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.