Rare First Printing of US Constitution Sells for Record $43 Million

Rare First Printing of US Constitution Sells for Record $43 Million
A first printing of the United States Constitution is displayed at Sotheby's auction house during a press preview in New York, on Nov. 5, 2021. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction.

The anonymous winning bidder at Thursday night’s sale outbid a group of 17,000 cryptocurrency enthusiasts from around the world who crowdfunded to buy it over the last week.