Copy of US Declaration of Independence to be auctioned

By RIA Novosti,

New York : An 18th-century copy of the US Declaration of Independence, one of the most valuable documents in world history, will be auctioned at Christie’s in London later Friday.

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It is one of the first written copies of the declaration, adopted unanimously July 4, 1776 by all senators of the then 13 states.

It is a one-page copy made of parchment, which was valued at over $500,000 for the auction.

The declaration plays a central role in the 2004 Hollywood film “National Treasure”, where the main character (Nicholas Cage) steals the document as he believes that it has secret clues to a treasure hidden by some of the founding fathers of the US.