A copy of the U.S. Constitution of 1787
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It is said that this is one of the last remaining 11 copies, and now a version of the U.S. Constitution has been auctioned at Sotheby’s for $43 million. No one has ever paid so much money for a historical document.
SecondA rare original of the U.S. Constitution of 1787 was auctioned for $43 million.Like an auction house Sotheby’s It was announced after the auction in New York on Thursday night that the amount was a world record for auction historical documents. Sotheby’s was initially valued at 15 million U.S. dollars and 20 million U.S. dollars.
This document is said to be one of the last 11 originals of the U.S. Constitution. The document was issued in Philadelphia by the founding fathers of the United States on September 17, 1787. It includes George Washington And Benjamin Franklin, have signed.
According to Sotheby’s manuscript and used book expert Selby Kiffer, this may be part of the 500 copies printed the night before signing. Therefore, today it is the only specimen of private ownership. It was recently owned by American collector Dorothy Tapper Goldman.
