The 5 Gram Gold Bar represents an exceptional entry point into precious metals investing, combining high-quality gold content with outstanding accessibility. Each bar contains exactly five grams (0.161 troy ounces) of 99.99% pure gold, creating a perfect first step for beginning investors or an excellent addition to established portfolios seeking highly divisible holdings.

These premium bars feature elegant, professionally executed designs from leading refiners such as PAMP Suisse, Valcambi, Royal Canadian Mint, Perth Mint, or other comparable world-class mints. While the specific design will be selected based on current availability, all bars in this offering maintain the same strict quality standards, weight specifications, and authentication features. This approach allows us to secure the best possible pricing while ensuring you receive a beautiful, investment-grade product from a globally recognized refiner.

Unlike generic cast gold products, these premium minted bars feature sharp edges, precise dimensions, and superior surface finish. The minting process creates a product that not only serves as a reliable investment vehicle but also as an aesthetically pleasing representation of precious metal craftsmanship. Each bar comes in sealed, tamper-evident packaging with an integrated or accompanying assay certificate that matches the bar's serial number, providing ironclad verification of authenticity and metal content.

The 5 gram size offers exceptional versatility and accessibility for precious metals portfolios. Small enough to be affordable for first-time investors yet substantial enough to contain meaningful gold content, these bars provide an excellent balance between entry-level pricing and investment value. They're perfect for systematic investment programs, meaningful gifting, and creating highly divisible wealth positions. Despite their modest size, these bars maintain the same purity and professional presentation as larger products, ensuring that even beginning investors experience the quality and security that define premium physical gold ownership.

The 5 Gram Gold Bar offers several compelling advantages that make it an excellent choice for precious metals investors. Here's why this compact bar deserves consideration for your portfolio:

Most Accessible Entry Point

The 5 gram format represents one of the most accessible entry points into physical gold ownership, making precious metals investing available to almost anyone. With a price point significantly lower than larger bars or coins, these bars democratize gold ownership and allow first-time investors to experience all the fundamental benefits of physical precious metals. This approachable size enables beginners to learn about gold investing—from purchase and verification to secure storage—without requiring a substantial financial commitment. The 5 gram bar effectively removes barriers to entry for those wanting to begin their precious metals journey while maintaining investment-grade quality.

Ideal for Systematic Investing

The 5 gram size is perfectly suited for systematic investment strategies where regular, consistent purchases build a substantial position over time. This approach, similar to dollar-cost averaging in other investment vehicles, allows investors to accumulate gold gradually at varying price points, potentially reducing the impact of market volatility on their overall position. The modest price point of 5 gram bars makes them ideal for monthly or quarterly purchase programs, creating a disciplined pathway to building a meaningful gold allocation within a diversified portfolio without requiring significant lump-sum investments.

Perfect Gift Size

Gold has long been prized as a meaningful gift that maintains both sentimental and intrinsic value. The 5 gram bar represents an ideal gift-giving size—substantial enough to communicate significance while remaining appropriate for various occasions and relationships. These bars make perfect presents for graduations, religious celebrations, births, birthdays, and other milestone events. Their professional presentation and assay packaging create an impressive experience for recipients, while the universal recognition of gold as a store of value ensures your gift will be appreciated for generations. Unlike most conventional gifts that depreciate immediately, a gold bar potentially appreciates over time.

Maximum Divisibility

Sophisticated investors value the exceptional divisibility that 5 gram bars bring to a precious metals portfolio. By distributing gold holdings across multiple smaller bars rather than fewer large ones, investors create flexibility for potential partial liquidation scenarios. This approach allows for precise calibration when rebalancing a portfolio or addressing liquidity needs, as holders can sell exactly the amount required while maintaining the remainder of their position intact. Particularly during uncertain economic periods, this divisibility provides valuable optionality that larger format bars cannot match.

Premium Quality in a Small Package

Despite their smaller size, 5 gram gold bars maintain the same rigorous quality standards as their larger counterparts. Containing 99.99% pure gold and produced by the world's leading refiners, these bars deliver premium quality without compromise. The same meticulous manufacturing processes, security features, and certification standards found in larger bars are applied to these more accessible products. This ensures that investors at every level experience the confidence and satisfaction that comes with owning exceptionally crafted, investment-grade precious metals from globally respected producers.

Global Recognition and Liquidity

The 5 gram weight classification is internationally standardized and recognized throughout the global precious metals market. This universal acceptance ensures excellent liquidity when it's time to sell, with dealers worldwide familiar with this common format. The combination of the standardized weight, recognized refiners, and proper assay certification facilitates straightforward transactions regardless of market location. While smaller bar formats generally carry slightly higher percentage premiums than larger bars, the 5 gram size remains highly liquid and easily tradable in virtually any precious metals market globally.

