A Philadelphia financial analyst was browsing at a flea market in
Adamstown, Pennsylvania, when he was attracted by a wooden picture
frame. He paid $4 for it. Back at his home he removed the old torn
painting in the frame and found a folded document between the canvas and
the wood backing. It turned out to be a 1776 copy of the Declaration
of Independence – one of 24 known to remain. On June 13, 1991, it was
sold at auction for $2.4m (US)
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