Istanbul Gold Refinery (IGR), Good Delivery-certified for over a decade and COMEX certified since 2014, may be the biggest global precious metals refiner you’ve never heard of. Until recently, virtually all of IGR’s supply went to wealthy Middle Eastern nations and Turkish citizens who want to buy gold bullion to protect their savings against 70%+ inflation. 

We recently received a shipment of IGR’s most affordable gold, the miniscule 1/2 gram gold bullion bars in assay packaging fresh from the mint. Yes, they’re small! What’s more, they’re affordable. 

Why buy fractional gold bullion? Lighter weights such as this are more expensive on a per-ounce basis compared to 1 oz bars. Here at BullionMax, we’ve learned that many of our customers are interested in fractional gold for two major reasons: 

• To diversify the weights in their collections (helpful for “making change” in barter situations)
• Because they want to buy gold on a silver budget

This IGR 1/2 gram gold bullion bar is a great choice in either situation. Originally, IGR created this miniature miracle for their domestic market (Turkey has been suffering from double-digit inflation for a while now – cash really is trash there). Everyday citizens need some kind of a store of value that’s portable, affordable, easy to trade and difficult to counterfeit. 

Compact gold bars like these probably belong in every American’s bug-out bag and emergency kit. And it’s going to be tough to find gold bullion of any size that’s superior to IGR. One word of warning – because these fractional gold bars are so difficult to find, and conveniently priced, we really don’t expect them to last… So buy now or cry later!

Istanbul Gold Refinery (IGR) 1/2 gram gold bullion bar (w/assay) highlights:

• 1/2 gram (.016 troy oz) 0.9999 pure gold in tamper-evident, anti-counterfeiting assay packaging
• Individually serialized gold bar with matching assay card
• Istanbul Gold Refinery (IGR) is an Good Delivery-accredited and COMEX-approved refiner
• Probably the smallest reasonable quantity of gold bullion you can find anywhere in brand-new, direct-from-the-mint assay packaging