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December 20, 2007: Magna Carta Sells for $21.3 Million
"The $21.3 million price reached at auction Tuesday night was toward the bottom of the range predicted by Sotheby's. Texas tycoon Ross Perot bought the historical document 23 years ago, for just $1.5 million. That still marks a pretty impressive return for the Perot Foundation"
