A gold coin found in Newfoundland might be the oldest English coin in Canada, dating back to 1422-1427.
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What country was it? And doesn’t look 600 years old.
How do you know? 🐣
Newfoundland is considered to be part of Canada.
They could at least pay Edward Hines fuel costs for the year. But, it’s probably not worth that much lol
Is it a golden coin 🪙 ? 😚
Very cool. Problem is is that its could have been dropped there 50 years ago and not 600 years ago.
Finds like this are more personal treasures than actual monatery treasure. Its gold weight value might be like 100 dollars but if you offered the finder 100 dollars he would probably turn it down. I would.
@CB: Hopefully more (coinage/artifacts etc.) will be found that will prove otherwise.
Yeah, I thought the British didn’t come to Canada until the 1600s?
@canukmrsben I wouldn’t hold your breath…
@Hairy dude 😜
Where do you think the “pirates” stashed their loot? Far away from shipping lanes of the Spanish Antilles and not on tropical islands. I suspect there’s plenty lost and forgotten all over Nfld.
Cool
I thought the British didn’t come to Canada until the 1600s?
someone could have lost this a week ago
show the reverse
Viking Ships were here in Montreal back in the year 1085 by Leif Erikson ⛵ and Christopher Columbus did not discover North America for Lief Erikson already accomplished this about 500 year sooner .
I have some very old coins given to me by my clients..from 1500s and up..but they are not gold..
It rewrites history, it also calls into question the historical accuracy & accounts we have now. The education & knowledge that is currently being taught.