My 2 cents on platinum, this is by no means for or against platinum as an investment.
If you are spending thousands buying platinum, you might as well buy the real thing, ie gold, not the substitute
In a SHTF scenario where you need to relocate in a hurry or you are in a currency collapse, is the person you are exchanging with likely to accept platinum over gold for trade?
For accolades, achievements and awards, first place is gold, second is silver, third is bronze.
In Super Mario Bros, Mario collects 100 gold coins to add an extra life, when Mario collects a gold star, he becomes invincible.
Pirates, sunken ships, dragons, caves, mythological stories about hidden and lost treasure largely involves gold and is depicted as including only gold.
"The Gold Standard", "As good as gold", "The Golden Goose which layed golden eggs", "The Midas touch", "The Golden Rule...do unto others as you would want others to do unto you"
Platinum was introduced as a reward scheme for a credit card, gold is a reward scheme for exiting fiat.