot
1913: Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 95
January, 1913:
February, 1913:
March, 1913:
July, 1913:
July 1913: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ingot, NY mkt) = USD$ 45.50
July 1913: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ingot, NY mkt) = USD$ 85.
Citation: Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 96 no.1 p.46
At the source in July, 1913 (a local spot price, presumably 'intrinsic rate'):
1913: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Colombian ore, intrinsic) ~ £ 8.1 (USD$ 39.45)
Citation: Quito to Bogotá ; Arthur Clifford Veatch (1917)
Global Pt Production in 1913:
