All Gold Bar Guides
Every guide on the site, grouped by the question it answers. Banks first, then where bars are sold, then what a bar costs, all tied to the live gold price.
Banks
BanksCan You Buy Gold From a Bank?We found no large US bank page offering gold bars. See which banks do sell, how Canada and Europe differ, and where to buy a bar instead.BanksBanks That Sell Gold BarsA dated list of banks whose own pages say they sell gold bars, with what we could not find for the big US banks. Every row shows the source and the date read.BanksDo Banks Buy Gold Bars Back?Where a bank sells gold bars, will it buy one back? What banks say, why dealers are different, and how to ask for a written buy-back price before you buy.BanksGold Bars in a Safe Deposit BoxSafe deposit box contents are not FDIC-insured. What that means for a gold bar, what banks say about insurance, and other ways to store gold at home or away.
Where to buy
Where to buyWhere to Buy Gold BarsBanks, Costco, online dealers, coin shops and phone dealers compared on what you get, buy-back and price checks, plus where Augusta Precious Metals fits.Where to buyCostco Gold BarsDoes Costco sell gold bars? What the site lists, what the return policy covers, and how to check any bar against the live gold price before you pay.Where to buyHow to Buy Gold BarsHow to buy a gold bar step by step: pick a size, compare the price with spot, ask the questions the CFTC suggests, and check the bar when it arrives.Where to buyHow to Tell if a Gold Bar Is RealHow to check a gold bar is real: the assay card, sealed packaging, weight and size, what a magnet can and cannot show, and why the seller matters most.Where to buyPAMP Suisse Gold BarsWhat to know about PAMP Suisse gold bars: who makes them, the Lady Fortuna design, the assay card and Veriscan, and how to price one against spot.Where to buyGold Bar vs Gold CoinGold bar or gold coin? How they differ on premium, size, recognition and resale, and which suits a small first purchase and which suits a larger one.
Bar prices
Bar pricesGold Bar Price TodayLive gold bar prices by size, 1 gram to 400 oz, at the spot price, plus a checker that shows what premium a quoted price adds over spot.Bar pricesHow Much Is a Gold Bar Worth?What a gold bar is worth today at the live price, from 1 gram to a 400 oz bar, and why the price you pay and the price you get back differ.Bar prices1 oz Gold BarThe 1 oz gold bar at the live price: its size and weight, how it differs from a coin, where it is sold, and how to check the premium you are quoted.Bar prices10 oz Gold BarThe 10 oz gold bar at the live price: size, weight, how its premium compares with a 1 oz bar, and what to think about before you buy or store one.Bar prices1 Kilo Gold BarThe 1 kilo gold bar at the live price: 32.15 troy ounces of gold, how banks and dealers sell it, and what to check on size, fineness and storage.Bar pricesGold Bar WeightHow much a gold bar weighs: standard sizes in grams, troy ounces and kilos, the troy versus regular ounce, and how weight sets the price.