Arrives in protective plastic! Bars struck as minted ingots or cast bars! May arrive with or without assay card. Contains 2.5 Grams (.08037 Troy oz) of .999 or .9999 pure gold. Obverse and reverse designs determined by mint of origin. Available in varied condition. Gold bars are commonly produced in one of two manners. Minted ingots are gold bars which start out as long, cast gold bars. The bar is then fed into a high-powered press that cuts the bars to the right sizes to meet weight preferences and then stamped with a mint logo or other design. Cast bars are produced with far fewer steps. Melted gold is either poured by hand or by machinery into a mold and left to set. Designs are then stamped by hand or sometimes machinery to complete the product. 2.5 Gram Gold Bars are a popular choice as they offer the option to invest in gold without paying the higher prices that come with 1 oz gold products. Gold bars of this weight are also much easier to store and transport due to their lighter weight. Valcambi Suisse 2.5 Gram Gold Bars also typically feature the refinerys logo on the primary face of the bar. Most gold bars feature a serial number issued by the mint or refinery, and many also come with an assay card.