Signer's copy of The Declaration of Independence sells for historic $4.42 million This rare signers copy of William J. Stones 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence was, remarkably, rediscovered in Scotland by Freemans sister auction house, Lyon & Turnbull. PHILADELPHIA, PA .-Freemans announced the results of its July 1 single-lot auction, This Important State Paper: Signer Charles Carrolls Copy of the Declaration of Independence, which achieved a historic $4.42M sale price, exceeding by a remarkable five times its pre-sale high estimate of $800,000. This result marks the second-highest price ever paid at auction for any copy of the Declaration of Independence, and is the highest price ever paid at auction for an American document printed in the 19th century. It more than quadrupled the world auction record for a Stone printing of the Declaration of Independence set in New York City in 2019.