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The oldest English coin was found in Canada
The oldest English coin was found in Canada
A team of archaeologists in eastern Newfoundland has discovered a strange 520-year-old coin found at the site of the first settlement … 12.11.2021, Sputnik scientist
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The rare silver coin may be the oldest English coin found in Canada, about the size of an American nickel and just under 10 pence, discovered at the historic site of Cupids Cove, the country’s first English settlement, BBC News reports. It was struck more than 520 years ago. Steve Crocker, the province’s Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, commented in a statement: “A team of archaeologists along with an extract from the Bank of Canada Mint Museum have determined that it was minted in Canterbury sometime between 1493 and 1499 in 2001. An Elizabethan coin in the same location, which at that time was considered the oldest English coin ever found in Canada. Half of the newly discovered shark is believed to be about 60 years older. Chief archaeologist William Gilbert, who has led excavations at the site since 1995, hailed the find as an “important find” adding: In August 1610, a group of English settlers, led by a Bristol merchant named John Jay, landed in what was then known as Coopers Cove, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland. The colonists built many buildings there in a few years, including a fort, sawmill, windmill, and brewery.
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A team of archaeologists in eastern Newfoundland have discovered a strange 520-year-old coin found at the site of the first English settlement in Canada.
known as half a cent or two a piece of Henry VII, It is believed to have been minted more than 520 years ago. Steve Crocker, the county’s Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation, commented in a statement:
“It is astonishing to imagine that this coin was minted in England and lost to Cupid more than a hundred years later.”, She said
team of Archaeologists with an excavator from the Bank of Canada Mint Museum He determined that it was minted at Canterbury sometime between 1493 and 1499.
In 2001, Gilbert’s team discovered an Elizabethan coin at the same site, which at the time was considered the oldest English coin ever found in Canada. Half of the newly discovered penny is believed to be about 60 years older.
Chief archaeologist William Gilbert, who has led excavations at the site since 1995, praised the find ‘Important discovery’ He added:
“Some artifacts are important because of what they tell us about a site, while others are important because they spark the imagination. This coin is definitely one of the last,” Gilbert said.
in August 1610, a group of English settlerss, run by a Bristol merchant named John Jay, It landed at what was then Cupers Cove, In Conception Bay, Newfoundland. The colonists built many buildings there in a few years, including a fort, sawmill, windmill, and brewery.
