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This copy of the Emancipation Proclamation was sold at auction on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Copy Of Signed Emancipation Proclamation Sells At Auction For More Than $2 Million

Only two people bid on the rare document and they were on the phone. The winner, David Rubenstein, loves American history and appreciates documents of freedom.

2012/06/26

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