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This is exactly what its name implies – gold bullion investments that are less than one troy ounce, or a fraction of that traditional measurement.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Common gold bar sizes and weights Gold bars come in standard sizes ranging from 1 gram to 400 troy ounces, with smaller bars favored by retail investors and larger bars typically used by institutions.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The metal hit $5,000 a troy ounce for the first time in January.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The spot price of gold fell by 4.5% a troy ounce on a day when it normally would have been expected go up.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
The price for a troy ounce of gold shot above $5,400 overnight before settling back in the $5,300 range by Monday afternoon.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Since the initial rate hike in 2022, the price of gold has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 150% to hit a record-breaking $5,000 per troy ounce last month.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Over time, fiscal policies have created a sharp divergence in total purchasing power between $1 and a troy ounce of gold.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Common gold bar sizes and weights Gold bars come in standard sizes ranging from 1 gram to 400 troy ounces, with smaller bars favored by retail investors and larger bars typically used by institutions.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The metal hit $5,000 a troy ounce for the first time in January.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The spot price of gold fell by 4.5% a troy ounce on a day when it normally would have been expected go up.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
The price for a troy ounce of gold shot above $5,400 overnight before settling back in the $5,300 range by Monday afternoon.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Since the initial rate hike in 2022, the price of gold has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 150% to hit a record-breaking $5,000 per troy ounce last month.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Over time, fiscal policies have created a sharp divergence in total purchasing power between $1 and a troy ounce of gold.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
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“Troy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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troy
adjective
: expressed in troy weight
Medical Definition
troy
adjective
: expressed in troy weight
a troy ounce
Geographical Definition
Troy
geographical name
1
or Ilium
or Troja
ˈtrō-jə 
ancient city in northwestern Asia Minor in Troas southwest of the Dardanelles see also trojan entry 1 sense 1
-yə
2
city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 80,980
3
city in eastern New York on the Hudson River north-northeast of Albany population 50,129
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