Archaeological Sites
The Maine Penny (Goddard Site)
Norse coin · c. 1065 to 1080 · Naskeag Point, Brooklin, ME
FoundThe prize. A genuine Norse silver penny
Where. Naskeag Point, Brooklin, ME
Status. Found
Where. Naskeag Point, Brooklin, ME
Status. Found
The account
At a Native American site in Maine, diggers found an authentic 11th-century Norwegian silver penny, rare, real evidence of Norse goods reaching North America, most likely through Indigenous trade networks. The exact route is still debated.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Naskeag Point, Brooklin, ME; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- PROTECTED archaeological site; the coin is held by the Maine State Museum.
- What is there: A genuine Norse silver penny.
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