# The familiar cipher and its reading appear first in the 1893 prospectus; no drawing from the stone survives.

> The familiar cipher and its reading appear first in the 1893 prospectus; no drawing from the stone survives.

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# The familiar cipher and its reading appear first in the 1893 prospectus; no drawing from the stone survives.

The familiar cipher and its reading appear first in the 1893 prospectus; no drawing from the stone survives.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[A stone bearing deliberate cut characters was found at about 90 feet by the Onslow Company.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52XAEG7XM2/a-stone-bearing-deliberate-cut-characters-was-found-at-about)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The familiar cipher and its reading appear first in the 1893 prospectus; no drawing from the stone survives. [Evidence EVD0D52XBDR0REW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D52XBDR0REW
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