Metal Detectorists Scanning for War Relics in the Woods Stumble on Hoard of Gold Coins From WWII

Metal Detectorists Scanning for War Relics in the Woods Stumble on Hoard of Gold Coins From WWII
Courtesy of Stowarzyszenie Szczecińska Grupa Eksploracyjna
Michael Wing
Michael Wing
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The woods just outside Szczecin, in northwestern Poland, are rife with weather- and time-worn wartime relics. Some have languished, unseen amid the tree roots, soil, and leaves, for over 75 years—and among them was the treasure of a lifetime.

Finding these, however, takes the right equipment and a special kind of obsession.