Gold Bars

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Gold remains the top choice for investors looking to diversify their portfolios with a hard asset that can help hedge against inflation and protect your wealth in the long run. While gold coins are popular for their creative design and legal tender status, gold bars generally have cheaper premiums, costing less dollars per ounce of pure gold.

If you want to learn more about the potential benefits of investing in gold bars, keep reading below to learn from SD Bullion.

Gold Bullion Bars

A flat bar struck using .999+ (usually) pure gold is known as a gold bullion bar. Gold bars range from small gram sizes to 1 kilo. The wide range of options at SD Bullion empowers our clients to find the perfect products tailored to their unique investment goals.

The 1-gram, 1-oz, 100-gram, and kilo sizes are the most common weights available in the bullion market. While smaller gold bars offer higher liquidity and easy storage, larger bars usually cost less per ounce.

Government Mints vs Private Mints

Gold bullion bars are mainly available from private mints, such as Valcambi and Argor-Heraeus, some of the most regarded mints in the world today.

Nevertheless, some government-owned mints also create gold bars for investment purposes. Some examples include the Royal Canadian Mint, the Australian Perth Mint, and the British Royal Mint.

Gold rounds are similar to gold bars in the sense they they are usually struck by private mints and are devoid of face value. However, they are shaped like a coin, being a popular form of investment among collectors as well.

What to Look for in a Gold Bar?

The Mint

There are many mints in the precious metals industry. You can usually find out the gold bar's manufacturer by looking at the product's obverse, where you will most likely find a logo or the name of the company that minted it.

Why Prominent Manufacturers Matter

Choosing a gold bar can be overwhelming, given the sizes, mints, and designs we offer at SD Bullion. First, you should know that an investment-grade gold bar should contain at least .999 fine levels of pure gold content.

It is also true that the more regarded and renowned the gold bar's mint is, the more sought-after it will be by investors and bullion dealers worldwide. In other words, reselling gold bars from trusted, renowned manufacturers should make it easier to secure higher prices.

For instance, a sovereign national mint, such as the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), is easily recognizable by investors. Their products are known to contain top-notch quality. Therefore, it's possible that a gold bar from the RCM, will be easier to sell back to a gold bullion dealer and get a better price than lesser-known mints.

The same goes for highly praised private mints like Valcambi or Argor-Heraeus. Investors will recognize their logo and fame worldwide and should also obtain slightly better prices.

The bar's assay card

Many bullion products come with some form of assay proof, like the assayer's mark engraved on the bar.

In most cases, gold bars also have a unique serial number issued by the refiner. Smaller bars, for instance, usually come in a sealed assay card that contains all the relevant information for that piece, like the date of the assay, weight, purity, and, sometimes, a serial number.

Likewise, an assay certificate might be included in the purchase. It also proves the authenticity and the origin of that specific bullion bar.

Types of Gold Bars

Since there are different companies that produce gold bars, you might expect different production methods as well, which often result in different prices and different perceived values.

Cast Gold Bars

Cast gold bars are made by pouring the molten metal into a mold. The surface has simple marks, usually the weight, purity, and the manufacturer's logo.

Both hand-poured and cast gold bars begin with gold poured, placed, or injected into a mold. They have a very hand-made look and feel. They may display waffle backs or ripples, as well as pour lines. This is due to the rapid cooling of the gold in the mold and the absence of an enclosed mold.

Mint Gold Bars

A mint gold bar undergoes a more complex process. They are typically made from a cast or a gold ingot rolled to a uniform thickness. Those golden sheets are punched into a die to acquire the desired weight and shape, forming blanks. Later, the blanks are fed into a minting press to imprint the obverse and reverse designs.

How to Choose the Right Gold Bar

The bar's weight and purity

Investment-grade gold bars must be refined to a purity of at least 99.5%. However, most gold bars ranging from 1 gram to 1 kilo are typically refined to 99.9% pure. You can also see this information states as .999 fineness.

As mentioned, bullion bars come in various sizes and weights. The most common one is the one troy-ounce gold bar because it usually has good value, is easy to handle and store, and is highly liquid.

Smaller bars could be a sensible entry point into the precious metals industry. Because prices are based on the bar's weight, small gram gold bars do not require a considerable initial investment, and you can still enjoy the possible benefits of bullion investing.

Overall, smaller gold bars can be a great option for those looking to invest in gold with more flexibility and affordability, though they may come with slightly higher premiums compared to larger bars. On the other hand, seasoned investors might choose larger bars. Because gold is priced in bulk, the more gold you buy at once, the more you save in terms of dollar per ounce of gold.

Here are the sizes of gold bars for sale at SD Bullion:

• 1/100th troy ounce;

• 0.5 gram;

• 1 gram;

• 2 grams;

• 2.5 grams;

• 5 grams;

• 10 grams;

• 20 grams;

• 1 troy ounce;

• 50 grams;

• 100 grams;

• 5 troy ounces;

• 10 troy ounces;

• 1 kilo.

Larger bars could be a savvy choice for clients willing to invest more while enjoying lower premium percentages. 10 oz to 1-kilo gold bars are the go-to choice if you want to allocate a good amount of your portfolio in gold bullion.

However, smaller gold bars, including gram-sized, offer easier storage and higher liquidity.

