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Precious Metals Knowledge Base

A complete index of everything we publish. Every guide, price page and reference article on the site, grouped by topic and summarised in a line — so you can go straight to the page you need, whether that’s osmium properties, a current price, or how tokenization works.

Our pages with in-depth information about osmium, iridium and rhodium can be visited via the cards beneath.

10 guides

Compare Precious metals comparison Osmium, iridium, rhodium, gold and platinum side by side — rarity, price and what each is used for. Read

Process Precious metal crystallization How the crystalline vapour-deposit process turns raw metal into a crystal with a surface structure that cannot be repeated. Read

Reference Osmium — properties and facts Density, hardness, melting point, occurrence and why osmium has a crystal sheen that no other metal has. Read

Price Osmium price The current price per gram, how it is set, and the price difference of different forms explained. Read

Investment Osmium investment Shares, funds and the practical routes to osmium exposure — including how paper exposure compares to physical osmium. Read

Safety Osmium toxicity Where the toxicity concern comes from, and why our offered osmium products are safe to handle. Read

Reference Iridium — properties and facts The most corrosion-resistant metal known, and where it comes from. Read

Price Iridium price Current price per gram, ounce and what drives it. Read

Reference Rhodium — properties and facts One of the rarest precious metals and why the industrial demand for catalysts sets its price. Read

Price Rhodium price Current price per gram, ounce and its recent volatility. Read

How an order is certified, paid, packed and shipped — and who produces it.

Certification Certificates of authenticity Every MetaMetals product is certified. Read

About Why MetaMetals Production in Austria, the people behind it, and how we work. Read

Payment Payment methods Bank transfer, card, PayPal and others. Read

Packaging Packaging methods How our products are sealed and packaged before they ship. Read

Delivery Shipping Insured delivery, correct times and customs. Read

Where registered pieces change hands, and the account layer around it. Currently in development — find out more.

Marketplace Marketplace Where we want to make trade of certified MetaMetals products possible for owners. In development. Read

Pro account MetaMetals Pro Access to advanced features — a glimpse at the current development state of our tokenized trading platform. Read

Tokenized precious metals — how a physical crystal becomes a digital asset backed 1:1

A separate topic from everything above. Start with the tokenization page if you’ve never heard of real-world assets or tokenized commodities before. The other pages give in-depth knowledge and insights about our work.

Start here Precious metal tokenization What a real-world asset token is, what 1:1 backing means, and why fungibility is the central question for physical metal. Read

Concept Commodity NFTs Non-fungible, physically backed tokens — vault, digital twin, and redemption against the real object. Read

Model Tokenomics Supply, digital backing and how the token economy is structured. Read

Design NFT designs How each token’s artwork is derived from the crystal it represents, and who makes it. Read