1 gram Gold Bar - Valcambi (In Assay)

One gram of .9999 fine gold, which is about 0.0322 troy ounces — roughly one thirty-first of a troy ounce. Gold is quoted per troy ounce, so a 1 gram bar costs about 3% of the spot price of an ounce, plus its premium.

The bar is sealed in a tamper-evident card printed with its weight, fineness, serial number, and the certified assayer's signature. The seal is Valcambi's guarantee of what is inside, and keeping it intact is what lets a future buyer verify the bar without retesting it.

Valcambi is a Swiss precious metals refinery in Balerna, accredited by the London Bullion Market Association. Their bars are recognized and traded worldwide, which is the main reason a branded Swiss bar resells more easily than an unmarked one.

It is the lowest-cost entry point into physical gold. A 1 gram bar lets you own real, verifiable Swiss gold for a small fraction of what an ounce costs, which makes it useful for starting out, for gifting, or for holding gold in very small increments.

Premium. Small bars carry by far the highest premium per ounce of gold, because the refining, packaging, and handling cost roughly the same whether the bar holds one gram or one ounce. If your goal is the most gold for your money, a 1 oz bar or coin is substantially cheaper per ounce. Buy 1 gram bars for accessibility, not for value.

They are recognizable and dealers buy them, but expect to recover less of the premium than on larger bars. The wide buy-sell spread on very small gold is the tradeoff for the low entry price, so treat a 1 gram bar as gold you intend to keep rather than trade.

Yes. Gold for a self-directed IRA must be .995 fine or better and produced by an accredited refiner or national government mint. This bar is .9999 fine from Valcambi, an LBMA-accredited Swiss refinery, and it ships sealed in assay — the packaging custodians and depositories prefer. The metal must be held by an approved depository rather than delivered to you. Custodians do set their own account minimums and per-item storage fees, so confirm with yours how many bars make sense for your account.

No. On a bar this small the sealed card is a large part of what makes it verifiable and saleable. Once the seal is broken, a buyer has to authenticate the bar independently, which is disproportionately costly relative to one gram of gold. Store it sealed.

Utah exempts investment-grade precious metals from sales tax. A gold bar purchased in Utah should not be subject to sales tax. Confirm with your dealer at the time of purchase.