— A South London jeweller who had put in his window a second-hand ornament which was not priced, but which he was prepared to sell for a five-pound note, had quite a shock when a customer came in and offered him £500 for it. The massivo settincr. which the ieweller had taken to be silver, was of platinum, and platinum is worth three times as much as jjold just at present.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17693, 2 August 1919, Page 7
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70Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Otago Daily Times, Issue 17693, 2 August 1919, Page 7
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