Kilo bar thread

1jester · July 17, 2009 7:32AM

I thought it would be a cool idea if we could post pics or info related to kilo (or larger) bars or coins. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

First, a 5 kg "coin" bar from the Cook Islands, along with a nicely toned 1 oz bar for comparison.

2006 1000 Ruble coin from Belarus commemorating the 2008 Olympic Light Athletic games, mintage of 1500:

2007 Cook Islands 1 kg coin bar:

Johnson Matthey Pauwels, Brussels:

Credit Suisse - look how it weighs out at exactly 1000.0 grams!

Two of them:

These people don't mess around!! Swiss precision:

Kantonal Bank, Zurich:

Early Emirates Gold:

Argor, Chiasso:

cars · July 17, 2009 7:44AM

Very Very nice! I like the JM bar the best of course but all are nice. The round doesn't do anything for me though.
Do Half Kilo's work? They cost about the same as a full kilo

OPA · July 17, 2009 9:28AM

That 5kg bar is a sight for sore eyes...

I like the Belarus silver coin..The B.H. Mayer Mint does some great work when it comes to minting coins.

Weiss · July 17, 2009 9:37AM

Niiiiice. That 5 kilo bar is totally killer.

Best I can muster:

mkman123 · July 17, 2009 10:57AM

I like the 1/2 kg JM bar the most! 1jester, impressive kilo collection though! I like the credit suisse kilos

adamlaneus · July 17, 2009 11:02AM

mkman123 · July 17, 2009 11:02AM

1jester · July 18, 2009 5:23PM

Thanks for all the comments, guys! And also for sharing yours, because without that this thread would die quickly.

OPA, I don't know much about that mint or other coins they might have minted, but the design of the Belarussian coin looked cool to me, and I guess I liked it enough to buy 3 of them. Do you know if they command high collector premiums because of the limited mintage? And yes, I do love those 5 kg "coins"!!! They're mighty big and impressive, and try packing a few of them in your briefcase and trying to look normal walking down a city street with it!! LOL Cook Islands now has Meule doing their minting for them, not Perth, and the kilo bars are similar in shape and look; I think I'll have to pick up a few of them too.

Weiss, the look of that 100 oz Englehard is mighty solid!! Thanks for sharing.

Cars, half kilos will work too!

I don't have any; perhaps that's why I overlooked them, but they're perfect for this thread. I like the bars, but the coins don't bother me. I don't have any pure bullion rounds, but plenty of coins. I suppose the numismatist in me finds them worthy of collecting, even as bullion.

Mike, thanks for sharing. I too find the Credit Suisse bars strangely appealing. I don't know what it is about them exactly, but I'd gladly pick up many more if I could find them.

Adam, that's a nice collection you've got going! I have different Kookaburras too, different dates from 1 kg on down. No Koalas larger than 10 oz, however. I like the Kookaburras; I think they change the design every year. I don't suppose it would be easy doing a date run of them, however!

SaorAlba · July 18, 2009 7:15PM

All unfortunately the wrong colour, I prefer Kilos in that yellower shade of metal.

1jester · July 18, 2009 7:37PM

<< All unfortunately the wrong colour, I prefer Kilos in that yellower shade of metal. >>

Feel free to share yours here!

OPA · July 19, 2009 1:39AM

<< OPA, I don't know much about that mint or other coins they might have minted, but the design of the Belarussian coin looked cool to me, and I guess I liked it enough to buy 3 of them. Do you know if they command high collector premiums because of the limited mintage? And yes, I do love those 5 kg "coins"!!! They're mighty big and impressive, and try packing a few of them in your briefcase and trying to look normal walking down a city street with it!! LOL Cook Islands now has Meule doing their minting for them, not Perth, and the kilo bars are similar in shape and look; I think I'll have to pick up a few of them too. >>

The Mayer Mint GMBH is an old established private Mint in Germany... (5th Generation) I have never seen the Belarus coin come up for auction, as such I have no idea what the asking price is. I suspect, since the issue price was around $500, hopefully higher. The Mayer Mint is also producing the current Cook Island's Masterpiece of Art Coins...very detailed and pricey...The below link is an ongoing auction of their latest issue.

eBay Link..Cook Island

BTW Not my auction.

SaorAlba · July 22, 2009 11:52PM

One that I have owned for over three years, and it has doubled in value since that time.

