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169 - The Beale Ciphers and Treasure

Author
Jeni McDonald and Will Hageman
Published
Tue 10 May 2022
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The Beale Papers were a text published in 1885 that contained three ciphers that supposedly relay the location, content, and ownership of a treasure hidden in the mountains of Virginia.  Over the years only one cipher has been decoded through the use of the Declaration of Independence as a book key.  This cipher noted the content of the treasure.  However, no one has successfully decoded either of the other two which most importantly denote the treasure's location.  Is the treasure real?  Are the ciphers just a hoax that continues to live on?  Take a listen and find out about the Beale Treasure. 

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