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bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,780 ✭✭✭
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Apmex is selling a 1gr holiday bar for $43. However, 1gr bars go up to $53. A gold bar is a gold bar, right? I.E. get the cheaper one? And how BIG is 1gr? The size of a pill?
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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A 1 gram bar is very small. There are 31 grams to an ounce. By way of comparison, a silver dime weighs 2.5 grams--and gold is more dense than silver. So considerably less than 1/2 the size of a silver dime.

    The bars on sale on Apmex's site are their own brand. Perfectly fine if that's what you want. The more expensive bars are Pamp, and they come in a sealed plastic assay card about the size of a credit card. There is a premium when you buy, and probably a premium when you sell.

    Keep in mind that with gold at $1161 as I type, a 1-gram bar is only "worth" $37.45. In other words, even with the Apmex brand bar you're paying about $170 an ounce over spot for the smaller bars. Check my math, I'm doing all of this in my head.
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  • bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,780 ✭✭✭
    That sounds about right for the price per oz. Just looking to expand beyond silver but it's not in the cards yet. Maybe I can blackmail Santa.... But thanks with the size question. I had no clue.
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  • ocon4008ocon4008 Posts: 1,703
    <<... There are 31 grams to an ounce....>>

    1 ounce [troy] = 31.1034768 gram

    <<Keep in mind that with gold at $1161 as I type, a 1-gram bar is only "worth" $37.45.>>

    $37.34

    The egghead number cruncher in me likes to be exact.
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