Rare copy of US Constitution sells for $9 million at auction

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina: At a private auction in North Carolina, a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago has been sold for US$9 million at an auction.

Brunk Auctions, which sold the document, the only copy of its type thought to be privately owned, did not release the buyer's name.

In just over seven minutes, bids came at $50,000 intervals, mainly over the phone. At $8.5 million, there