Rare Copy of US Consitution Found at North Carolina Landmark Could Bring Millions at Auction

A 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution that will be put up for auction is shown at Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2024. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed in 1787 and sent to the North Carolina governor for ratification is expected to be sold for millions on Thursday.

Brunk Auctions, a consignment-based auction house based in Asheville, North Carolina, announced it is auctioning a ratified copy of the U.S. Constitution.

The minimum bid of $1 million has already been placed.

The broadsheet document was discovered in a metal filing cabinet in a cluttered room at the Hayes Plantation in Edenton, North Carolina, where “two of the state’s most prominent families” lived for up to seven generations, Brunk Auctions said in a September press release. The auction was originally planned for Sept. 28 before Hurricane Helene hit Asheville.