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A Norwegian man had barely unwrapped his new metal detector when he discovered what experts have described as the “gold find of the century.” Erlend Bore, 51, told NBC News by telephone Thursday that ...

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Erlend Bore poses with the trove that he found soon after buying his first metal detector. Anniken Celine Berger / University of Stavanger Earlier this year, when his doctor encouraged him to become ...