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    A rare copy of the first printing of the U.S. Constitution is going up for auction

    The document last went up for auction in 1894. After the new auction was announced, the group that crowdfunded an attempt to buy a similar copy last year told NPR, "We're looking into it."
    by Bill Chappell Nov 01, 2022 2 minutes
    An image shows the first page of the first printing of the final text of the U.S. Constitution<strong>. </strong>The rare document will go up for auction in December, Sotheby's announced on Tuesday.
    Updated November 1, 2022 at 1:41 PM ET

    Only two copies from the first printing of the final text of the U.S. Constitution are known to be in private hands. One of them sold for a record $43.2 million last year; the second is going on the auction block next month.

    The document, dubbed the "Adrian Van Sinderen Constitution" after its longtime, which will take bids for itin New Yorkon Dec. 13.

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