The price of gold has been fluctuating, so it's important to understand how much your gold bars are worth now.

buy gold stocks or buy physical gold — also called bullion. Bullion comes in many forms, including coins, bars, jewelry and more. And beyond that, there are even different sizes you can buy.

There was some disagreement about the weight of the gold brick to be lifted. A standard gold bar weighs about 27 pounds. While that is considerably less than 20 kg (which is about 44 pounds), it is ...