According to CNN Commodities Prices, platinum is $1,538.70 USD per troy ounce today*. If your wire is pure platinum, the refined metal value would be valued at about $2,032.00 USD.Sep 21, 2010
How can you tell if a wire is platinum?
Answer. The simplest tests are heating and discoloration. If the item is heated, for example, in a Bunsen flame, platinum will be more difficult or impossible to melt and the platinum will not discolour.
What uses platinum wire?
Platinum Wire is used in many applications including gasket or o-ring fabrication, thermocouples, electrical contacts, and heater coils.