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Rare, million-dollar copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus replaced with fakes

Copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his first impressions of the Americas have become so rare and valuable, they're being stolen and replaced with forgeries at some of the world's most prestigious libraries. Jon Wertheim reports.
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