Gram gold bars from 1 gram to 25 grams and fractional coins from 1/20 oz to 1/2 oz, bought and sold on Pure's order book. Verified in house before it ships.
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Fractional gold is gold in units smaller than the standard 1 troy ounce. On Pure that covers two families of product: bars struck in gram weights (1 gram, 5 grams, 10 grams, and 20 grams) and government-minted coins in fractional ounces (1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/10 oz, and 1/20 oz). A troy ounce is 31.1 grams, so a 1 gram bar holds about a thirtieth of the metal in a full-ounce coin, and its price scales down with it.
Looking for larger sizes? The 50 gram and 100 gram bars pass the one-ounce mark, so they live on the gold bars page along with ounce-weight and kilo bars. How much does a gold bar weigh walks the full size run from 1 gram to 400 oz.
Fractional pieces carry higher premiums per ounce than large bars. Striking, sealing, and packaging a piece costs a mint or refiner roughly the same whether the blank weighs 1 gram or 100 grams, so on a small piece that fixed cost spreads across less metal and the price per ounce rises. That is a property of how the products are made, not of any one seller.
Every listing on Pure shows its premium over the live spot price next to the ask, so a 1 gram bar and a 1/4 oz coin can be compared on the same measure before you place an order. What a premium in bullion pricing covers breaks down where that number comes from.
Gram-weight gold bars come from private refiners and usually arrive sealed in an assay card stating the weight and purity. Fractional coins are struck by government mints, carry a face value (a 1/10 oz American Gold Eagle is a $5 coin), and follow the same designs as their 1 oz versions. The gold coins page carries the full-ounce versions of the same series.
Pure works like an exchange. Sellers post asks, buyers post bids, and both sit in a per-product order book until they meet. Take the lowest ask and the piece is yours at that price, or place a bid at your own number and let it stand until a seller accepts it.
We test every item ourselves before it reaches the buyer, whether it is a 1 gram bar or a 1/2 oz coin, and each piece that clears the check is listed as Pure Qualified. Shipments are insured in both directions up to $125,000 with FedEx, with armored transport available on request for the largest orders.
How many grams are in a troy ounce of gold? 31.1 grams (31.1035 to be exact). That makes a 1 gram gold bar about 0.032 troy oz and a 20 gram bar about 0.64 troy oz.
What is the smallest gold piece on Pure? 1 gram bars on the bar side and 1/20 oz coins on the coin side. Both trade on the same order book as everything else in the catalog.
Why do smaller gold pieces cost more per ounce? Fabrication, assay packaging, and distribution costs are roughly fixed per piece, so they make up a larger share of the price when there is less metal underneath them. The premium column on each listing shows exactly how much.
Can I sell fractional gold on Pure, or is it buy-only? Both. The same order book takes asks and bids from sellers, including gram bars bought at a warehouse club or big-box store. Where to sell Costco gold bars walks through how that works.
What does "Pure Qualified" mean? It is Pure's label for an item that has cleared our in-house verification check before it ships or before a payout goes out.