Have you ever seen one of these?

[Keystone_Raider]

With all the powerball mania going on right now, anybody and everybody is a player. Someone passed this in the store today - I've never seen one before. It's in pretty decent condition for it's age- I'm guessing someone had it squirreled away for a rainy day- or a big powerball jackpot! :laugh:

Front

Back

What's with the "Hawaii" stamping?

Thanks! KR

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

In 1942, Special World War II currency was issued. HAWAII was overprinted on the front and back of the $10 Federal Reserve Note, and the seal and serial numbers were changed to brown. This was done so that the currency could be declared worthless in case of Japanese invasion.

 

[Keystone_Raider]

Thanks MMM!! Very interesting!- you're the man!

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

Courtesy of google...

Q: Why does my note have HAWAII printed on it?
A: During the early part of WWII, the US had fears that Japan would overrun Hawaii. If this occurred, large sums of currency could be captured and used to fund their war effort. So, the US decided to issue the same $1 Silver Certificates, $5, $10 and $20 Federal Reserve Notes as used on the mainland, but with a brown seal and serial numbers and overprinted with the word "HAWAII" twice on the front and in large block letters on the back. Because these notes were distinctive, it would make it easy for the US to demonitize the notes if large amounts fell to the enemy. Later in the war, these notes were used in the US held Pacific Islands for the same reasons.



Very cool collectible, IMHO - congratulations on the find.

 

[Keystone_Raider]

Courtesy of google...

LOL!! Thanks again for the input!

 

[NullSmurf]

A collector would never have spent that. More likely, it got liberated recently in the dark of the night.

 

[PuroEsq]

Are you (Keystone_Raider) interested in selling it?

 

[Keystone_Raider]

Are you (Keystone_Raider) interested in selling it?

JAEwing - No I am not interested in selling it- but thanks!

 

[MillhizzelPB]

uhhhh that seems to b a fake. you should send it and ALL like bills to me :whistling: :blush:

LOL

 

[NullSmurf]

Actually Mike, you should phone your local Police and report the unusual currency. If it's clean, so much the better.

 

[NorCalCigarLover]

It's a fake .... but I'll take it off your hands for a few Opus X


:sign:

 

[JHolmes763]

Fascinating find. I've never heard of these.

 

[fetterjohn]

Anybody know what the value of something like this would be? It's very interesting...

-Fetter

 

[nhcigarfan]

pretty cool.

 

[Razorback]

Anybody know what the value of something like this would be? It's very interesting...

-Fetter

Link

Scroll down about a quarter of the page and you'll find Hawaii Emergency Issue.

According to this site, this bill could be valued around $150-$200.

(disclaimer: I have no knowledge of coin and currency collection, just found this through a quick google search)


Nick