A 200-year-old cipher promising millions in treasure has gone unsolved. Until now.

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From Popular Mechanics · For years, treasure hunters have tried to solve the Beale ciphers and unearth a cache of staggering riches. These amateur sleuths think they’ve finally cracked the codes. Written by: David Howard Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews Read the article: https://apple.news/AIZoJ7zRATiGZ5pGNK2LanA Published: Oct. 17, 2024

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