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Here's one for the garage sale crowd:

by drpruner. Jul 6, 2007 4:35PM PDT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/6275906.stm
"A painting by Renaissance artist Raphael has sold for more than

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That's similar.....

by Angeline Booher Jul 7, 2007 12:42AM PDT

...... to what happened a little more than a mile from me.

In a store that sells donated items is where the authentic copy of the Declaration of Independence was in a box a fellow bought for #2.50.

A rare 1823 copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence was sold for almost $500,000 at an auction of historical collectibles by a man who purchased it a year ago for less than $2.50 from a Nashville, Tennessee, thrift store.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/23/features/peepsat.php

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That would match the record appraisal on Antiques Roadshow,

by drpruner. Jul 7, 2007 4:42AM PDT

for an early Navaho rug.

I heard about that. I think that's where I learned about "official copies" or whatever of the Declaration.

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