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  2. Maine penny - Wikipedia

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    The Maine penny, also referred to as the Goddard coin, is a Norwegian silver coin dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre King of Norway (1067–1093 AD). It was claimed to be discovered in Maine in 1957, and it has been suggested as evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact .

  3. Goddard Site - Wikipedia

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    A coin similar to the Maine penny. Unusual finds at the site include worked copper, including some of European origin that were found in a Late Ceramic period grave of two children, alongside clay artifacts. [3] The most unusual find, however, is the Maine penny, a silver coin of Norse origin, dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre (1067–1093 AD ...

  4. Castine Hoard - Wikipedia

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    The coins were discovered in 1840 by Captain Stephen Grindle and his son Samuel who unearthed the coins on their farm located near the Bagaduce River.. Catine Hoard was found, “on the banks or shore of the Bagaduce river, about six miles from the site of Castin's fort…about six miles above, is a point called Johnson's Narrows', or 'Second Narrows', where the water is of great depth, and at ...

  5. Possible Viking settlement found using 'space archaeology'

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    Satellite images may have led scientists to the second known Viking settlement in North America.

  6. Viking coinage - Wikipedia

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    Many of the hoards found regarding Viking coins date between the 9th and 11th centuries come from the British Isles. The finds can often be found in museums such as the British Museum and consist mostly of silver goods. [7] Some of the silver hoards found within Denmark include 1751 coins from Terslev with 1708 of these coins being of Arabian ...

  7. Olaf III of Norway - Wikipedia

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    The Maine penny - a Norwegian silver coin discovered in the US State of Maine in 1957 and suggested as evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - has been dated to the time of Olaf III. The circumstances of its arrival from Norway to a Native American village in the present US territory remain unclear and highly disputed.

  8. A Woman Went for a Casual Walk—and Accidentally ... - AOL

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    A woman walking in the Czech Republic stumbled upon more than 2,150 early medieval silver coins. Originally stored in a ceramic pot during a time of political turmoil, the coins have sat in place ...

  9. A Construction Worker Accidentally Found a Secret Stash of ...

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    “The site where the coins were found was a main settlement area for miners.” In 2016, in nearby Switzerland, more than 200 coins from the 1300s were discovered by chance in a forest near Zurich.