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Beale Ciphers: The 200-Year-Old Unsolved Code Hiding A Buried Fortune

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In 1819, Thomas Beale and his men allegedly buried millions of dollars in treasure and encoded its location in three mysterious ciphers. This film follows the two-century-long quest to crack the Beale ciphers, a puzzle that has baffled everyone from amateur treasure hunters to the world's most elite cryptologists. Was it a real-life treasure map, or one of the most elaborate hoaxes in history? Join us as we explore the facts and theories behind one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries.

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20 Comments

@williamharris8367 11 months ago

I wonder how many "lost" treasures have been discreetly discovered already, and the finder just chose to not publicize the fact. There is no reason to draw attention to oneself.

@greylilycalligraphy 9 months ago

If the man and his entire crew went missing to begin with, that typically means that something or someone happened to them. They probably followed them, forced them to give over the treasure, and then all of them were killed on sight. That treasure is long gone...

@speakupriseup4549 11 months ago

The truth is he secretly transported all the treasure by packmules at night and buried it in a well concealed cave and then covered the entrance with logs and soil, the treasure is just waiting to be rediscovered on.....
OAK ISLAND 😅

@mojtabasalarinasab9600 11 months ago

I love such videos of this channel.

@DougShoeBushcraft 7 months ago

the "Oak Island" crew should dig at that spot.

@memer-tn3nk 6 months ago

Got a question has anyone look at the letter to the innkeeper and just put letter to number?

@MatthewHarris-t5h 11 months ago

Houses in 1900 had window air conditioners!!😂😂

@goneracin9 6 months ago

I like how, at 45:58 you show the mountain at whose base the treasure was supposed to be buried. My daughter worked at a camp very near there. A former president who was into treasure hunts believed so much that he built a cabin there, which has since been given to the organization that runs the camp. Fascinating story. I look forward to legend tripping when I visit my daughter. Also, one of my great grandfathers was born in Bedford. Hoax or not, it's all fascinating.

@AJWest 11 months ago

None of the actors are credited anywhere in this documentary, why?

@jeffburton4576 7 months ago

Edward casy was the young 18year old..

@yofatmom7732 8 months ago

If us use district codes to conduct a specific location it will give you 37.59, -78.56 this location look like it could hide something has someone looked here already?????

@Florencemae073 11 months ago

I’m related to the Harts of Virginia, I wonder if Clayton is in the tree somewhere.

@skbachoti 11 months ago

Human history is riddled with treasure-hunters who want something for nothing.

@Beck-b9j 8 months ago

Oh that made me laugh...the medium described everything accept where its buried 😂

@flyinhawaiian9174 10 months ago

Re Clayton Hart I have only this to say: "There's a sucker born every minute".

@melissakelly3499 7 months ago

I really have decoded Beales treasure i just dont know how to probe it

@Glaedrein 7 months ago

I am also Beale. 6th or 7th generation in Virginia Beach. Tbh, if anyone found that stash, they definitely gambled it in Pongo. That stash is gone. It was 100% gambled away.