So next time you’re at dinner, perhaps you can leave a gram or two for your server, instead of having them swipe your credit card. Seeing that there are 50 one-gram pieces in a bar presently valued at $2900, each piece is worth roughly $58. Once you get your hands on a CombiBar, you can break off little one-gram pieces at your convenience when purchasing everyday items. There’s even a volume discount if you buy 25+ or 100+ Combibars. This particular product sells for a mere $2,900.87, though the price can and will change as the price of gold fluctuates.

They’re also the sold producer of gold for mega Swiss bank Credit Suisse. The company apparently sells more than 1000 tons of gold annually, which accounts for about 25% of total global gold demand. The amazing product is offered by a Swiss gold refiner that goes by the name ValcambiGold. Pictured above is the 50-gram version of the so-called “CombiBar,” which as you can see, looks just like a solid gold credit card. What is it exactly? It’s a small gold bar that fits in your wallet alongside your other seemingly boring plastic credit cards.

Well, this isn’t exactly a credit card per se, but it’s the size of one and can be used to purchase goods, just like a normal credit card. Today, I stumbled upon one of the crazier things I’ve seen in the credit card world.

Every now and then, I’ll do a search for the latest in cool and ridiculous credit card design, technology, art, and so on.Īnd often my “quest for the cool” results in some pretty neat stuff, such as the credit card fork and knife, or the credit card bottle opener.

How big can a credit suisse gold bar be