Goddard Site

It is most widely known as the claimed location at which the Maine penny, a Norse coin dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre (1067–1093 AD), was found.

The site also included a series of post molds 13 metres (43 ft) in length, probably the location of a longhouse.

[3] The most unusual find, however, is the Maine penny, a silver coin of Norse origin, dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre (1067–1093 AD).

Speculation has it that this coin would have been brought to the site by Native traders, since it post-dates the abandonment of the only known Norse settlements in North America.

Archaeologist Dr. Edmund Carpenter, having exposed the "Viking treasure" for decades prominently displayed in the Royal Ontario Museum as a hoax, raised similar concerns with respect to the Norse penny and concluded: "Not proven.