Magna Carta Coming to the U.S.-- Part 2

Apparently, the Magna Carta is still on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.. The copy of the Magna Carta in the United States is written on parchment and has been stripped of previous repairs and treated with new techniques to insure its survival. It is now kept in an air-tight, sealed case.

This copy also had previously been on display while on loan to the National Archives, but had been put up for sale in December 2007. Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein bought it, one of only 17 existing copies of the Magna Carta, for $21.3 million at auction and gave it back to the country.  He also donated $13.5 million for the document's new showroom, multi-media kiosk and new exhibit gallery.

The Magna Carta was very influential in the thinking of American founding fathers and inspired provisions in the Constitution.

Thanks, Mr. Rubenstein. --DaCoot