Popular Brands

Gold bullion bars can come in different designs. Some are so popular that the precious metal industry sees them as symbols of excellence. Others represent only limited-time offers. Below, you'll find the most popular gold bars for sale at SD Bullion:

PAMP Fortuna

PAMP Fortuna bars are the cream of the crop in terms of attention to detail. Many investors see PAMP as arguably the best gold refiner in the world. Every single bar features Fortuna - the Roman Goddess of fortune. PAMP Fortuna bars can weigh as little as 1 gram (0.032 Troy oz) and as big as 1 kilogram (32.15 Troy oz) of 99.99% fine gold content.

Credit Suisse Gold Bar

Credit Suisse bars might have a simple design—just the company's logo on the obverse side—but they are highly regarded by collectors worldwide. Valcambi, one of Switzerland's most well-known precious metals refineries, produces Credit Suisse gold bars.

Valcambi CombiBar

You can't go wrong with Valcambi's CombiBar. The most common option is the 50-gram (1.60 Troy oz), 999.9 purity bar. The rectangular bar is sold as one 50-gram bar but can also be split into 50 individual 1-gram bars. Valcambi's brilliant technology ensures no loss of purity or gold content when separating them.

Royal Canadian Mint Gold Bar

The RCM is one of the few sovereign mints that issue such products. Its .9999 pure gold content is a phenomenal value for savvy gold investors. On the bar, you'll find the mint's maple leaf logo and its name in English and French.

Sunshine Minting Gold Bar

The Sunshine Mint is one of the most prominent private mints in America. The gold bar's obverse side features the firm's famous logo - an American bald eagle in flight, with sunshine behind it.

Perth Mint Gold Bar

As one of the most highly accredited refiners worldwide, the Perth Mint seduces you with an unmatched combination of choice, design, and quality.

It is worth mentioning that the Perth Mint also produces a simple square-shaped, yet awe-striking, 1-ounce .9999 fine-cast gold bar.

Argor-Heraeus Gold bar

Argor-Heraeus is another Swiss-based refinery. Known for its dazzling designs, it is a key supplier for some of the most important financial institutions and bullion houses worldwide.

How the Spot Price Affects the Final Value of Gold Bars

Gold bar prices are based on the current spot price of gold, which fluctuates according to live transactions at mercantile markets such as LBMA and COMEX. However, the spot price serves only as a base and usually does not correspond to the final price of a gold bar.

Bullion dealers usually add a percentage over the spot price to meet business costs and still make a profit. That is called a premium.

Prices on gold bullion bars can range from a couple of dozen dollars for small gram bars to tens of thousands for kilo bars.

Our website constantly updates its prices according to the current gold spot price.

Benefits of Investing in Gold Bars

Diversification

Gold has been a popular option for diversifying a portfolio and hedging against inflation or economic uncertainty.

Its relative stability compared to other precious metals makes gold products a sensible option. It has been used as currency for millennia and trending as a wealth-preservation asset.

Liquidity and Flexibility

Liquidity concerns the speed and ease with which an asset can be converted into cash.

For example, a 1 Troy oz gold bar is more liquid than a 1 Kilo gold bar. Kilo bars are only accessible by investors with a large portfolio. Additionally, Kilo bars are harder to transport and store, so they are only advisable to larger investors.

Investment Goals

Investment goals can range from wealth accumulation, protection money, retirement planning, or capital appreciation since gold is often seen as a durable store of value and a hedge against inflation, and its price can rise during geopolitical uncertainty or periods of high inflation.

For example, gold prices spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, reaching over $2,000 per ounce, a historical landmark. 

Another record was set in September 2024, the price of gold per ounce fluctuated above $2,600.

Most importantly, gold is a long-term investment that could potentially outperform stocks. Gold bars are some of the most liquid forms of bullion.

Finally, IRA-eligible bars offer investors the opportunity to fund their self-directed retirement accounts and enjoy the potential benefits of investing in precious metals in the long-run.

Storage and Security

Storage is vital to owning bullion, but it is often overlooked.

For home storage, a safe deposit box that is waterproof, fireproof and bullet proof offers you the highest security.

However, if you are a small investor and cannot, or does not want to invest in a safe deposit box right not, you can still hide your bullion in different places around your house, such as inside stereo speakers, cushions, a falso-bottom drawer or secret cupboard, and kickboards of kitchen units.

Another option is to hire a segregated storage depository service, especially one that offers customers with bullion insurance, covering the value of your precious metals in case they're stolen, lost, or damaged. This type of insurance is specifically designed to safeguard the total value of your bullion, differing from standard home insurance, which may not fully cover such assets.

SD Depository provides a fully insured precious metals storage service, backed by Lloyds of London, up to the melt value of your assets. Once your account is established, you can transfer metals from other locations. Your metals are allocated in your name and kept separate from others' storing.

Purchase Gold Bars at SD Bullion

We hope this page has helped you understand the key aspects of investing in gold bars, from their various sizes and advantages to essential considerations regarding storage and security. You learned that generally speaking, smaller bars tend to be more affordable and can guarantee more liquidity for new investors.

Whether used to safeguard wealth or as a tool for capital appreciation, gold bars remain a popular choice for people seeking to diversify their investment portfolios.

Please contact us at 1(800)294-8732 or by the web chat feature on the bottom right of the page if you would like to talk to our customer service.