Weiss · July 23, 2009 12:07AM

I love the idea of a kilo of gold and a 1000 oz bar of silver. But a big part of me is still a SHTF scenario-ist. And no matter how I try to rationalize, I can't see any benefits to those monster bars over 1-oz bars and coins, and even fractionals on the gold side, and 10 oz bars and 90% on the silver side. And I can tick off a dozen reasons for the smaller units, but only one for the big ones: They're really, really cool

Cladiator · July 23, 2009 12:33AM

<< I love the idea of a kilo of gold and a 1000 oz bar of silver. But a big part of me is still a SHTF scenario-ist. And no matter how I try to rationalize, I can't see any benefits to those monster bars over 1-oz bars and coins, and even fractionals on the gold side, and 10 oz bars and 90% on the silver side. And I can tick off a dozen reasons for the smaller units, but only one for the big ones: They're really, really cool

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Ditto. That's why I sold off my Kilo bar. Biggest bar I'll own now is a 10oz. Except for one 16oz bar I have just because it's fun.

KentuckyJ · July 23, 2009 12:42AM

I have a feeling big buck whale size folks enjoy their kilo holdings as much as us little people enjoy our 1's, 5's and 10's. It's all very nice ... whatever floats your boat!

SaorAlba · July 23, 2009 1:17AM

<< I love the idea of a kilo of gold and a 1000 oz bar of silver. But a big part of me is still a SHTF scenario-ist. And no matter how I try to rationalize, I can't see any benefits to those monster bars over 1-oz bars and coins, and even fractionals on the gold side, and 10 oz bars and 90% on the silver side. And I can tick off a dozen reasons for the smaller units, but only one for the big ones: They're really, really cool

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The kilo of gold I bought from another board member, it represents a great deal for the amount of gold. It is far and away the largest single piece of gold, the rest of it doesn't size over the Mexican 50 Pesos which weighs in at 1.2057 ounces. The kilo sometimes begs to be sold, and the funds put into something like a roll or so of $20s, but I like the heft of it.

Cladiator · July 25, 2009 6:37AM

1jester · July 27, 2009 1:33AM

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One that I have owned for over three years, and it has doubled in value since that time. >>

That is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing.

1jester · July 27, 2009 1:44AM

Here's a kilo Degussa bar I picked up today. How old is this thing - any ideas? It's strangely shaped, like a big ingot, fat and stubby. For size comparison, I've placed some other bars alongside, including a stack of ten one ounce Englehard bars, a Gecko 2.5 oz bar, a Credit Suisse kilo bar and a UBS 5 gr. bar. Enjoy!

Norseman88 · July 27, 2009 1:15PM

I really like the fat kilo silver bar.

asheland · July 27, 2009 4:26PM

<< I really like the fat kilo silver bar. >>

Very cool looking bar!

mkman123 · July 29, 2009 3:14AM

here is an exact Degussa bar like 1jesters on UK ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DEGUSSA-1-kilo-999-fine-silver-bullion-bar-in-mint-wrap_W0QQitemZ190324105183QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_Bullion_Bars_SM?hash=item2c50335fdf&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

OPA · July 29, 2009 4:32AM

ebay Link

To bad he does not ship overseas..

mkman123 · July 29, 2009 5:38AM

few oz less than 1 kilo but look at it........a thick brick!

Norseman88 · July 30, 2009 12:15PM

That is a thick brick of pure Silver.

1jester · July 31, 2009 6:45AM

I agree, the fat and stubby look is cool! Not that I have anything against a flat and wide bar either...

Here's another almost identical bar I picked up today, a descendent of the Degussa bar, made by Umicore, which is what the name of the company has been since 2001. Here's a little info on some silver bars, and the Degussa kilo bar I have has a lower serial number than the one pictured at the top of the page. I still would like to know how old it is; it came from the same cache of old pour bars that included my old pour JM kilo bar.

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gecko109 · July 31, 2009 6:50AM

How about a 1/10th and 1/20th kilo bar?

Norseman88 · July 31, 2009 7:50AM

Those are some neat Silver bars and the Gold bars aren't to shabby either.

halfhunter · August 9, 2009 8:06AM

I just traded a Proof Jefferson Spouse gold coin for this bar:

(His Photo)

When I saw the pic it just kinda called my name! I know absoultely nothing about these things.

Did I get ripped too bad?

Regards,

John

mkman123 · August 9, 2009 8:11AM

you did ok. I've seen them sell from 540-600 on ebay

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