First edition of US constitution sells for record $43.2m at auction

A first-edition copy of the US constitution has sold at auction for a record $43.2 million.

The document, one of 13 original copies dating from 1787, sold far above its estimate of $15m, and more than 260 times the amount it achieved when it last sold for $165,000 in 1988.

While the identity of the winner was not disclosed, it has been revealed they were bidding against “ConstitutionDAO”, a crowdfunded bid by a cryptocurrency group.

The constitution has now become the most expensive book, manuscript, historical document or printed text to ever be auctioned.

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