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The group offered here was recently discovered

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
The group offered here was recently discovered
The group offered here was recently discovered in a Hawaii safe deposit box along with a small group of Hawaii World War II issues which can be found in the Small Size Type section. This lot consists of a letter dated August 19, 1942 authorizing one Elbert T. Kurashige to possess, under the Regulations Relating to Currency, the following notes, all of which are included with this lot: one 1914 FRN (grading VF+), one $2 1917 US Note (F-VF), one $2 1899 Silver Certificate (Fine), one $1 1899 Silver Certificate (Fine+), and one $1 1923 Silver Certificate (VF). The license was forwarded from the Executive Chambers in Honolulu, and is signed by J.B Poindexter, Governor of Hawaii. For years we have been writing about the requirements that residents of Hawaii turn in all non-Hawaii notes after emergency regulations were promulgated in early 1942, but this document is the first actual license to possess non-emergency currency we have ever seen or heard of. This is a priceless display item and any estimate for the letter and notes (all of which are listed in the letter) is but a guess, but if rarity and desirability are any guide, expect a realization in the area of... 6 items <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. <BR><BR><B>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RESERVES:</B> Heritage now divulges all reserves on its web site 7 days before every auction. If you want to know whether the reserve on this lot has been met, and if not, what the reserve amount is, please visit this lot page on the HeritageCoin.com web site, or email: bid@HeritageGalleries.com