![]() "On the 26 September 1980, Kevin Hillier and his wife Bep discovered one of the world’s largest gold nuggets behind an abandoned primary school in Kingower, Victoria. He did not know what it meant at the time, but it was so powerful he drew a picture on a piece of paper and asked a friend to sign it. "Whilst living at the Bridgewater Caravan Park with little money, Kevin had a dream. ![]() Led by Bep’s unwavering belief in God and an amazing set of circumstances they found themselves on the Victorian Goldfields several years’ later," The Hand of Faith Story reports. In 1978, Kevin Hillier, his wife Bep and four young children left Western Australia to travel the country in an old renovated bus they called ‘Gus’. "Yet the story behind the hand of faith discovery is just as incredible as the nugget itself. ![]() "Replicas of the nugget are on display at a number of Golden Nugget casinos, including Golden Nugget Laughlin and Golden Nugget Atlantic City." ( Wikipedia ) The sale price was supposedly around $US1m. Dimensions are 47 cm × 20 cm × 9 cm (18.5 in x 7.9 in x 3.5 in). It is still regarded as the largest modern nugget found by a metal detector, anywhere in the world. This explains why some publications continue to give an incorrect weight. "It was initially incorrectly stated as weighing only 720 ozt, but after correction, the new calculation was 874.82 ozt. It was sold to the Golden Nugget Casino Chain for over a million dollars. Kovac's Gems & Minerals were appointed agents for the sale of the huge nugget, by the gold nugget finder, Kevin Hillier. The announcement of the discovery occurred at a press conference, attended by the Premier of Victoria Dick Hamer, in Melbourne on 8 October 1980. Weighing 875 troy ounces (27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget was only 12 inches below the surface, resting in a vertical position. " The Hand of Faith is a nugget of fine-quality gold that was found by Kevin Hillier using a metal detector near Kingower, Victoria, Australia on 26 September 1980. Top Ten 2020 world records | World Record Academy.Romania's world records | World Record Academy.Official world record attempts | World Record Academy.
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