RCM bars do not come with either protective cases or certificates.

PAMP kilo gold bars come in protective plastic cases and usually with certificates. The most commonly available kilo gold bars are the PAMP and the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) gold bars. The metric system is the primary weight (and measurement) system used other parts of the world. In the metric system, a “kilo” is short for kilogram, the base unit of mass in the International System of Units, commonly called the metric system. 9999 fine (99.99% pure) and contain 32.15 troy ounces each. However, usually the premiums on 100-gram gold bars are less than the premiums on 10-oz gold bars. Buying 100-gram bars provides investors more flexibility when it comes time to sell.Īs a rule, smaller gold bars carry larger mark-ups over spot. Investors wanting low premium gold bars may want to consider the 100-gram gold bars, which carry premiums only slightly higher than kilo gold bars. In the space it takes to store twenty-five 1-oz gold bars (in their packaging from the refinery), six Royal Canadian Mint kilo gold bars (192.90 ounces) could be stored. That is because kilo gold bars are easier to store than are 1-oz gold bars. Whereas a few years ago only 1-oz and 10-oz gold bars were available, today kilo gold bars are commonly bought by large investors. Major 'name brand' silver bar companies include Engelhard, Johnson Matthey, Royal Canadian Mint, and PAMP Suisse.Gold bars for sale include 1-oz gold bars, 10-oz gold bars, kilo gold bars, and 100-gram gold bars. On the other hand, you will receive more when you decide to sell. When you buy silver bullion bars from one of these companies, you will pay a bit more. 'Name Brand' silver bars refers to silver bars that sell at a premium to 'generic' silver bars from lesser-known companies. 100 ounce silver bars and kilo silver bars are less common. For this reason we will only cover minted silver bullion bars for this article.Ĭommon silver bar sizes include one ounce, five ounces, and 10 ounces. This results in them having higher premiums over the silver spot price than minted bars. Poured silver bars are more labor-intensive than minted bars. The correct amount of molten silver is poured into each mold, then allowed to cool. Poured silver bars use molds of graphite or steel. Minting silver bars is much faster than making poured silver bars. 'Blanks' are cut from extruded silver bar stock, then struck with large dies in a hydraulic press. Minted silver bars are made similarly to silver coins and rounds. Broadly speaking, there are two types of silver bars: minted, and poured.

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