Man buys copy of Declaration of Independece for $100

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The Seeker

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Meet the Philadelphia-man who bought a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence at a flea market for $100 fifteen years ago. The document is speculated to be worth over at least $8million.

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A frame made from the timbers of Independence Hall?

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One man’s junk, another nation’s treasure.​
 
I love these stories. Remember watching a US antiques show on tv. A guy had some stuff he wanted to have valued. The assessor noticed a fairly non-descript blanket lying over the back of a chair. After a good look he declared it to have a value of $300,00 to $500,000 US. The owner hadn't a clue it was a native Indian air-loom type thing.
 
Silli you're right - these are really 'feel good' stories! On a UK programme about 20 years ago, little old lady bought a string of dark greyish/blueish 'plastic' beads that were just the perfect colour at a street vendor in Brighton. Went to an antiques shop and the owner complimented her on the necklace which turned out to be Queen Vic's missing string of black pearls.
I have no idea whether this is true or not but it's a feel-good one anyway!
 
I think this story was deliberately done around the 4th of July because of it's significance.

I have to doubt the part about a frame being made from the timbers of Independence Hall though. First of all.... this copy was supposedly made in the 1840s. That's 70+ years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. By that time, even the building it was signed in was a National Landmark and NO ONE would be able to take any "timbers" from it. Not only that...it's a BRICK building!?
 

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