There are times of crisis when people get short on cash and need to do something in order to make ends meet. This is why precious metals such as gold, platinum and silver make a good investment at any given time. If you want to either buy or sell such assets, you can find a comprehensive list of East Vassalboro platinum dealers here.

China Lake Coins & Currency

285 State St, Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 623-5222

Timeless Treasures

140 Water St, Hallowell, ME 04347

(207) 621-0444

J R's Trading & Jewelry

18 Main St, Waterville, ME 04901

(207) 877-7105

Hilltop Antiques

40 Waterville Rd, Skowhegan, ME 04976

(207) 474-3972

Compass Coins & Jewlery

199 Lisbon St, Lewiston, ME 04240

(207) 784-2885

Twin City Liquidation Inc

199 Lisbon St, Lewiston, ME 04240

(207) 783-2979

Republic Jewelry & Collectibles

212 Center St, Auburn, ME 04210

(207) 784-4444

Pine Tree Stamps

WOODMAN Hill Rd, Minot, ME 04258

(207) 966-2744

Real Gemstone Jewelry

7 Garden Way, Belfast, ME 04915

(207) 323-0174

Michael Good Designs

325 Commercial St, Rockport, ME 04856

(207) 236-9623

Mcn Coins

890 West St, Rockport, ME 04856

(207) 701-8411

John Dirnbauer Rare Coins

150 Main St, Thomaston, ME 04861

(207) 354-3573

A Silver Lining

17 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538

(207) 633-4103

Lovell Designs Inc

32 Main St Ste 12, Freeport, ME 04032

(207) 865-3037

About Buying Platinum From Dealers

Platinum is a precious metal that you can buy on paper in the commodities market, or you can buy it in person from platinum dealers. However you buy platinum, there's no doubt that you can benefit from having it in your investment portfolio.

Investment advisers often recommend that you dedicate 9.5% of your portfolio in so-called hard assets, which includes precious metals like platinum, gold, and silver. Like gold, platinum can cushion your portfolio from inflation and the fluctuations in stock prices.

Platinum has intrinsic value, meaning that it has industrial uses, especially in the car industry where it is used for making diesel autocatalyst. Unlike gold, however, it can quickly change prices depending on the demand by the auto industry, and its accompanying supply (it is rarer than gold and silver). If you are a trader, you can definitely take advantage of this characteristic of platinum as a traded commodity.

However,  if you want to secure your portfolio, you need to buy hard platinum. Your best option is to buy platinum bars because you can get the lowest-priced per-troy ounce that way.

Like gold bars, you need to buy your platinum from a reputable platinum dealers – there are many counterfeiters out there, and you definitely don't want to become a victim.  A standard platinum bar is made of 10 troy ounces of this precious metal, at a purity of 0.9995. You can trade it, or have the dealer store it for you, or you could have it delivered to you.

Aside from bars, you could also buy platinum coins. They come with the same purity as the bars when you buy them from a reputable dealer, but only in smaller sizes.  There are two governments that mint these coins – the Canadian and the US government and they are treated as legal tender and are valued at the amount stamped on them.