A rare copy of the US Constitution that was found inside a filing cabinet sold for $9 million at auction this week. It took just seven minutes for the nearly 237-year-old document to clinch its hammer price, Andrew Brunk, the owner of Brunk Auctions, told CBS News.

The document, which was sold to an anonymous bidder at an auction in North Carolina, was among the first copies of the Constitution ever printed, experts said.

A rare, long-lost copy of the United States Constitution was found in a filing cabinet on a farm in North Carolina more than 200 years after it was drafted. The document is one of roughly 100 copies that were created on September 28,

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution that was found in a filing cabinet on the estate of a 19th century North Carolina politician has sold.

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an auction Thursday evening in North Carolina. Brunk Auctions sold the document,

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, printed 237 years ago and sent to states for ratification, was sold for $9 million at a North Carolina auction.

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution found inside a filing cabinet in North Carolina sold Thursday for millions of dollars at an auction in the state. One bidder forked over more than $9 million for the founding document — which sold within seven minutes,

A rare 237-year-old copy of the US Constitution was sold for $9 million at a private auction by Brunk Auctions in North Carolina. This copy, discovered in Edenton, North Carolina, is one of only eight known to exist today.