"Last Word"-Magna Carta For Sale
Friday, December 07, 2007SUSIE GHARIB: And finally tonight, here's your chance to own one of the rarest documents in the world. But you're going to have to shell out big bucks to do it. An original version of the Magna Carta is going on auction block at Sotheby's on December 18. The Magna Carta is a cornerstone of democracy and human rights, dating back to the year 1297 and the reign of England's King Edward I. The document is up for sale is one of 17 known surviving copies that were signed by the king himself. And Jeff, it could sell for as much as $30 million and that would be a record.
YASTINE: Well, $30 million for a 700-year-old document, but certainly a cornerstone as the report pointed out of English civilization, certainly. I'm sorry Susie.
GHARIB: There are 16 other copies too.
