Coverage dated November 18, 2021

Rare print of U.S. Constitution sells for $43M, shatters record set by da Vinci book

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The anonymous user outbid a collective of 17,000 cryptocurrency investors during the auction. The document is one of only 13 known copies of the Constitution.

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  1. Newsweek

    Rare print of U.S. Constitution sells for $43M, shatters record set by da Vinci book (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The anonymous user outbid a collective of 17,000 cryptocurrency investors during the auction. The document is one of only 13 known copies of the Constitution.

  2. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Rare first printing of US Constitution sells for record $43M (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold for a record $43.2 million. The anonymous winning bidder outbid a group of cryptocurrency fans.

  3. The Hill

    One of just 13 original copies of US Constitution sells at auction for twice its estimated value (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A private bidder put up nearly $43.2 million to secure one of the thirteen remaining documents from the Constitutional Convention.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record $43 million (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The document, one of 13 known copies of the first printing of the Constitution, set a record price for a document or book sold at auction

  5. Beatrice Daily Sun

    Rare first printing of Constitution sells for $43M (opens Beatrice Daily Sun)

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    Beatrice Daily Sun's feed description

    NEW YORK — A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby's in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at

  6. FOX Business

    Rare first-edition copy of US Constitution sells for over $43M (opens FOX Business)

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    A rare first-edition copy of the United States Constitution was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Thursday for a record-breaking $43.2 million.

  7. East Idaho News

    First-edition copy of US Constitution sells for record $43.2 million (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — An exceptionally rare first-edition printed copy of the US Constitution fetched $43.2 million in New York on Thursday, becoming the most expensive historical document ever to sell at auction. The sale also smashed the auction record for a book, manuscript or printed text, said Sotheby’s, whi…

  8. The Columbian

    Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record $43M (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    NEW YORK — A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction.

  9. PhillyVoice

    Original print of U.S. constitution sells for record-breaking $43 million (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Only 13 copies exist today, with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania owning six of them

  10. The Guardian

    Original copy of US constitution sold to unknown buyer for $43m (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Buyer beats crowdfunded cryptocurrency group to secure one of 13 surviving prints from 1787

  11. Triblive

    Rare 1st printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record $43M (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction. The anonymous winning bidder at Thursday night’s sale outbid a group of 17,000 cryptocurrency enthusiasts from around the world who crowdfunded to

  12. France 24

    Rare original copy of US constitution auctioned for $43 mn (opens France 24)

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    An extremely rare original copy of the US constitution was sold Thursday for $43 million -- a world record for a historical document at auction, Sotheby's said.

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