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Platinum, white gold, and silver
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Searches for a Taiwan “白金” price often mix four different things. Some shops mean platinum (stamps such as PT, Pt950, Pt900, Pt999). Others mean white gold, which is still a gold alloy (often 18K/14K, 750/585). Silver (Ag) and palladium are different metals again. This site’s international page and homepage chart platinum (PL=F) and palladium (PA=F) in USD per troy ounce. That is a public-market reference, not a TWD recycle board, and it does not reuse the gold-qian formula.
Four things people call “white gold” or “白金”
Platinum is not a color of gold. Stamps such as PT, Pt950, Pt900 or Pt999 usually mark platinum content, not karats. The futures reference we chart is NYMEX platinum (Yahoo ticker PL=F), quoted in USD per troy ounce like gold futures, but it is a different contract and need not trade near gold.
White gold is still gold. Alloys (sometimes including palladium or nickel) or plating make yellow gold look white, while the stamp stays 18K, 14K, 750 or 585. A white color does not make the piece platinum. Recycle value still follows gold content. See the jewelry purity guide for karat marks.
Silver is element Ag, often stamped 925 or 999. Palladium is another metal, charted here as PA=F, and it can appear inside some white-gold alloys without turning the piece into a platinum bar. Folding these four names into one recycle column will price the wrong metal.
How to read our charts — and why there is no TWD qian
Platinum and palladium history on the international page and the homepage are PL=F and PA=F futures references in USD per troy ounce. A limited feed may switch to a labeled public spot print. Closures keep the last valid point; missing sessions are not filled in. Silver is SI=F — use the silver guide, not the platinum chart.
Taiwan theoretical qian on this site is gold only: a COMEX gold reference times Bank of Taiwan USD spot-sell, then 1 qian = 3.75 grams. We do not run platinum or palladium through that pipe to publish “白金 per qian.” That figure would look like a recycle board while omitting shop spread, purity (Pt950 is not Pt999), making and assay. The charts stay in USD.
Why the gold recycling calculator does not apply
The recycling page estimates gold purities only (999.9, 916, 750, or a custom percent) from the gold theoretical buy. It is not a platinum or palladium USD price. Entering a PL=F print or a “白金” weight into that form multiplies the wrong metal by the wrong base.
Assay, melt loss and shop deductions for platinum, silver and palladium often differ from gold jewelry. We do not publish or invent a buy board for platinum, white gold, silver or palladium, and there is no Product or Offer. Read the stamp, ask for an assay, and confirm weight and fees in store. Gold’s own steps stay on the recycling estimate guide.
HOW TO
Match a stamp to the platinum or palladium chart
Read whether the piece is platinum, gold, silver or palladium before opening a USD chart. Do not treat the chart as a TWD recycle board.
- Read the stamp before the colorPT, Pt950, Pt900 or Pt999 usually means platinum. 18K, 14K, 750, 585 or Au is a gold purity — white color still means white gold, not platinum. 925 or 999 marked Ag is silver. Pd is palladium.
- Compare platinum only with PL=F in USD/ozOpen the platinum (PL=F) history on the international page. Check that the unit is USD per troy ounce and note the labeled source and time. Do not paste it into the gold recycling calculator or convert it into a per-qian buy price.
- Send white gold back to gold purityWhen the stamp is karat gold, use the purity guide and the gold recycling estimate for fine-gold content. White metal does not reclassify the piece as platinum, and we do not add a separate white-gold board.
- Keep silver and palladium separateSilver belongs on the silver-price guide and SI=F. Palladium is PA=F on the same international page; it is not another name for PL=F. Both are market references only.
- Let the shop assay the tradeThis site has no platinum or palladium buy board. Ask the shop to name the metal, purity, weight and deductions. A USD print on the page is not a trade price.
Related quote pages
This page explains metal names and how to read our USD charts. It does not supply or invent TWD recycle boards for platinum, white gold, silver or palladium. Figures are public-market references and exclude spread, making, assay and fees. Not investment advice. No Product/Offer.
Platinum, white gold, and silver FAQ
Are “白金” and platinum the same metal?
Not always. Platinum means the element Pt. In Taiwan, “白金” sometimes means platinum and sometimes white gold, which is still a gold alloy. Check for a PT stamp versus K, 750 or 585 — color and shop slang are not enough.
Is “白金” silver?
No. Silver is Ag. The spoken word “白金” is usually not referring to silver. USD silver is on the silver guide; platinum is PL=F. Do not put them in one recycle formula.
Why is there no platinum recycle price per qian?
Because that would be a board we invented. Taiwan theoretical qian converts gold only. Platinum and palladium stay as USD/oz references, without shop spread, purity or fees. Confirm any sale in store.
Can the palladium chart price platinum or white gold?
No. PA=F is palladium’s own USD/oz reference. Even if a white-gold alloy contains palladium, the shop still has to say whether the piece is gold, platinum or palladium. One chart does not replace an assay.