Gold Bars and Rounds

Gold is intricately tied to human society.  Beyond the long history of gold, is how intrinsically beautiful it is and how unique its physical properties are. Gold is naturally occurring soft metal that is both malleable and ductile, allowing it to be pounded into thin sheets. For thousands of years humanity has used gold ingots, gold bars, gold rounds, and gold coins for commerce and development.  Now, in modern times, many collect gold bars and gold rounds because gold, just like it’s eternal partner silver, is not tied to any fiat currency and can be seen as an alternative to the dollar and stock markets. Not to mention the impressiveness of holding one of the scarcest precious metals that can be found on Earth in the palm of your hand. Keep reading to learn more about gold bars and rounds and to find the perfect shiny fit for your collection.

Gold Bullion

Bullion is a term used to describe any item made of precious metals, like gold and silver.  Gold bullion normally comes in the form of ingots, bars, rounds, and coins.  There are many different types of gold bullion that you can purchase for those interested in owning large sums of the precious metal to those interested in unique designs. On top of being a great alternative to fiat currency, many different gold bullions also act as collectable sets and works of art to show off or collect.  Completely independent from fiat currencies, gold bars, gold ingots, gold coins, and gold rounds are an excellent choice for anyone looking to leave a fluid legacy for children, grandchildren, and any other family members, often in the form of great works of art.

Pamp Suisse

The leader in global gold bars ins PAMP Suisse.  PAMP, short for Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux, is a worldwide refiner and marketer of gold bars and gold ingots. PAMP Suisse is based in Castel San Pietro, Switzerland and is recognized by the London Bullion Association as an “Approved Good Delivery Referee.”  PAMP Suisse gold bars are available struck with a variety of great designs with one of the most popular PAMP gold bars being the “Lady Fortuna” portrait.  This PAMP Suisse gold bar shows a side profile of the Roman goddess of good fortune and luck, struck with elegant precision. The Lady Fortuna gold bars come in a variety of sizes including 1 gram and 1-ounce bars.

Alongside the Lady Fortuna gold bar design, PAMP Suisse also strikes an annual gold bar for the Chinese lunar new year.  For 2018, the year of the dog, PAMP struck a 1 oz. gold bar, the latest addition to the lunar new year series that celebrates anyone born in the year of the dog.  These gold bars are made of 99.99% gold and show a full sized, loyal dog inside of its doghouse while the reverse shows a puppy laying in the doghouse entrance.  The PAMP year of the dog gold bar is an excellent choice for anyone as it symbolizes loyalty, compatibility, and kindness. 

Alongside the PAMP year of the dog and the Lady Fortuna, there is also the PAMP gold cross ingot.  Depicting an artistic Christian cross, illuminated by an unseen radiance, it is another gold ingot struck in one ounce of 99.99% gold.  All three of these PAMP gold bars are both artistically beautiful as well as effortless ways to own gold.  PAMP is a leading producer of gold bars the world over.

Gold Bars

Other Mints strike their own gold rounds, gold ingots, and gold bars.  The renowned Perth Mint in Australia, which has its own annual Kangaroo gold coin, strikes a Kangaroo gold bar as well.  The gold kangaroo bar is struck in the Perth mint and made with 99.99% pure gold with repeating kangaroos hopping across on the reverse.  On the obverse is the Perth mint’s swan logo and the ingot’s gold content.

Gold Rounds

Gold Rounds are not gold coins. They are not issued by a sovereign mint and therefore will not bear a legal tender amount on them. Gold rounds can be an accessible way to add the shiny metal to your collection as they are often available at a lower premium than gold coins.  

Gold is intricately tied to human society. Beyond the long history of gold is how intrinsically beautiful it is and how unique its physical properties are. Gold is a naturally occurring soft metal that is both malleable and ductile, allowing it to be pounded into thin sheets. For thousands of years, humanity has used gold ingots, gold bars, gold rounds, and gold coins for commerce and development. Today, gold bars and gold rounds offer collectors an opportunity to own this precious metal in one of its finest forms. GovMint provides a wide range of gold bars, and rounds from some of the world’s finest sovereign and private mints.

