There is a real case worth discussing. In Harvard University's archives, a sheepskin parchment that had been stored for over 70 years recently surfaced—this item was once considered a worthless replica and was purchased for $27 (about 200 RMB) in 1946. As a result, scholars from King's College London and the University of East Anglia authenticated it, directly debunking the previous assumption: this is the genuine article, and one of only 7 remaining original 1300-year-old "Charter Confirmation" documents in the world.



Why is it so valuable? Because this is not a virtual asset, but a tangible historical asset with actual pricing power. The Magna Carta of 1215 laid the foundation for modern rule of law—kings also had to obey the law. Over 400 years later, the version endorsed by Edward I firmly established this principle, becoming a crucial proof of constitutional sovereignty for future generations. From the paper to the handwriting and even the ink composition, every detail matches the standards of the original 1300-year-old document. The large ornate "E" starting with "Edwardus"? That’s proof of authenticity.

Its current valuation starts at several tens of millions of dollars. In simple terms, what is truly valuable is never how flashy it looks, but whether it has historical backing. That sheepskin parchment was worthless at $27, but now the entire Western political system proves its value. This story offers some insight to those navigating the crypto and asset markets: undervalued assets often don’t turn around by luck, but because history has proven their true worth.
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BoredApeResistancevip
· 3h ago
That's why I believe in NFTs—true scarcity is always valuable.
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BearMarketSagevip
· 3h ago
This is exactly what I've been wanting to say all along: historical pricing power is the true scarcity, not some conceptual hype. Undervalued assets never turn around by luck; this logic is completely reversed in the crypto world haha. 27 yuan held for 70 years, now worth millions; this is what a real asset allocation textbook looks like. It seems that the least valuable things often have an entire system backing them. So, don't always focus on those shiny new things; sometimes silent antiques are just waiting for a comeback.
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ResearchChadButBrokevip
· 3h ago
Damn, this is the story of ultimate HODL. A genuine item worth $27,000, kept for 70 years, directly turns into millions. The crypto world needs to learn from this.
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MemeKingNFTvip
· 3h ago
I've said it before, true blue-chip assets should be like this—suddenly turning around after 70 years of silence, with a value jumping into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The crypto world is now full of these "sleeping assets" building their bottoms; it all depends on who can hold on.
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CodeAuditQueenvip
· 3h ago
Wait a minute, this logic doesn't add up. Mistaking $27 for a counterfeit and hundreds of millions of dollars' "historical endorsement," with the only link in between being the authentication result? So in the crypto world, who would do the authentication?
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ApyWhisperervip
· 3h ago
This is value discovery. A genuine item worth $27 was stored in an archive room for 70 years, and now it's worth tens of millions of dollars... To put it simply, it's just that no believers have been found.
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