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Gold Bar

Gold Bar has an estimated weight of ≈12.4 kilograms. It ranks #59 of 128 in the Nature & Materials category.

Source excerpt: Everyone has seen those long, rectangular gold bars in the movies. But did you ever wonder how much they weigh?

Position in category

128 Items in category 1,265,106,122 tonnes Category average 6 kilograms Category median 0.2 grams–161,932,476,090 tonnes Category span

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How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

≈12.4 kilograms
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Weight details

Typical ≈12.4 kilograms
Minimum 12.4 kilograms
Maximum 12.4 kilograms
Value type Approximate
Weight reference text

The gold bars we see in the movies weigh 400 Troy ounces, which is about 27.4 pounds.

Unit conversions

Kilograms12.4 kilograms
Pounds27.4 pounds
Metric tonnes0.012 tonnes
Grams12,428 grams
Ounces438 ounces
Stones1.96 stones

Source

1 sources
What is The Weight of a Gold Bar? weightofstuff.com · Nature & Materials · Section: What is The Weight of a Gold Bar? · Article updated 2024-05-16
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Frequently asked questions

How much does Gold Bar weigh?

Gold Bar typically weighs about ≈12.4 kilograms, within a recorded range of 12.4 kilograms.

Where does Gold Bar rank among Nature & Materials?

It ranks #59 of 128 entries in Nature & Materials, heavier than 23% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb450c35700>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Nature & Materials
Category rank #59 of 128
Weight position Heavier than 23% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID gold-bar
URL slug gold-bar

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.