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About The Unsolved Code That's Kept A Treasure Haul Hidden For 200 Years | Myth Hunters

In 1820 a man called Thomas Beale buried a fortune in treasure somewhere in Virginia. He wrote a set of 3 codes that contain details on the treasure's location, the treasure's contents and the owners of the treasure. To this day only the codes relating to the contents and owners have been solved. Meaning that this great treasure is still out there somewhere 200 years on.

The Unsolved Code That's Kept A Treasure Haul Hidden For 200 Years | Myth Hunters is presented by Real History. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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The Unsolved Code That's Kept A Treasure Haul Hidden For 200 Years | Myth Hunters
Category
Society
Runtime
50 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real History

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