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Note: All HP-12C Platinum editions will have the word "Platinum" on the faceplate. If you don't see the word "Platinum", then it is a normal HP-12C.
This first picture is of an early HP 12C Platinum model.
This second picture shows the front & inside rear covers of the correct manual for the early HP 12c Platinum models.
This third picture shows the HP 12c Platinum, 25th Anniversary Edition
This fourth picture shows front cover of the correct manual for the HP 12c Platinum 25th Anniversary Edition
This fifth picture shows the inside & outside of the rear cover of the correct manual for the HP 12c Platinum 25th Anniversary Edition
This sixth picture shows the latest version of the HP 12c Platinum.
The correct manuals are downloadable on the Internet for free
This seventh picture shows a normal, non-Platinum, version of the HP 12c. Note that you do NOT see the word "Platinum". This is your first clue that this is a "normal" HP-12c rather than a "Platinum" model. The display is showing the successful results from having run the built-in self-test for circuitry functioning. The manuals are downloadable on the Internet for free