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Aug. 8, 2024

119: The Maine Penny, the Van Meter Monster, and Sinkhole Sam

119: The Maine Penny, the Van Meter Monster, and Sinkhole Sam

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Beth explores the controversy over a little Viking coin found on the shores of Maine. Wes looks at two cryptids in a league of their own: Iowa's Van Meter Monster and Sinkhole Sam of Inman, Kansas.

Sources Used:

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/maine-norse-penny-archaeology-vikings-north-america

www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/controversial-origins-

www.grandrapidscoins.com/the-maine-penny-a-coin-mystery-from-history/

www.grunge.com/712961/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-maine-penny/

https://strangenewengland.com/2015/07/06/the-maine-penny-

www.ruralmessenger.com/blogs/the-legend-of-sink-hole-sam-3/

https://northamericancryptids.com/sink-hole-sam/

https://kansascitymag.com/is-there-a-mysterious-monster-lurking-in-a-kansas-sinkhole-1/

https://jackandkitty.com/kingman-county-kansas-lake-monster/

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/07/01/van-meter-remembers-

https://northamericancryptids.com/van-meter-monster/


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