Copy of US Declaration of Independence found in attic sells for €3.7m

The signer’s copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence was found in a Scottish attic (Lyon & Turnbull/PA)

A copy of the United States Declaration of Independence discovered in an attic in Scotland has sold at auction for €3.7 million.

The signer’s copy is a representation of the original 1776 document that declared the independence of Britain’s 13 American colonies.