# Dunning 2008: Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit

> Brian Dunning, 2008. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Secondary; used for the 1878 sinkhole and for its reference list.

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# Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit

Brian Dunning, 2008. _Skeptoid Podcast, 25 November 2008_.

A short sceptical summary with references, noting the 1878 ox sinkhole, the coconut-fibre dating claims and the lack of provenance for the stone.

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## What it's used for here

Secondary; used for the 1878 sinkhole and for its reference list.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[No such stone was found; it was invented for the 1862 narrative.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52XCD034QV/no-such-stone-was-found-it-was-invented-for-the-1862)

Answer

ANS

[Coconut fibre samples from the pit and Smith's Cove](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/artifacts/ART0D52XM7008RK/coconut-fibre-samples-from-the-pit-and-smiths-cove)

ART

[A sinkhole opened under oxen on the island in 1878, and a well nearby later showed similar flagstone and log…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/evidence/EVD0D52X61W50KR/a-sinkhole-opened-under-oxen-on-the-island-in-1878-and-a)

Evidence

EVD

[Coconut fibre at depth is not explained by a sinkhole alone.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/evidence/EVD0D52X6HG16AS/coconut-fibre-at-depth-is-not-explained-by-a-sinkhole-alone)

Evidence

EVD

[Coconut fibre, a tropical material, exists from the pit and Smith's Cove; a 1970 analysis identified three of…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/evidence/EVD0D52X4TT5PBM/coconut-fibre-a-tropical-material-exists-from-the-pit-and)

Evidence

EVD

[The Oak Island money pit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Dunning, B. (2008). Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit. Skeptoid Podcast, 25 November 2008. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/129
```

[Read it free at skeptoid.com](https://skeptoid.com/episodes/129)

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