Gold Bars

While gold can be purchased in many forms, gold bars offer a level of accessibility that makes it easier for collectors to acquire and store gold. One-ounce gold bars, in particular, are very easy to store and transport, allowing collectors to keep them at home in a secure safe or a simple safe deposit box at a bank. At GovMint, we offer gold bars for sale in the following sizes:

• 1/100 ounce

• 1/10 ounce

• 1/2 ounce

• 1 ounce

Gold bars are typically produced with a purity of 99.9% or even as high as 99.99% from numerous mints around the world, including sovereign, government mints as well as private mints.

One such example, the renowned Perth Mint in Australia, which has its own annual Kangaroo-themed gold coin series, also strikes a Kangaroo Gold Bar each year as well. The Perth Mint’s Kangaroo Gold Bar is made with 99.99% pure gold, with repeating kangaroos hopping across on the reverse. The Perth mint’s swan logo and the ingot’s gold content appear on the obverse. 

Gold Rounds

Gold rounds may appear to be the same as gold coins in shape and size; however, there are key distinctions between the two. Make no mistake: gold rounds are not gold coins. Gold Rounds are not legal tender and do not carry a face value. Precious metal enthusiasts often seek out gold rounds primarily for their gold weight and purity, though many also have intricate designs as well. Gold rounds can be an accessible way to add the precious metal to your hoard as they tend to sell at a lower premium than gold coins.

Gold Ingots

The terms gold ingots and gold bars are often used interchangeably. Generally speaking, an ingot is a metal cast into a shape (usually rectangular) for more accessible storage and transportation. Though an ingot can be considered a bar, the term is most commonly associated with industry and often refers to a rougher, more raw product than a cast or minted bar. When shopping for gold bars, you are more likely to find smaller weights and sizes, such as one-ounce, 1/2-ounce, 1/10-ounce, or even 1/100-ounce gold bars. Gold ingots also tend to be larger in size and weight than most gold bars for sale to the general public. 

Gold Bullion

Bullion is a term used to describe any item made of precious metals, like gold and silver, whose primary appeal is tied to the weight and purity of its precious metal content rather than any numismatic or collectible factors. Gold bullion typically comes in the form of ingots, bars, rounds, and sometimes coins. 

Collectible Gold Bars 

On the other hand, many mints issue gold bars that would be considered more of a collectible item versus a pure bullion product. Collectible gold bars may have special finishes, limited mintages, or other embellishments that make their appeal beyond their precious metal content alone.

Pamp Suisse

One of the leaders in global gold bars is PAMP Suisse®. PAMP, short for Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux, is a worldwide refiner and marketer of gold bars and ingots. Based in Castel San Pietro, Switzerland, the London Bullion Association recognizes the company as an “Approved Good Delivery Referee.”  PAMP Suisse gold bars are struck with a variety of great designs, one of the most popular being the “Lady Fortuna™” design. This PAMP Suisse gold bar shows a side profile of the Roman goddess of good fortune and luck, struck with elegant precision. The Lady Fortuna gold bars come in various sizes, including 1 gram and one ounce.

Alongside the Lady Fortuna gold bar design, PAMP Suisse also strikes an annual gold bar for the Chinese Lunar New Year.  For 2024, the year of the dragon, PAMP struck a one-ounce gold bar, the latest addition to the Lunar New Year series, which celebrates anyone born in the year of the dragon. These gold bars are made of 99.99% gold and show the full-sized Azure Dragon, a guardian of the east and harbinger of the spring season. The PAMP year of the dragon gold bar is an excellent choice for anyone as it symbolizes a bountiful harvest in the future.

Where to Buy Gold Bars & Rounds

Over the course of 40 years, GovMint has earned its stellar reputation in the numismatic community as a premier online dealer of gold bars and gold rounds, among many other collectible precious metal products. Make GovMint your go-to source when looking to buy gold gold bars. Shop our wide selection of gold bars and gold rounds today!