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1 Cent - Buy & Save Foods Chicago, Illinois
| Issuer | Buy & Save Foods |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Yellow paper voucher with dark letterpress printing on a basket-weave underprint. The border consists of scallop and scrollwork frames with '1c' numerals in each corner. A scales-of-justice vignette appears at lower left alongside a faint Liberty figure underprint at center. The denomination panel 'ONE CENT CREDIT SLIP' is set in a ruled box at the base. |
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| Reverse description | Plain yellow paper with an overall basket-weave pattern underprint in a lighter tone throughout. The text 'HAMMERMILL SENT' is visible at lower right, indicating the paper manufacturer's imprint. |
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Buy & Save Foods was a regional grocery chain operating in the Chicago area, and like many American retailers of the mid-twentieth century, it issued its own trade tokens and scrip to encourage customer loyalty and reduce cash handling at the register. These paper cent denominations functioned as change-makers — issued when exact coin change was unavailable or as promotional rebate slips redeemable on future purchases. The practice was common enough that it attracted little regulatory attention, operating in a gray area well below the threshold that concerned federal currency authorities.
Documentation on this issuer is thin, and precise dating is uncertain.