Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It's in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations,

A rare copy of the US Constitution, the only one of its type thought to be in private hands, goes under the hammer later this month.

The minimum bid for the auction is $1 million. There is no minimum price that must be reached. This copy was printed after the Constitutional Convention approved the proposed framework of the nation's government in 1787 and it was ratified by the Congress of the ineffective first American government under the Articles of Confederation.

An original copy of the United States Constitution, signed by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson, that was discovered in North Carolina will be auctioned off in Asheville.

An incredibly rare, original printed archetype of the United States Constitution will be auctioned on in Asheville, North Carolina.

An original printed copy of the U.S. Constitution that was signed in 1787 and was discovered inside an old filing cabinet in North Carolina is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction this month.