<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . 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 announcement of the discovery occurred at a press conference, attended by the Premier of Victoria Dick Hamer, in Melbourne on 8 October 1980 . Kovac's Gems & Minerals were appointed agents for the sale of the huge nugget, by the gold nugget finder, Kevin Hillier . It was sold to the Golden Nugget Casino Chain for over a million dollars, and is currently on public display at their property Golden Nugget Casino Hotel, in Biloxi, MS . </P> <P> It was initially incorrectly stated as weighing only 720 ozt, but after correction, the new calculation was 874.82 ozt . This explains why some publications continue to give an incorrect weight . It is still regarded as the largest modern nugget found by a metal detector, anywhere in the world . Dimensions are 47 cm × 20 cm × 9 cm . The sale price was supposedly around $US1m . </P>

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