Questions buyers ask

Gold as it comes out of the mine: melted and cast into a bar, but not yet refined. Besides gold it contains silver and small amounts of other metals. A refinery separates them to produce fine gold. Read more about doré.

The stamped weight is the whole bar. Because the bar is unrefined, part of that weight is silver and other metals. The assay report gives the fineness; weight × fineness ÷ 1000 is the gold. The calculator does the sum.

It varies from bar to bar, because it's unrefined gold. Each bar's fineness is on the assay report that comes with it, and you see it in your written quote before you pay.

No. The images on this site are renderings of the bar and card designs. Real bars vary in colour and surface.

You buy close to the source, with documents that trace the gold to one mining company. The trade-off: turning it into fine gold or cash means selling it to a refinery, which deducts its charges. It isn't a substitute for refined bullion.

Refineries and metal businesses, and private buyers aged 18 or over. Every buyer applies first, and every sale depends on our identity, anti-money-laundering and sanctions checks. How to apply.

We don't publish prices. After your application is approved, we send a written quote for a specific bar, based on the gold price that day and the bar's fine gold content. It includes our margin and any fees.

By bank transfer from an account in your own name, or your company's if a company buys. We don't accept cash, cryptocurrency or payments from third parties.

We confirm whether we can sell to you when we review your application. Delivery is agreed with each buyer after approval, and depends on the law in your country.

Refineries can buy unrefined gold, on their own terms: they assay it again, often have minimum quantities, and deduct refining and other charges. We can't promise any refinery will buy it, or at what price. Keep the papers with the bar. Selling to a refinery.

No. Bargold sells gold; it doesn't buy gold from the public or run a buyback.

That depends on where you live and your circumstances, and we can't advise on it. Ask a tax adviser before you buy.

No. A registered Colombian mining company holds the mining title and sells the gold to Bargold. Origin and papers.

Check us the way you'd check any gold seller: our company registration, our Miami address, and the supplier's registrations in Colombia. We never ask for fees before a sale or payment to anyone but Bargold Liquidators LLC. How to check a gold seller.