# A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783.

> Still possible: A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783.

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# A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783.

A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Military-issue materials and coin of the period in a sealed context.

## What would rule it out

- Nothing of that period and kind is found.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Nova Scotia was a war zone through the period, and Halifax a naval base from 1749.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/evidence/EVD0D52XJ0P3XJ8/nova-scotia-was-a-war-zone-through-the-period-and-halifax-a)

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## The questions it answers

[If something was buried, who buried it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783. [Answer ANS0D52XHRW6HMD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D52XHRW6HMD
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