Uncoined gold or silver in bars or ingots

A bar consisting of unpurified alloy of mainly gold and silver, while other metals are also present. In most cases, the doré bars are manufactured at the mining sites and shipped to refineries for separation and purification. In doré bars, the weight and the content of gold and silver vary.

An alloy of gold and silver, occurring in nature, while other metals (mainly copper) are also present. In the ancient Greece, it was described by Pliny as containing one part of silver to four of gold. [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Electrum,_Electron]

A piece of metal cast into a mold, with a shape that makes it convenient to transport and store for further processing.