A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of only 8 known to exist, was recently sold at auction for a whopping $11 million. The document was found inside a filing cabinet at Hayes Farm in Edenton, North Carolina. The farm was once owned by Samuel Johnston, the governor of North Carolina who oversaw the state convention that ratified the Constitution.
The auction, managed by Brunk Auctions, took just seven minutes to reach the final sale price, with most bids being placed over the phone and one buyer present at the auction in person. The copy of the Constitution was originally slated to be auctioned in September but was delayed due to a hurricane. The final sale price, including the buyer’s premium, was confirmed to be $11,070,000 by Andrew Brunk, the owner of the auction house.
One hundred copies of the U.S. Constitution were initially printed after a heated debate, and a few still exist today, with this particular copy being one of them. The journey of this historic document, from a filing cabinet in North Carolina to a multimillion-dollar sale, highlights its unique significance and historical importance. The buyer of the copy remains anonymous.
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