Gold Bars
Buy gold bars and look through these gold bars for sale. There is something about gold, and gold bars have a unique draw that is different than that of the gold coins.
Gold Bars For Sale
Bold Bar / bullion gold is one popular way to invest in gold. The most common weight of gold bars is one oz. One Troy Ounce or 31.1034768 grams. These are the wafer style gold bars instead of buying gold coins. I suppose these might not really be considered gold bars, but for the individual investor the popular size is 1 oz or smaller gold bars. If you are looking at the larger gold bars, those made famous by the fort knox gold bars pictures that we’ve all seen then those come in different shapes and sizes. Always research your gold information closely if you are looking to buy gold coins or bars.
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Buying Gold Bars
You can buy gold bars in many different ways, including through gold dealers, mints, foundries and the most common way is through individuals or auctions on ebay. You might be surprised to hear that many people are looking to buy US gold coins on ebay, but they do every single day. Be sure you find a seller with lots of positive feedback before buying anything from ebay. The discounted prices make shopping there worth it.
There are mainly two types of gold bars that you can buy, Cast and minted gold bars. Cast gold bars are created by pouring the molten gold into a mold, this is often called a gold bar ingot. This type of gold bar is rougher in look, style and feel than minted gold bars. Minted gold bars come from the molten gold laid out into strips and then stamped with minting presses similar to the way gold coins are minted, although more care is generally taken with gold coins to create even finer finishes.
According to goldprice, there are around 27 accredited manufacturers of cast gold bars around the world, producing small gold bars up to huge gold bars. Weights of gold bars include kilos, grammes (usually 500g or less) and in twenty ounce bars or smaller ounce bar sizes. Gold bars from Brazil offer the smallest cast gold bar which is a 10 gram gold bar. The 1oz gold bars are normally in Australia, Europe, the UK and USA.
The minted gold bars have four manufacturers, Argor-Heraus which is a subsidary of Union Bank of Switzerland, Metalor. A subsidiary of Swiss Bank Corporation, Valcambi. A subsidiary of Credit Suisse and Pamp SA. Hey, what’s up with all the Swiss gold bars action, lots of swiss influence on gold bars which is interesting because in Switzerland you can take your paper currency into the bank and exchange it directly for gold. Try doing that in the USA and see what the bank says!
Gold Bar Purity
Purity in gold bars is expressed in units per 100, 1000 or 10,000. The mostly universal trend now for bars to be 99.99% pure gold although gold from different parts of the world does have differing amounts of purity.
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