Rare copy of US Constitution sells for $9m at auction

Brunk Auctions sold the document, the only copy of its type thought to be privately owned, at a private auction. The name of the buyer was not immediately released

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024 - 08:03

Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

A rare copy of the US Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9m (€8.3m) at an auction in North Carolina.

Brunk Auctions sold the document, the only copy of its type thought to be privately owned, at a private auction. The name of the buyer was not immediately released.