# Is a WWII era Hawaiian 1 dollar bill worth anything?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wwii-era-hawaiian-1-dollar-bill-worth-anything/500502 "2009-06-21T20:26:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wwii-era-hawaiian-1-dollar-bill-worth-anything/500502/1 "2009-06-21T20:26:49Z")

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During WWII the Federal Reserve overprinted the word “Hawaii” on notes issued in Hawaii in case of a Japanese invasion. Is a one of these notes worth anything over face value today?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wwii-era-hawaiian-1-dollar-bill-worth-anything/500502/2 "2009-06-21T20:30:04Z")

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About $5-10 US in average, undamaged condition. Much more, about $30-75 in perfect condition. These are prices you could sell it for, approximately.

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wwii-era-hawaiian-1-dollar-bill-worth-anything/500502/3 "2009-06-22T01:13:08Z")

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From [eBay](http://tinyurl.com/hawaiione) starting prices $9.99 to $24.99