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Actually, many archaeologists believe that the coin discussed in the reading is not a fake.

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They believe it represents genuine evidence that the Norse came into contact with Native Americans a thousand years ago.

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First, the great distance of the Maine site from the Norse settlements in Canada.

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Well, many other objects found at that same Native American site had come from faraway places, not just the coin.

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There’s a perfectly reasonable historical explanation for these objects.

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The Native Americans who lived at the Maine site traveled great distances within North America.

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They were interested in obtaining objects from faraway places.

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The Native Americans could have reached the Norse settlements during their travels and brought the silver coin back to Maine.

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Second, does the fact we found no other coins at Norse settlements mean that the Norse didn’t bring any coins with them? Not necessarily.

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The Norse didn’t create permanent settlements in North America.

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At some point, they went back to Europe.

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When they packed for their return voyage, they packed up all their valuable possessions.

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They would have packed up all silver coins they had as well.

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So it’s completely possible that the Norse had originally brought the coins with them to North America, but when they returned to Europe, they took the coins back with them.

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Third, it’s true that Native Americans wouldn’t have viewed coins as money in the same way we do today, or the way the Norse did in Europe.

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But the Norse probably knew that the Native Americans valued attractive or unusual objects.

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Silver coins might have been very appealing because of their beauty.

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For example, they could have been used in necklaces or other types of jewelry.

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As long as Native Americans found the coins interesting and beautiful, the Norse could have used the coins to trade with them.

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