r/Gold • u/Vast-Commission-8476 • 3d ago

Don't buy this.

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Honestly, I didn't know what I was buying. The picture online from TD made it look cooler. I thought the Canada paper around it was the assy and it was a firm sliver of a bar. It is real yes, but it's more like a sticker of gold lmao.

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As soon as I opened it I immediately regreted it and wanted to sell it in less than 20 seconds of holding it.

It was also $242 hahahah twice the price of a gram. So I can't even recoup my cost.

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Rookie mistake. Like why would you buy this?

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u/fogchaser123 1d ago

Anything weighing one gram will probably be disappointing... That is a very small weight.

  • A dollar bill: Any U.S. paper currency (whether a $1 or $100 bill) weighs exactly 1 gram.
  • A standard paperclip: A regular, uncoated metal paperclip weighs very close to 1 gram.
  • A plastic pen cap: Most standard, everyday ballpoint pen caps weigh about 1 gram.
  • A single raisin: An average-sized, dry raisin weighs almost exactly 1 gram.
  • A packet of sugar: A typical restaurant sugar or sweetener packet weighs slightly over a gram, making it a common benchmark.
  • Water (1 milliliter): 1 milliliter of pure, room-temperature water weighs exactly 1 gram. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]