Recovered Hoards
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Found 1980 · metal detector · Kingower, Victoria, Australia
RecoveredThe prize. 875 troy ounces, the largest gold nugget ever found with a detector
Where. Kingower, Victoria, Australia
Status. Recovered
Where. Kingower, Victoria, Australia
Status. Recovered
The account
Kevin Hillier swung a detector across ground near Kingower in 1980 and got a roar he couldn't explain. Twelve inches down lay a single nugget of gold weighing twenty-seven kilograms, the largest ever found with a metal detector, anywhere. It sold to a Las Vegas casino, where it still sits in a glass case: proof that the big ones are still out there, and shallow.
How it was found
- A man sweeping with a metal detector near Kingower, Australia, in 1980 found the largest gold nugget ever taken with a detector, 27 kilos, lying just below the surface. It now sits in a Las Vegas casino.
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