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1 Cent - Food Stamp Scrip Penny's Super Markets
| Issuer | Penny's Super Markets |
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| Year | |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | PENNY'S SUPER MARKETS 1¢ 1¢ Food Stamp Credit REDEEMABLE ONLY AT PENNY'S FORM 81 |
| Reverse description | Plain light green security-pattern underprint with no printed design; the obverse letterpress impression shows through as a ghost image. A handwritten signature appears in ink at the lower right. |
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Food stamp scrip of this kind emerged in the United States as a practical workaround to a specific regulatory gap: the federal food stamp program issued coupons in fixed denominations, leaving supermarkets unable to make change when a transaction fell short of a whole coupon value. Retailers like Penny's Super Markets printed their own fractional scrip — redeemable only at their own registers — to close that gap and retain customer loyalty rather than simply rounding down.
These pieces circulated within a single store ecosystem and were rarely preserved. Attrition was high.