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The Royal Mint - Great British Treasure Hunt

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  • can someone please explain how they got the co ordinates please from the cipher ? Thanks

  • Goodystaytight
    Goodystaytight Posts: 1 Forumite
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    Usa the above image to set Newton's Cipher with the coin inside. Then the answer is in the number wheel

  • Midnighter
    Midnighter Posts: 21,755 Forumite
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    edited 5 March at 3:56PM

    A caged wild strength on royal seat,
    Not man, but claw and fang and feet.
    Beyond the moat our hearts do beat,
    Where a trinity of these beasts meet.

    https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Tower-of-London/Description/Lion-tower.php

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    Answer: LIONS

    (Thanks to @Panther365 for the initial suggestion.)

    '...luck came to those who left a space for it.' Terry Pratchett
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    Hope this helps walk through it

  • FlyingWingdings
    FlyingWingdings Posts: 10 Forumite
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    I am astounded that people are posting the answers to the quests on the treasure hunt. It is just increasing the number of people entered into the draw. The more people in the draw the less chance you have. ☹️

  • TheSpy
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    How did you find the starting point for and coin, I got it by trial and error.

  • Comping_Rich
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    The riddle suggested that the sun symbol on the coin was part of deciphering the puzzle. If I remember correctly it was pretty straightforward 1 B then the sun symbol


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  • Comping_Rich
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    4.2 - Mastermind

    A Sea of Symbols

    Sea of Symbols

    Hint

    A string of marks, but what do they mean? Have you seen their shapes before? Lines connect, yet where should they lead?


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  • saintangel
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    There's some very bright minds in here. 👏

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