Buy Gold Bars — Compare Prices from Top Dealers
Compare gold bar prices from 30+ online dealers. Gold bars offer the lowest premiums per ounce of any gold format — a 1 oz bar typically costs 1-3% over spot, compared to 3-5% for a comparable government coin. Sizes range from 1 gram to 1 kilo. Every product card below shows live pricing, the number of dealers in stock, and the premium over the current gold spot price.
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Cast Gold Bars vs Minted Gold Bars
Minted bars are cut from flat gold sheet and die-pressed with designs, serial numbers, and refinery marks. They come in tamper-evident packaging with an assay card certifying weight and purity. Most bars on the market are minted — they're the standard for 1 oz and gram-weight products.
Cast bars are poured into molds from molten gold. The process is simpler, giving cast bars a raw, hand-finished look that some buyers prefer. Cast bars are more common in larger sizes (10 oz, kilo) and sometimes carry slightly lower premiums because they cost less to produce. Both types contain the same gold at the same purity — the difference is aesthetic.
Gold Bar Refineries
PAMP Suisse (Ticino, Switzerland) — Best known for the Lady Fortuna design. PAMP bars carry LBMA Good Delivery accreditation and are among the most recognized gold bars globally. Available from 1 gram to 1 kilo, with the 1 oz bar being the most traded.
Valcambi (Balerna, Switzerland) — Produces the Valcambi CombiBar, a larger bar scored into smaller gram-weight segments that can be snapped apart. Useful for buyers who want a single purchase with the option to sell in smaller increments. Standard bars available from 1 gram to 1 kilo.
Sunshine Minting (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) — Supplies gold blanks to the US Mint for American Gold Eagle production. Their retail bars feature MintMark SI anti-counterfeit technology. Known for competitive pricing and high-volume availability.
Asahi Refining (Salt Lake City / Tokyo) — Acquired Johnson Matthey's refining operations in 2015. JM bars from before the acquisition remain actively traded at modest premiums on the secondary market. Asahi bars carry the same refining quality under updated branding.
Royal Canadian Mint (Ottawa) — Government-backed gold bars with .9999 purity and serial numbers. RCM bars carry a slight premium over private-mint bars because of the sovereign backing.
Perth Mint (Perth, Australia) — One of the oldest operating mints, producing gold bars with .9999 purity. Their bars include a unique certificate and serial number system. Popular in both Australian and North American markets.
Scottsdale Mint (Scottsdale, Arizona) — Known for cast bars with a hand-poured aesthetic and the "chunky" stackable format. Scottsdale sources responsibly and offers designs that differentiate from the standard minted-bar look.
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