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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. Probably the most common question we get in the Americana department is “I found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence—is it worth anything?” The short answer: it’s worth somewhere between zero and ten million dollars. What happened to the original copies of the Declaration of Independence? A lucky buyer who unwittingly got his hands on the original Declaration of Independence for less than five bucks is millions of dollars richer. Back in the late 1980s and hidden in an unassuming Pennsylvania flea market was an immaculate first printing of a vital US document that was yet to be discovered. However, failing that, copies can be made at your local library, typically for about ten cents per page. You can probably fit the Declaration of Independence on a page or two. See the Three copies of the founding documents of the United States have sold at auction for $5.58 million. As the ideas contained in them are much discussed in election year, buyers decided that concrete, physical copies of those documents still have value. A copy of the Declaration of Independence realised $3.36 million. 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. This copy, a hybrid between a broadside (single printed page with text on one side) and a newspaper printing, was published in the New This folded 1776 Dunlap copy of the Declaration of Independence was still crisp and clean when found in 1989. It sold at Sotheby’s two years later for $2.4 million dollars. These rare early copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights will go under the hammer on June 26. Courtesy of Sotheby's Later this month, Sotheby’s will The 1976 $2 bill features a portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the front, with a depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back. The design of the bill is similar to other currency from the 1970s, with a green seal and serial number, and a green and black border. 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 Was the Declaration of Independence worth it? Probably the most common question we get in the Americana department is “I found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence—is it worth anything?” The short answer: it’s worth somewhere between zero and ten million dollars. Can the Declaration of Independence be stolen? impossible” to steal the Declaration of Independence. Cooper explained that during the day, the Declaration is protected by “bulletproof glass and plastic laminate, surrounded by armed guards and monitored by camera and a computerized system. How much is the bill of rights worth? 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. 5,500 people own shares in a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Today they are voting on whether or not to sell the document. A Season 14 episode of "Pawn Stars" sees Corey negotiating for a replication of the Declaration of Independence. It turns out it's worth quite a bit of money. Few historical documents are as widely known by the general public as the Declaration of Independence. Created in the summer of 1776 and ratified on 4 July of that year, it is the founding document of the United States of America, which outlined the grievances of the Thirteen Colonies with the British government and their justification for independence. One of the most historically influential The "original copy" of the Declaration of Independence - the one that was signed by members of Congress - is at the National Archives in Washington. 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 The Exeter Broadside is one of the rarest copies of the Declaration of Independence. Discover its recent $2.4 million sale here. 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. On the same day, Christie’s held an Important Americana auction where a different copy of the Declaration sold for $2.47 million
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