(Reuters) – British company which had been auctioning which asserted that it was a vial of blood from the late President of the United States Ronald Reagan canceled Thursday the sale and the owner donated the material to the Reagan Foundation, said the company.

“We have negotiated with the owner so that the object is removed from the auction and donated it to the Presidential Foundation Ronald Reagan,” said PFC auctions in a communiqué.

the cancellation of the auction comes after the Foundation expressed his disappointment by the bid in early week. assumes that the vial contains blood extracted to Ronald Reagan at the hospital where he was treated after his assassination attempt in 1981.

“we are very pleased with this solution and want to thank you to the owner and PFC Auctions its assistance in the matter”, said John Heubusch, director of the Foundation presidential Ronald Reagan.

PFC, gebaseerd op het eiland Guernsey in het Engels kanaal, genoemde eigenaar verworven de flacon in februari in een veiling van ons $ 3550 (2833 EUR) en dat vóór de beëindiging van de veiling biedingen voor $30.086 waren.