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Headline: Hikers stumble upon £250k gold hoard hidden in Czech mountains
Caption: Hikers stumble upon £250k gold hoard hidden in Czech mountains. Two hikers exploring mountains in the Czech Republic stumbled upon a hidden stash of gold worth more than £250,000. The discovery was made in the foothills of the Krkonoše Mountains when they spotted a metal box partly hidden in an overgrown field. Inside were around 600 gold coins arranged in stacks and wrapped in black fabric. Nearby, they also found a second iron container filled with valuables including cigarette cases, bracelets, a comb and a chain. The entire hoard, weighing more than 15 pounds, was handed to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia for investigation. Experts say the coins come from several countries and date roughly between 1808 and 1915, with some later reissued in 1921. Researchers are now trying to determine who buried the treasure and why it remained hidden for more than a century.
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