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1 Cent - Food Stop New York, New York
| Issuer | Food Stop Markets |
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| Size | 132 x 60 mm |
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| Obverse description | White ground with an orange interlaced guilloche border framing the entire note. Central text in green and orange letterpress; flanking the redemption text are two green line-engraved hand vignettes bearing the inscriptions "STOP 'N SHOP" and "STOP 'N SAVE" respectively. Denomination numeral "1¢" appears in each corner. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, presenting a plain white paper surface with no text, vignette, or ornamental elements. |
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Food Stop Markets was a regional American grocery chain that issued scrip during the latter half of the twentieth century — a practice that persisted well after Depression-era necessity had faded, kept alive by loyalty programs and change-making convenience at the register. These small-denomination paper issues functioned as fractional currency within the store ecosystem, redeemable against purchases rather than convertible to federal coin.
Single-cent scrip is the hardest denomination to find uncirculated; the face value made hoarding irrational, so most pieces were spent immediately or discarded.