1 Cent - Avondale Arapahoe Pueblo, Colorado

Avondale and Arapahoe were adjacent unincorporated communities in Pueblo County, Colorado, served under the same Food Stamp Program administrative unit during the 1960s and 1970s. These small-denomination paper change tokens — sometimes called "scrip" — were issued by participating retailers to return fractional amounts to customers who paid for food stamp purchases with a coupon of higher face value than the transaction total. Federal regulations at various points either permitted or restricted this practice, and the rules shifted more than once.

The 1-cent denomination is the smallest issued in this program type, making survivors genuinely scarce — most were discarded immediately as practically worthless.