💰 What It Sold For
How much did the US pay Russia for Alaska?
The answer
$7.2M
That works out to about 2 cents an acre, and the cancelled Treasury cheque is kept at the US National Archives.
Source: Purchase of Alaska, 1867 – Office of the Historian, US State Department
Asked in Plain #5 on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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