An original copy of the Constitution sold for $ 43 million
The sale that took place Thursday night in New York is a record for a historic document.
The sale took place in the auction room of Sotheby’s in New York on Thursday evening.
AFP
An extremely rare original copy of the U.S. Constitution signed September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia was auctioned Thursday in New York for $ 43 million, a world record for a historic document offered at auction, Sotheby’s announced.
This copy was coveted by a group of cryptocurrency fans who had raised $ 40 million for this purpose but announced they had failed in their attempt.
This is a “record price in the world reached for a historic document offered at auction”, told AFP a spokesperson for Sotheby’s in New York, specifying that the piece was left for exactly “43 , $ 2 million ”, commissions included.
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