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Article: An original Magna Carta may fetch $20M to $30M
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- December 13, 2007
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LISA ANDERSON, SPECIAL FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-13-2007
An original Magna Carta may fetch $20M to $30M -- 13th-century document will be sold
By LISA ANDERSON, SPECIAL FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Date: 12-13-2007, Thursday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
NEW YORK — Even in the hyperbole-prone world of fine art, antiques and documents, there is the "rare," there is the "important" and there is the Magna Carta.
As rare as it is important, a 13th-century original copy of this medieval template for modern laws upholding human rights and freedoms will be sold to the highest bidder Tuesday at Sotheby's here. It could be yours for an estimated $20 million to $30 ...