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1 Cent - Food Stamp Scrip J & J Food Center
| Issuer | J & J Food Center |
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| Value | 1 Cent |
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| Obverse description | Plain white ground with all text printed in bold black letterpress. The issuer's name and address are arranged in three lines of italic serif type at left, reading "FOOD STAMP CREDIT", "J & J FOOD CENTER", and "1104 EAST 47th STREET"; the denomination "1¢" is set in a large bold typeface at the right margin. A horizontal row of dashed perforations runs along the lower edge. |
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| Reverse description | Essentially blank white stock, with a faint ghost impression of the obverse lettering visible through the thin paper. A horizontal dashed perforation line runs along the lower edge, mirroring the obverse border. |
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Food stamp scrip of this kind emerged from a federal authorization that allowed retailers approved under the USDA food stamp program to issue change in the form of tokens or paper chits rather than returning coins — since food stamps themselves could not be given as change. J & J Food Center scrip occupied a peculiar regulatory niche: privately printed, redeemable only at the issuing store, and technically compliant with federal rules that most shoppers never knew existed. The program permitting this practice was phased out in 2009.