Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From the reports, platinum is even more rare than gold. This according to >the US Mint, but then that is the government speaking. ;-) Platinum >jewelry is also more expensive than gold or silver equivalents. A non >government source. Gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > > > Platinum was always more $$$ than silver. > > > > Frank Filippone > > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > Then it went up. Why I don't know. > > Maybe it was because they said "hey this is platinum!" > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > Well I had a photo history book which spoke of platinum as having been much > relatively cheaper that it is today which affected Platinum printing. > I think it was Beaumont Newhall, History of photography. > Which I've read numerous times. > > But I could have hallucinated the whole thing. > > > > Mark William Rabiner > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information