Platinum bars, coins and jewelry

Platinum is the most valuable among the precious metals. In jewelry it usually has a content of 95%, are for coins and bars are 100%, that is pure platinum.

The precious and rare precious metal was probably used for the first time around 3000 BC in ancient Egypt. In 1895 it was discovered ancient Egyptian jewelry and found that platinum was used in small quantity. [Nbsp] platinum coins are among the rarer forms of investment. The main reason for the low penetration is certainly the late discovery of platinum. The precious metal was used - as opposed to silver and gold - barely used for payments. An exception was the platinum rubles from Russia, which were characterized by under Tsar Nicholas I. 1828 to 1845. The supply of bullion coins, platinum is also due to the relatively low interest so far remained quite small.