A centuries-old manuscript stored for decades in the Harvard Law School Library has been identified as a rare original version of the Magna Carta, dating back to 1300. Long believed to be a copy, the document was purchased for just $27.50.
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Harvard discovers ‘cheap’ copy of Magna Carta is priceless original

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Harvard discovers its $27 “copy” of Magna Carta is a rare 1300 original, authenticated by British historians and linked to abolitionists.


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