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Founding documents of the US republic reach millions in auction sale. Rare Declaration of Independence printing makes over $3 million. A copy of the Declaration of Independence that was lost for 177 years has been sold at auction for $4.4 million. The rare document was gifted to the last surviving Founding Father, Charles We are unable to answer questions about the value of copies of the Declaration of Independence. But, you can use our Which Version is This, and Why Does it Matter? resource to help determine the importance of a copy, before going to a rare books and manuscripts dealer or appraiser to inquire about its value. The Exeter Broadside is one of the rarest copies of the Declaration of Independence. Discover its recent $2.4 million sale here. The June 26 sale will be a live, standalone auction in New York City. The copy of the Declaration of Independence is the priciest piece up for grabs, with a high estimate of $5 million. In June 2024, Sotheby’s held an auction of Founding Documents of the United States, where another copy of the Declaration of Independence sold for $3,360,000. This is the second-highest auction price for a copy of the Declaration of Independence; the record price is $8.1 million from a Sotheby’s auction in 2000. Seth Kaller, a historical document appraiser and collector, said while going through the house's contents in 1983, the family found a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that was sold at On January 24, Sotheby’s held a single-lot auction of an early copy of the Declaration of Independence. Known as the Goodspeed’s-Sang-Streeter copy after its previous owners, it sold for $2.4 million, falling within its $2 - $4 million presale estimate. Unaccounted for for nearly 180 years, a rare signers' Copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence sold by our sister auction house, Freeman's in the USA (on Thursday 1st July) achieved $4,420,000 (£3,210,000)* after being discovered in the attic of a Scottish ancestral home by our Rare Books and Manuscripts Specialist, Cathy Tait. Can I buy the Declaration of Independence? For price savings, purchase the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights together as a bundle. The original Declaration is on permanent exhibit in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. How much does the Declaration of Independence cost 2021? An early printing of the Declaration of Independence sold for $3.36 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, landing smack in the middle of the pre-sale estimate range of $2 million to $5 million. The price represents an auction record for any copy of its variant. The short answer: it’s worth somewhere between zero and ten million dollars. But very likely zero. The most valuable printing of the Declaration of Independence is the first, a broadside printed on July 4 or 5, 1776. It was a typeset document, not a facsimile, and did not list all of the signers. A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence once presented to Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the original document, sold for $4.42 million Thursday in Philadelphia. The Freeman’s is thrilled to announce the results of its July 1 single-lot auction, This Important State Paper: Signer Charles Carroll’s Copy of the Declaration of Independence, which achieved a historic $4.42M sale price; exceeding by a remarkable five times its pre-sale high estimate of $800,000. This copy of the Declaration sold at Christie’s four years ago for just $930,000. But when it hits the auction block on January 24, its price tag will likely be far higher. One of five surviving recorded copies of a subsequent edition of the Declaration of Independence will lead a Sotheby’s standalone founding documents auction on June 26, and could sell for as Estimate: US$2,000,000 - 4,000,000 Hammer Price: US$2,000,000 Sold: US$2,400,000 Auction House: Sotheby’s New York Sale: The Declaration of Independence: The July 1776 Exeter Broadside Date: 25 January 2025 On 4 July 1776, the final draft of the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies. For price savings, purchase the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights together as a bundle. Drafted by 33-year-old Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty. John Hancock Declaration of independence , Framed John Hancock (1737-1793) boldly signed 3 ½” x 4 ½” clipped signature. Matted and framed with a 6 ¾” x 10” inlaid copy of the Declaration of Independence an This item: The Declaration of Independence, True to it's Original Size and Layout - Reprint Printed on Antiqued Parchment. 23 x 29, Ships in Plastic Collector's Tube. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!
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