1g Bars?

[Squashie]

Hello everyone!

Hope you're all keeping well.

I'm still researching before I start buying metals. I've noticed that some mints have 1g and 2.5g bars. Does anyone actually buy these? Do they trade in second hand market?

Just curious!!

Thanks 😁

[kimchi]

You're talking about gold?

If so, yes!

[jonrms]

There are 1g silver and now very popular us 1/10th silver!!! WHY???? 

 

But the 2.5 is usually gold as @kimchi stated

[Squashie]

33 minutes ago, kimchi said:

You're talking about gold?

If so, yes!

I've seen it in almost all metals! Gold, silver, platinum!

 

Is that both 1g and 2.5g? 

[Melon]

Those tiny bars are bought by collectors I believe. The premiums are absurd so they are not a good choice for someone just looking to stack weight. 

[kimchi]

13 hours ago, Squashie said:

I've seen it in almost all metals! Gold, silver, platinum!

 

Is that both 1g and 2.5g? 

Not worth bothering with in silver imo, pure half ounce coins are the minimum and 1oz are the 'standard'/popular/common with 2oz on a fair few issues, then you have 5oz, 10oz and even kilo coins on others.

Or as @jonrms succinctly put it 'WHY????' for silver!

Go for as large as you can for far lower premiums on gold (maybe platinum, I don't follow that metal) as Melon said. Unless you're buying a lot, for me Sovereigns, 1/4  and 1/10th ounce gold coins provide a decent balance between liquidity and premium if bought from the right places.

But, if you can only afford 2.5g of gold then 2.5g is infinitely better than nothing at all!

[cdrematt]

I do not have any one gram bars, though I do have a Canadian Maplegram coin. I probably would not do it again in gold. Better to save up for something a bit more substantial. I have considered one gram of palladium, to say I have it in my stack, and because there seems to be no middle ground between one gram and one ounce in that metal. The price would have to be favorable though.

[Groundup]

I bought some 1g palladium bars a good few years ago off a guy on eBay I think he is on this forum too. Very cheaply compared to current prices.