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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-30-2009, 08:11 PM   #1 (permalink) BNB Analytics Coin Collector   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,875 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Does this look like Platinum? Not the best photo I took in the world, but still gets the point across hopefully.   11-30-2009, 08:18 PM   #2 (permalink) rzage What Goes Around Comes A     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,541 My Mood: It looks like platinum , but I hope you bought it from a reliable place , a lot of these small ingots turn out to be ripoffs , hope I'm wrong in this case . Could I ask where you bought it ? rzage __________________ Instant Karmas gonna Get you:John Lennon ANA member #R3146234   11-30-2009, 08:23 PM   #3 (permalink) BNB Analytics Coin Collector   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,875 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Quote: Originally Posted by rzage It looks like platinum , but I hope you bought it from a reliable place , a lot of these small ingots turn out to be ripoffs , hope I'm wrong in this case . Could I ask where you bought it ? rzage Off a local dealer down near me.   11-30-2009, 08:27 PM   #4 (permalink) BNB Analytics Coin Collector   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,875 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Is Platinum supposed to have the same color as silver? It looks like darker silver.. I always thought Platinum was bright and shiny..   11-30-2009, 08:30 PM   #5 (permalink) BNB Analytics Coin Collector   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,875 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Side by side with a 1g Silver ingot Those aren't spots on the silver, it's just how the photo came out.   11-30-2009, 08:34 PM   #6 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 7,140 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by BNB Analytics Off a local dealer down near me. Oh, I thought you were going to say Great Southern Coin __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-30-2009, 08:51 PM   #7 (permalink) raider34 Morgans Morgans Morgans     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,536 My Mood: Platinum is very similar to silver in color, I believe it is slightly more gray. The bar would only be shiny if it was polished, or struck from a polished press, that one wasn't. I would say the first thing to do is look into the Istanbul Market, and see if they're legit. __________________ WINS# 801 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=raider34 My WWII Paper Money Collection   11-30-2009, 08:57 PM   #8 (permalink) raider34 Morgans Morgans Morgans     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,536 My Mood: It seems they are mainly based out of ebay, here's a link to one of their auctions: eBay.com.my: 1 Gram 995 Fine Platinum Bullion Bar With Certificate (item 370283068975 end time Nov 03, 2009 09:16:45 MYT) __________________ WINS# 801 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=raider34 My WWII Paper Money Collection   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Hitler gets a margin call on his gold investments | US Mint Suspends Gold & Silver Eagle Bullion Sales » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post An Article on Platinum I thought I'd Share with you. BNB Analytics Bullion Investing 6 10-22-2009 01:09 AM Chinese demand for platinum jewellery surges 30th September 2009 Yankee Bullion Investing 2 10-02-2009 07:46 AM Platinum as an investment? schroeder2246 Bullion Investing 9 01-15-2009 05:25 AM Why continue to buy platinum coins jaceravone Coin Chat 90 11-24-2008 10:38 AM 2006 W UNC Platinum Rarity CentDime Bullion Investing 16 03-13-2007 02:22 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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