What does 1 pound of gold look like?
1 pound of gold is a small, dense amount of metal. It is about the size of a cherry tomato.
Nobody has photographed 1 pound of gold yet.
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Volume
Weighs 1 lb (454 g)
about the size of a cherry tomato
- Weight
- 1 lb (454 g)
- As one piece
- 1.41 in (3.58 cm) × 1.08 in (2.75 cm) × 0.94 in (2.39 cm)
- Density
- 19.3 g/mL
Density estimated by AI from typical values. Gold typically ranges 19–19.3 g/mL depending on how it's packed. A firmly packed scoop weighs more.
Questions people ask
- How much does it weigh?
- It weighs 1 lb (454 g).
- What is the volume of this amount of gold?
- The volume is 1.59 tbsp (23.5 mL). In kitchen measures, this is 4.77 teaspoons, 1.59 tablespoons, or 0.099 cups.
- What are the dimensions of a solid piece?
- One solid piece is about 1.41 in (3.58 cm) long, 1.08 in (2.75 cm) deep and 0.94 in (2.39 cm) tall. The photo shows this piece next to a us dime, us quarter, and a golf ball.