The discovery of a rare gold coin on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, may challenge traditional historical narratives about the timing of European contact in the region, as it predates ...

Archeologists in eastern Newfoundland, Canada, have announced the discovery of a rare English coin that was minted in Canterbury, England, sometime between 1493 and 1499. The coin — which is ...

The discovery of a nearly 400-year-old coin led archaeologists to an even larger discovery: the location of one the earliest European settlements in North America. The silver coin, a schilling ...