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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;myownprivy, post: 3261354, member: 84588&quot;]Will someone with more knowledge please chime in?</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the premiums are higher because the platinum metals are much harder to work with than gold or silver, so I suspect the process of minting might be more expensive. Is it?</p><p><br /></p><p>I know the mintage numbers for platinum releases are much smaller than gold and silver figures, so it makes sense the premiums are higher for the simple reason of smaller volume. </p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, platinum is a much less popular investment than gold or silver, so numbers sold are smaller as well, so premiums are higher.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I could potentially get interested in owning more platinum, but the buy back prices have the worst spread of all commonly traded PMs, so I avoid it. Why are buybacks so low?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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