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Pennypusher asked:
Also, are ther any ancient coins made out of Rhodium?
As has already been answered, no. Rhodium was only discovered in recent times, and no known ancient coins were "accidentally" made with anything more than minute trace amounts of rhodium.
I don't think anybody's made rhodium coins yet.
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Peter THOMAS said:
If I recall correctly, there was a thread about a month ago about privately-minted "coins" composed of the various metallic elements.
Yep.
This was the site in question. They sell just about any element you care to name, and many of them in "coin" form. With it's high price, rhodium isn't one of the ones they currently coin, or have plans to do so, but if you feel the need to hold a piece of the most valuable bullion metal in the world, they will sell you 1 gram pellets (6mm diameter, ball bearing sized) of 99.9% pure rhodium at market rates.
Personally, I think investors should steer clear from such "utilitarian" precious metals. Investors merely drive the price up, and their holdings deprive the world of pieces of metal that could otherwise be put to productive use. Secondly, the market is highly speculative. Scientists may develop new, cheaper substitutes for rhodium in the various applications where it's necessary, and geologists may find rich new sources of the metal - both of which could cause the price to collapse.
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