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New Member
United States
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Greetings! Recently I have stumbled across a 1934 $5 Hawaii note and I am trying to gather more information about the bill and find out the value. I have recently been getting into coin and currency collecting and I think I may have found something intriguing. If anyone has any knowledge about the bill or any information about it I would be so interested to hear about it! Thank you in advance!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2850 Posts |
These were used in the Pacific/Hawaii during WWII. If the enemies were to able to seize these 'Hawaii' bills, the government could demonetized them. I would put a full retail value of around $150 on this one.. note looks like a problem-free VF note. Nice!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd say more like $125, but agree otherwise, very decent specimen and the scarcer of the two issues (there's also a 1934A).  to the Paper Money Forum! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12813 Posts |
Hawaii notes are fun notes and not really seen out of the collector market these days given that the purpose for their intended use is ~75 years old. How did you come by this note? |
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New Member
 United States
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At the store I work at I work in the cash office where I count the money from the cash registers. Normally we just put the money on a machine that counts the money but this $5 bill caught my eye as I was straightening the money and that is when I discovered it. So someone just spent this $5 as a normal $5. It makes me wonder if this was spent by mistake or if someone didn't notice what they had in their hand!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4637 Posts |
Welcome to CCF.
Most of us only dream of finding a $5 Emergency issue Hawaiian note in the wild...or any denomination Hawaiian note or N.African note for that matter. If I had to guess, I'd say it was not spent by the legitimate owner of the note.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Safe bet! Great find, Sunshinegal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12813 Posts |
Wow, what a find indeed. Get that note in a protector!
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Moderator
 United States
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3402 Posts |
Nice note great condition.
KK
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1374 Posts |
Sunshinegal Quote:
If I had to guess, I'd say it was not spent by the legitimate owner of the note. Without a doubt  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2571 Posts |
Fantastic find! (& welcome to CCF)
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
I hope you swapped out for it and took it....
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New Member
United States
4 Posts |
I did for sure! I'm glad I was paying attention and was being observant or else I would have missed it!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2571 Posts |
Please do as "CelticKnot" suggested- put it in a proper currency holder.
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Posted 11/11/2018 1:27 pm
