For the past year, a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence has hung unassumingly in a side hallway at the Supreme Court.
But how did it get there, and where was it before it went on public display? Therein lies a tale.
For the past year, a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence has hung unassumingly in a side hallway at the Supreme Court. The copy, one of only 200 made from the 1776 original, would likely fetch $500,000 or more if sold on the open market, according to an expert dealer in historic documents. But how did it get there, and where was it before it went on public display? Therein lies a tale.
December 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
For the past year, a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence has hung unassumingly in a side hallway at the Supreme Court.
But how did it get there, and where was it before it went on public display? Therein lies a tale.
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