Case file · 1885 · Codes & Puzzles
The Beale Ciphers
The Treasure in the Numbers
Three pages of numbers, one solved, and a fortune buried in Virginia.
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This 7 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- National Security Agency: The Beale Papers (declassified NSA studies)
- Virginia Places (Charles Grymes): Beale Treasure (Bedford County history)
- Explorersweb: Exploration Mysteries: Beale Ciphers (background and hoax evidence)
- Wikipedia: Beale ciphers (overview)
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