George Washington's constitution to be auctioned

George Washington's signature is seen as Chris Coover, senior specialist for Rare books & manuscripts at Christie's, shows President George Washington's personal copy of the Acts of the first Congress (1789), containing the U.S. Constitution and the proposed Bill of Rights, during a media availability on June 12, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- George Washington's 223-year-old copies of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are expected to go for bids of $2 million to $3 million at auction later this month.

The documents are bound in a book that contains notes in Washington's handwriting, including notations of the responsibilities of the president, and is in remarkable condition. Christie's auction house plans to offer it to bidders on June 22.

Washington's book was displayed for reporters in the U.S. capital on Tuesday. It was part of the estate of a late Pennsylvania businessman.

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