What an interesting thing to find on a Newfoundland beach. Minted between 1422-1427.
The coin predates John Cabot's arrival on the island — and the historical beginning of regular European contact with Newfoundland — by 70 years.
"Between England and here, people over there were not yet aware of Newfoundland or North America at the time that this was minted," says Brake, "So that's sort of the really exciting part of this."…
….. There's been some knowledge of a pre-16th century European presence here for a while, you know, excluding Norse and so on," he says."The possibility of perhaps a pre-16th century occupation would be pretty amazing and highly significant in this part of the world."
The coin predates John Cabot's arrival on the island — and the historical beginning of regular European contact with Newfoundland — by 70 years.
"Between England and here, people over there were not yet aware of Newfoundland or North America at the time that this was minted," says Brake, "So that's sort of the really exciting part of this."…
….. There's been some knowledge of a pre-16th century European presence here for a while, you know, excluding Norse and so on," he says."The possibility of perhaps a pre-16th century occupation would be pretty amazing and highly significant in this part of the world."
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