I was looking at coins on E-Bay and noticed it.
Price per oz there at 200.00.. puts it between gold and silver.
Is it a good investment ?
2006-08-22 03:15:33 · 11 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Here is a page about a 1oz bullion of it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-OZ-Palladium-PAMP-Suisse-999-5-Bar-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ250021379568QQihZ015QQcategoryZ39486QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
2006-08-22 03:17:49 · update #1
It is a what chemists call a transition metal. It has similar properties to nickel and platinum. With all these type of things it is a supply/demand problem. As it is currently widely used in catalysis and I suppose the price could go either way depending on whether there are new ore discoveries.
It is neither a rare earth or radioactive element.
2006-08-22 03:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by deflagrated 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Palladium is a chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46. A rare silver-white transition metal of the platinum group, palladium resembles platinum chemically and is extracted from some copper and nickel ores. It is primarily used as an industrial catalyst and in jewelry.
As far as an investment, I don't think I would--the mineral market is too unstable
2006-08-22 03:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Comfortably Numb™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Palladium is a rare silver-white transition metal of the platinum group, palladium resembles platinum chemically and is extracted from some copper and nickel ores. It is primarily used as an industrial catalyst and in jewelry.
Costs usually run between $400 -$500.
2006-08-22 03:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by BookLovr5 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a Platinoid in the Transition Metal Group. The Platinoids include Plattinum, Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Rhenium and Rutherfordium. Ever since Russia tightened the supply of palladium and other platinoids their prices have skyrocketed.
2006-08-22 05:45:06 · answer #4 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an element in the periodic table. It is in the precious metal category along with gold and platinum.
2006-08-22 03:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
id be leary about investing in precious metals on ebay, i think it is used mostly industrial as a catalyst (speeds up chemical reactions) dont know if thats a good price or not or what the prospects are
2006-08-22 03:24:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Metal of the 21st century
2006-08-22 05:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by postaljack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Solide
2006-08-22 03:21:23 · answer #8 · answered by Jerdy 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not if you think the american economy is about to tank because of the deficit GWB has run up.
2006-08-22 03:25:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
rare earth metal
mostly used in nuclear activities
since it is rare,it costs high
also used in many medical applications
2006-08-22 03:34:00 · answer #10 · answered by dywane 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