US Constitution ratified by eager buyer as worth $9m

Passed down through generations at the historic Hayes Plantation in Edenton, North Carolina, the only privately held Ratification copy of the American Constitution dating to 1787 sold for a whopping $9m (£6.94m).

It set a new house record for Brunk Auctions (28% buyer’s premium) in Asheville, also North Caroli…

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