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Platinum as a precious metal is among the most expensive ones on the market. Even though less present on the market, the platinum coin can be bought at any time online or with the local coin retailer.

Platinum is sold for around $840 for an ounce today. It wasn’t like this always. In the last 20 years, the price of platinum reached a low level of just $350 but was also on the highest point of $2070. Unlike gold and silver, platinum is more likely to suffer big price differences in a year.

However, platinum coins do have a value that’s for sure. In order to know more about what kind of value we’re talking about, you need to learn more about the history of platinum.

History of platinum coins

Platinum was first used in coins in the time of Spanish America. Platinum coins were used as a fraud because …