Whether you're making your very first gold purchase, implementing a systematic investment plan, seeking the perfect meaningful gift, or adding flexible divisibility to an existing portfolio, the 5 Gram Gold Bar offers compelling advantages in an exceptionally accessible package. Its combination of affordability, premium quality, and universal recognition creates an outstanding entry point into the world of physical gold investment.

Specification	Details
Manufacturer	Varies - Premium Refiner Selected Based on Availability
Weight	5 grams (0.161 troy oz)
Purity	99.99% gold (24 karat)
Dimensions	Approximately 19.0mm × 11.0mm × 0.8mm (varies slightly by mint)
Finish	Minted (Pressed)
Design	Varies by Mint - Premium Design from Available Inventory
Obverse	Mint's signature design with weight and purity specifications
Reverse	Typically includes refiner's mark, serial number, and assay information
Serial Number	Yes (unique to each bar)
Assay	Includes assay certificate matching serial number
Security Features	Mint-specific anti-counterfeiting elements and tamper-evident packaging
IRA Eligible	No - minimum size for IRA eligibility is typically 1 oz
Condition	Brand New

Each 5 Gram Gold Bar is manufactured to precise specifications at the issuing mint's state-of-the-art refinery. These bars maintain exact weight tolerances and dimensional standards, with every piece undergoing rigorous quality control to ensure perfect finish, precise weight, and complete design integrity. The assay certification and tamper-evident packaging preserve the bar in pristine condition while providing immediate authentication through the matching serial number and security features specific to the issuing mint.

Premium Design Selection

While the specific design of your 5 gram gold bar will be selected based on current inventory from our premium refining partners, all possible designs share certain qualities that represent excellence in precious metals production:

• Artistic Excellence: Whether featuring cultural icons, symbolic figures, corporate emblems, or geometric patterns, each design is executed with precision and artistic merit
• Clear Hallmarking: Prominent display of the refiner's mark, establishing immediate recognition and authenticity
• Weight and Purity: Precise indication of the exact gold content (5g) and fineness (.9999)
• Serial Numbering: Unique identifier enabling specific authentication of individual bars
• Security Elements: Both visible and covert anti-counterfeiting features integrated into the design

Potential designs might include PAMP's Fortuna or Rose motifs, Valcambi's classic hallmark pattern, Perth Mint's kangaroo series, or other signature designs from top-tier refiners. Regardless of which specific design you receive, all bars in this offering represent the highest standards of the precious metals industry, with beauty that complements their investment value despite their compact size.

Manufacturing Excellence

The production of premium 5 gram gold bars involves sophisticated manufacturing processes that ensure consistency, security, and aesthetic excellence—the same exacting standards applied to larger premium bars:

1. Refining: 99.99% pure gold is produced through multiple refining stages using both chemical and electrolytic processes
2. Rolling: The pure gold is precisely rolled to exact thickness specifications required for the 5 gram bar
3. Blank Cutting: Precision cutting equipment creates perfectly sized and shaped blanks
4. Die Striking: Hydraulic presses transfer the intricate design from hardened steel dies to the gold surface
5. Quality Control: Each bar undergoes dimensional verification, weight confirmation, and visual inspection
6. Security Recording: Security features and serial numbering are applied and recorded in manufacturer databases
7. Assay Certification: The bar's purity is certified through rigorous testing
8. Protective Packaging: The bar is sealed in tamper-evident packaging with integrated or accompanying assay card

This meticulous process ensures that every 5 gram bar meets the exact same high standards for weight, purity, dimensions, and visual appeal as larger products from the same refiners. The minting approach (versus casting) creates sharper detail, more precise dimensions, and superior surface finish—all hallmarks of premium precious metals products regardless of size.

Assay Certification

Each 5 gram gold bar comes with professional assay certification—your guarantee of authenticity and specifications. While the exact format varies by mint, all assay packages include:

• Weight Verification: Confirmation of the exact 5 gram weight
• Purity Certification: Verification of 99.99% gold content
• Serial Matching: The same unique identifier appears on both the bar and certification
• Refiner Identification: Clear indication of the producing mint
• Security Elements: Features that prevent tampering or replication

This comprehensive assay system ensures that the bar's authenticity, weight, and purity are verified and certified, providing important documentation for both current ownership and future sales. The sealed package also maintains the bar in its original pristine condition, protecting the design and preventing handling damage that might otherwise affect the bar's surface.

At Anchor Bullion, we've built our reputation on trust, expertise, and exceptional service. When you purchase your 5 Gram Gold Bar from us, you're not just buying precious metals—you're partnering with a company committed to your complete satisfaction and long-term success as a gold investor.