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A 400 year old lock has been baffling historians since it was found in 1999 in sand near Port Talbot. It appears that it was part of a treasure hoard that was on its way back from Spain in 1583 when went down with it's ship. Scientists have used CT scanning to find the secret of how to unlock the padlock and reveal the code. The answer is ANCE. The letters being hard to read and the lock having decoy letters. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c69qz9jzq4jro