Have you ever held something that's priceless?

As in literally held an object between your fingers that you knew with absolute certainty

was valuable beyond measure?

I have, and I want to tell you about it.

Now clearly there are a number of factors that can make something valuable.

A great example would be the coin known as the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel.

As far as experts know, only five were ever minted, making them incredibly rare, which is

why the last time one went up for auction, it sold for $4.5 million.

But some items take things a step further, and back in 2018 I had a chance to examine one.

It was a copy of the Declaration of Independence, known as a broadside, printed in July of

1776.

Now most of the copies that people talk about were printed by a guy named John Dunlip,

and they are the ones that people dream of finding behind framed photos or hidden away

in an attic.

To date there are 26 known Dunlip broadsides, so yeah, pretty rare.

But then there are the copies made by Boston printer, Ezekiel Russell.

His are all pretty much the same as the Dunlip broadsides, with a big heading followed

by the smaller font of the main text, except there are fewer of his, making them harder

to get.

But that day in 2018, I got to hold an enigma.

It's the only known Russell broadside, printed with two portraits at the top.

Just to the left of the heading are two tall ovals, each containing a profile view of

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