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http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/08/03/oldcoin040803.html
John,
For some reason on these links, if you send through the same email address you get your photo's in, the address will appear in it's entirety....this is good stuff.
Steve
LINK IS ABOVE JOHN
johnmenc@optonline.net wrote:
This is a good link for a color picture of the coin. You would need
to copy and paste the "whole link" to your address bar. The tail-end
of the link was cut-off (i.e., 040803.html not underlined as it goes
to the second line when I view it) and therefore does not work on
the click-it mode.
Enjoy - I agree it is a significant find (i.e., two century GAP!).
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, johnmenc@o... wrote:
> A recent employee of my company who moved from Montreal alerted me
> to this article. Sice we enjoy collecting colonial coins this
topic
> is unquestionably of interest due to the time period gap between
#1
> and #2. Read on ...
>
> 17th-century coin found in Newfoundland
> Last Updated Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:59:49 EDT
> FERRYLAND, NFLD. - An archeologist in Newfoundland has unearthed
> what's believed to be the oldest coin struck for use in what is
now
> Canada.
>
> Aaron Miller was brushing away centuries-old dirt in the former
> Colony of Avalon when he saw something shiny.
>
>
>
> It turned out to be a small coin made of lead, which Miller's team
> says probably dates back to the 1640s.
>
> "It's a pretty big deal," he said. "We washed it off and right
away
> you could see the initials D.K. on it."
>
> It's thought those initials belong to David Kirke, Newfoundland's
> governor at the time, according to chief archeologist Jim Tuck.
> Kirke ran a tavern and had a licence from the king to make his own
> money.
>
> "It was little bit like Canadian Tire money in some respects,"
said
> Tuck.
>
> "If you went to his tavern and bought a drink and gave him a
penny,
> and maybe the drink was only a half penny, you'd get back a D.K.
> trade token, and maybe you could only redeem that at his tavern."
>
> Settlements like the Avalon colony, established in 1621, mostly
used
> the barter system. At the time, currency was scarce and what there
> was came from Europe.
>
> According to the Bank of Canada Currency Museum, the next oldest
> piece of currency struck in Canada for use in the country that has
> been discovered dates back to the early 19th century.
>
> Older coins have surfaced in Canada, but they were currency not
made
> here.
>
> Written by CBC News Online staff
>
> Direct Link:
>
>
http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/08/03/oldcoin
> 040803.html
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<DIV><A href="http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/08/03/oldcoin040803.html">http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/08/03/oldcoin040803.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>John,</DIV>
<DIV>For some reason on these links, if you send through the same email address you get your photo's in, the address will appear in it's entirety....this is good stuff.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Steve</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>LINK IS ABOVE JOHN<BR><BR><B><I>johnmenc@optonline.net</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><TT>This is a good link for a color picture of the coin. You would need <BR>to copy and paste the "whole link" to your address bar. The tail-end <BR>of the link was cut-off (i.e., 040803.html not underlined as it goes <BR>to the second line when I view it) and therefore does not work on <BR>the click-it mode.<BR><BR>Enjoy - I agree it is a significant find (i.e., two century GAP!).<BR><BR><BR>--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, johnmenc@o... wrote:<BR>> A recent employee of my company who moved from Montreal alerted me <BR>> to this article. Sice we enjoy collecting colonial coins this <BR>topic <BR>> is unquestionably of interest due to the time period gap between <BR>#1 <BR>> and #2. Read on ...<BR>> <BR>> 17th-century coin found in Newfoundland<BR>> Last Updated Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:59:49 EDT <BR>> FERRYLAND, NFLD. - An archeologist in Newfoundland has
unearthed <BR>> what's believed to be the oldest coin struck for use in what is <BR>now <BR>> Canada. <BR>> <BR>> Aaron Miller was brushing away centuries-old dirt in the former <BR>> Colony of Avalon when he saw something shiny. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> It turned out to be a small coin made of lead, which Miller's team <BR>> says probably dates back to the 1640s. <BR>> <BR>> "It's a pretty big deal," he said. "We washed it off and right <BR>away <BR>> you could see the initials D.K. on it." <BR>> <BR>> It's thought those initials belong to David Kirke, Newfoundland's <BR>> governor at the time, according to chief archeologist Jim Tuck. <BR>> Kirke ran a tavern and had a licence from the king to make his own <BR>> money. <BR>> <BR>> "It was little bit like Canadian Tire money in some respects," <BR>said <BR>> Tuck. <BR>> <BR>> "If you went to his tavern and bought a drink and gave him a <BR>penny,
<BR>> and maybe the drink was only a half penny, you'd get back a D.K. <BR>> trade token, and maybe you could only redeem that at his tavern." <BR>> <BR>> Settlements like the Avalon colony, established in 1621, mostly <BR>used <BR>> the barter system. At the time, currency was scarce and what there <BR>> was came from Europe. <BR>> <BR>> According to the Bank of Canada Currency Museum, the next oldest <BR>> piece of currency struck in Canada for use in the country that has <BR>> been discovered dates back to the early 19th century. <BR>> <BR>> Older coins have surfaced in Canada, but they were currency not <BR>made <BR>> here. <BR>> <BR>> Written by CBC News Online staff<BR>> <BR>> Direct Link:<BR>> <BR>> <BR><A href="http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/08/03/oldcoin">http://sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/08/03/oldcoin</A><BR>> 040803.html<BR><BR></TT><BR><!-- |**|begin egp html
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