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Gold Coin Pre-Dating First English Explorers Found on Newfoundland Beach » Explorersweb
Sometimes a single discovery can completely rewrite history. That might just be the case with a coin one man found in Canada this summer.
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Sometimes a single discovery can completely rewrite history.
That might just be the case with a gold coin one man found on the coast of Newfoundland, Canada this summer.
The Canadian government announced last week that the gold piece could be the oldest-known English coin ever found in the country.
A man named Edward Hynes found it on a beach, where it sat waiting five centuries for someone to pick it up. Hynes reported the discovery to the Provincial Government, as required under Canada’s Historic Resources Act.
Researchers have now dated the coin to the early 1400s. It is a Henry VI quarter noble, minted in London between 1422 and 1427.
Pre-dates European contact
That means the coin predates John Cabot‘s arrival on Newfoundland by 70 years. The Italian explorer’s arrival marks the beginning of regular European contact with the area.more at link...
