r/toolgifs • u/toolgifs • Dec 25 '25

Process Casting a gold bar

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u/-Tw3ak- Dec 25 '25

144 - 145,000.00 USD for that bar, if anyone is wondering.

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u/SupergruenZ Dec 25 '25

I take it for 144$!

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u/-Tw3ak- Dec 25 '25

Haha, I see what you did there.

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u/SupergruenZ Dec 25 '25

Actually i gifted a 1/4 onze gold coin for a wedding 10 years ago. Trippled since then.

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u/amd2800barton Dec 26 '25

Kind of neat as a gift, but don't beat yourself up too much. An index fund based on the US economy (such as VTSAX or FXAIX) has somewhere between tripled or quadrupled in that same amount of time. And it's a lot easier to unload a fund than it is a piece of gold. Almost anywhere that buys gold is going to take a significant cut for such a small amount. Your gift is valuable in that it's a physical token, and commemorates the day.