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A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago sold for $9 million at an auction in North Carolina on Thursday.

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified has been sold for $9 million at an auction in North Carolina. Brunk Auctions sold the document ...

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago sold for $9 million at an auction in North Carolina on Thursday. The copy, which was sold by Brunk Auctions, began with a starting bid of ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an auction Thursday evening in North Carolina.