Standard Gold Bars come in the following sizes:
Gold Bars are priced based on a "spot price" per ounce of gold (which can be easily located on various stock or commodity exchanges around the world) plus any premium cost for the various sizes of bars you purchase. This premium is based heavily on availability of supply and demand for specific bar sizes, manufacturers and/or other factors.
Gold is fairly expensive for it's weight, which is one of the reasons people like to own gold as an investment. It is a very compact "store of wealth", meaning you could literally have well over $100,000 in small gold bars that would take up less space than a small shoe box and can easily be stored in a small home safe.
In times of financial (like we are seeing now in late 2008) or societal (like war zones or destabilized governments) turbulence, people often turn to gold to store their wealth for the following very good reasons:
You can purchase gold bars online at reputable dealers like APMEX (http://www.APMEX.com) to gain the advantage of gold as an investment and protection against inflation and troubled times. You can also purchase gold on online auction sites like EBAY, however, great caution should be used to avoid being defrauded. With the high prices of gold and other precious metals, it is better to make your purchases from trustworthy companies with excellent reputations.
The standard gold bar held as gold reserves by central banks and traded among bullion dealers is the 400-troy-ounce (12.4 kg or 438.9 ounces)
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The 'standard' (London) bar weighs 400 troy ounces (12.4 kg or 438.9 ounces) . The standard gold bar held as gold reserves by central banks worldwide and traded among bullion dealers.
A gold bar must meet the standard conditions of manufacture, labeling, and record keeping. A gold bar is then measured by the scale of troy ounces to determine its value.
No, a standard gold bar at Fort Knox typically weighs about 400 troy ounces, which is roughly 27.5 pounds.
A standard gold bar weighs 400-troy-ounce, equivalent to 438.86 ounces or 12.444 Kg. This is the 'Good Delivery' bar that is held by banks and federal reserves. The gold bar generally used for investments is the 'kilobar' weighting 1 Kg. However, there is no standard 'gold bar' or 'ingot' as such, and they can be of any weight, though the above are the more common gold bars used in the financial sectors.
The 'standard' (London) bar weighs 400 troy ounces (12.4 kg or 438.9 ounces) . The standard gold bar held as gold reserves by central banks worldwide and traded among bullion dealers.
It really depends on how big the bar is, but usually one troy ounce.
The standard size milk chocolate Hershey bar is 1.55 ounces.
Gold bars come in different sizes. Two standard sizes are mentioned in the Wikipedia article on "gold bar":The standard gold bar held as gold reserves by central banks and traded among bullion dealers is the 400-troy-ounce (12.4 kg or 438.9 ounces) Good Delivery gold bar.The kilobar, which is to say 1000 grams in mass, is the bar that is more manageable and is used extensively for trading and investment.Choose a size of your preference, then divide the amount you want (such as 10 kg) by the mass of the gold bar.
The standard ingot or bar used by central banks and currency reserves (for example Fort Knox) is called a Good Delivery Bar and weighs 400 troy ounces. It should be remembered that a troy ounce is about 4 grams heavier than a standard or "avoirdupois" ounce. Some variation of weight is allowed.
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2.07 ounces, for a standard bar
An ingot is the same thing as a gold bar. A gold bar is a bar, that is made out of solid god. They typically weigh 438.9 ounces.