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Limits RegistryOne of the 13 known surviving copies of the first printing of the U.S. Constitution, made for the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, sold for $43.2 million at Sotheby's New York on 18 November 2021. Bought by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, it is the most expensive printed book or document ever sold at auction.
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One of the 13 known surviving copies of the first printing of the U.S. Constitution, made for the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, sold for $43.2 million at Sotheby's New York on 18 November 2021. Bought by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, it is the most expensive printed book or document ever sold at auction.
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Limits Registry. LR-MOST-EXPENSIVE-PRINTED-DOCUMENT-AUCTION. Most expensive printed historical document sold at auction. 2026.