Why 1-gram gold bars could be the better investment right now When investing in physical gold, 1-gram gold bars are a popular option, particularly for newer investors or those working with limited ...

Adding 1-gram gold bars to your investment mix could be a very smart move right now. Getty Images When it comes to gold investing, there is no shortage of reasons to consider buying in.

So if you have, say, 6g e-gold, you can get it converted to 6 gold coins of 1g each. This is because the minimum size that NSEL offers in physical form is 1g and the next size is 8g and 10g coins.

In gold-rich ore deposits, there are concentrations of gold at one or two parts per million, says Dave Holwell, an economic geologist at the University of Leicester. That equates to 1g or 2g per ...