Single double - sided page believed to be from the Quran sold for $ 68,000 . Since the weekend sale , half a dozen other people have emailed Owens with photos of their own tattered pages . It was in an old frame , and came from a deceased estate in Melbourne . Pre - auction price was $ 35 to $ 40 before the auction in Sydney on Friday .
Single double - sided page believed to be from the Quran sold for $ 68,000 . It was in an old frame , and came from a deceased estate in Melbourne . Pre - auction price was $ 35 to $ 40 before the auction in Sydney on Friday .