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A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution laid forgotten inside a filing cabinet. Now, it could sell for millions at auction.

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Treasures long forgotten by history have been uncovered beneath the surface in underground digs or hidden away in attics or storage spaces. In the case of a rare document nearly 237 years old, it was in a nondescript squat metal filing cabinet that had been sitting discarded and gathering dust in an eastern North Carolina home for who knows how long. Two years ago, a property was being cleared out in Edenton, North Carolina when a rare copy of t…

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A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution laid forgotten inside a filing cabinet. Now, it could sell for millions at auction.

The copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of only a handful known to exist, was found two years ago at a former plantation in Edenton, North Carolina.

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