Hand of Faith

The Hand of Faith is a gold nugget of fine-quality[vague] that was found by Kevin Hillier using a metal detector near Kingower, Victoria, Australia on 26 September 1980.

The announcement of the discovery occurred at a press conference, attended by Premier of Victoria Dick Hamer, in Melbourne on 8 October 1980.

Kovac's Gems & Minerals was appointed as the agent for the sale of the huge nugget by Hillier.

[1] The Hand of Faith is currently on public display at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas[2] in the United States.

[3] There were numerous nuggets found during the Victorian gold rush era, commencing in the 1850s, that were far larger.

The Hand of Faith is the world's largest gold nugget found by using a metal detector.