A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution forgotten inside a filing cabinet sells for $9 million at auction

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution forgotten inside a filing cabinet sold on Thursday for a $9 million hammer price, Andrew Brunk, the owner of the auction house managing the sale, confirmed to CBS News. 

Originally scheduled to be auctioned on Sept. 28 in Asheville, North Carolina by Brunk Auctions the sale was delayed due to Hurricane Helene. 

It took just seven minutes to clinch the final sale price - with bids coming in at $500,000 intervals. Most bids - roughly 10 - were placed over the phone, two bids were online, and one buyer was at the North Carolina auction in person, said Brunk.