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1 Cent - Arapahoe Stores, Inc. #2 Pueblo, Colorado
| Issuer | Arapahoe Stores, Inc. |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1¢ 1¢ CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT - REDEEMABLE FOR AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE ONLY AT INDICATED STORE Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT ARAPAHOE STORES, INC. #2 1020 CONSTITUTION PUEBLO, COLO. Store Stamp GOOD FOR 1¢ IN AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE UNDER U.S.D.A. FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ONLY 1¢ 1¢ |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, plain tan paper stock with no text, vignette, or decorative elements. |
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Arapahoe Stores, Inc. was a cooperative grocery chain operating in Colorado, and scrip of this type was issued as a fractional trade token — a mechanism for returning change in denominations below the practical floor of metallic coinage without actually parting with cash. The "#2" designation indicates a specific branch location, meaning this cent was only redeemable at one store, which sharply limited its misuse and kept it functionally local.
Colorado cooperative scrip of this period rarely survives because it was designed to be spent back, not saved.