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What a kilo bar is
A kilo bar is 1,000 grams of metal, about 32.15 troy ounces. It is a size, not a brand. Gold kilos are a lot of money on one object. Silver kilos are more common in public hands.
A kilo bar is 1,000 grams of metal.
In troy ounces that is about 32.15 ounces. It is a size, not a brand.
Gold
A gold kilo is a dealer and investor size. It is a lot of money on one object. Testing the middle matters. Tungsten. Tests. Call ahead. Cash, check, or wire.
Silver
Kilo silver bars are common. Premiums are usually lower per ounce than small rounds. Resale depends on the stamp. .999. Government vs generic.
Other big bars
A 100-ounce silver bar and a ~400-ounce London Good Delivery gold bar are different wholesale sizes. Good Delivery. COMEX and LBMA. If you do not know which bar you have, bring it. The stamp and the scale will say.
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Extra pad history for kilo bars
A kilo is a metric habit that the bullion trade kept. One thousand grams. About 32.15 troy ounces. Refiners like even kilograms. Retail likes one-ounce coins. That is why a kilo gold bar feels like a dealer object and a kilo silver bar feels like a stacker object. Neither one is a Good Delivery bar. London’s gold brick is the ~400-ounce class. Silver Good Delivery is the 1,000-ounce class.
Older poured kilos can look homemade even when they are not. Newer minted kilos look like jewelry. The stamp is a claim. The middle is the argument. Tungsten cares about fat bars more than it cares about thin coins.
What the shop does with a kilo
We weigh it. We measure it. We look at the brand. A name we see every week is a short visit. A name we have never heard of is a longer visit. What .999 fine guarantees is not “the shop will pay Eagle money.” Government vs generic still applies.
Call ahead on gold kilos. That is a lot of cash on one object. Payment may be check or wire, not a drawer of bills. Do not drill it in the garage. Do not polish the serial number off. Bring it. If you inherited an unmarked brick, say that out loud. We would rather hear “I do not know” than a story that does not match the stamp.
People also ask
Is a kilo the same as 32 ounces? About 32.15 troy ounces. Do not use a kitchen ounce.
Are kilo silver bars a good way to stack? Often cheaper per ounce than tiny rounds. Resale depends on the stamp.
Will a shop buy a no-name kilo? Sometimes, after a harder test, at a generic bid.
Should I cut a bar to prove it? No. Bring it. We have tools that do not ruin a good bar.