The only person who has successfully decoded the Beale Ciphers 1, 2, and 3 using the key!

[Carl-NC]

The fact that they havent dug up the treasure yet, doesn't bother me at all. The challenges to do so in this day and age, I would think, are immense

If you've solved Cipher 1, then the only challenge is getting permission from the landowner for a dig. This might be tricky because you need to present enough evidence without giving away the location. A good attorney would be handy.

I quickly realized the possibility of finding the correct document and then numbering the document correctly was near impossible.

It is exactly impossible.

 

[releventchair]

I like a challenge so I spent time trying to solve Ciphers 1 and 3. I quickly realized the possibility of finding the correct document and then numbering the document correctly was near impossible.

Since I do not have any advanced decryption methods/techniques, I admire those who DO have these skills and intelligence to solve the ciphers.

The fact that they havent dug up the treasure yet, doesn't bother me at all. The challenges to do so in this day and age, I would think, are immense

One old timer suggesting buying a site if permission wasn't going to happen.
For the alleged amount in the Beale I could see that.
But by gum it wouldn't be because so and so said they solved a cipher but had nothing to lose if the X wasn't a payout!
More , we have no idea who knew what back when.
Redundancy redundancy. Then maybe something like Morris. But why really. No one is walking away with a half million I have a stake in and hiding it . Any once else will either have been robbed , or really naïve. Elected leader or not! L.O.L..

 

[chalkoutline]

Would not finding the beale treasure be the only way to validate and prove that a solve was correct?

With thousands of different solves boasted about today, zero have been validated by finding the treasure.

It could be TB did make back a 3rd time, retrieved the treasure but didn't pickup the box with Robert Morriss so there would be no way to prove they solved the ciphers unless...TB left a stone marker...40 feet down, 2 million pounds.