Gold Bullion
Gold Bars
Gold Coins/Rounds
Gold Nuggets/Scraps
Gold Jewelry
Silver Bullion
Silver Bars
Silver Coins/Rounds
Silver Nuggets/Scraps
Silver Jewelry
Platinum Bullion
Platinum Bars
Platinum Coins/Rounds
Platinum Nuggets/Scraps
Platinum Jewelry

A gold bar is usually a gold ingot (a precious metal cast into a specific shape for the purpose of resale) made of nearly or completely pure gold.  The primary intention of such a work is to create a easily identifiable weight of gold for resale or for investment.  Storage of such a shape of usually more efficient than simply gold nuggets or gold scraps, which can cause issues with their unusual and variable shapes.

Gold bars usually come in two different shapes, casted and minted.  Casted means the gold was melted down and poured into a mold which was then hardened into a metal bar.  Minted are gold blanks, usually into the shape of coins that have been hand cut to a specific shape for the purpose of a specific denomination.  Minted gold bars usually carry more of a premium value compared to cast gold bars because more attention to detail is taken when creating a minted gold bar or coin because of additional aesthetic features have been added to increase resale value to collectors.  Cast gold bars are usually most common form when dealing with investors as the premium over market value is much less due to lack of detailing.

Weight of gold bullion and gold bars are usually measured in troy ounces.  One troy ounce equals 31.103 grams.  Implying that if gold was currently valued on the open market at  $800 per troy ounce, gold would then have a value of around $25 per gram.  Gold bars and coins usually come in 100 gram, 1 troy ounce, 1 kilogram, and 400 troy ounce bars.  Gold bars are a great way to buy bullion.

Where To Buy Gold Bars

Monex Precious Metals - Gold Bars