This Guy Purchased A Tank On Ebay, But Didn’t Know It Contained A Fortune

Authenticating The Declaration

Michael Spark rummaged through the junk at a thrift store, and came home with salt-and-pepper shakers and an old worn copy of the Declaration of Independence, or so he though. Upon further inspection and investigation, he discovered he had uncovered #36 of 200 copies of the original Declaration of Independence, commissioned by John Quincy Adams in 1820 (only 35 copies were previously known to exist). After he authenticated the rare collectible Declaration of Independence, he preserved it. The final price at auction ended up with a value of $477.650.