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1 Cent - Gold Star Food & Liquor Chicago, Illinois
| Uitgever | Gold Star Food & Liquor |
|---|---|
| Jaar | |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | 90 x 63 mm |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Yellow paper with ornate letterpress border of interlocking scrollwork and fan guilloche corners, each bearing the denomination numeral '1c'. A circular vignette at left shows scales of justice; a faint oval underprint at centre depicts a standing figure. Denomination and issuer legend printed in bold serif type across the centre field. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain yellow paper with a fine crosshatch underprint pattern visible across the entire surface, printed without any additional text or vignette. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
A trade token in paper form rather than metal — Gold Star Food & Liquor issued fractional cent notes for in-store change-making, a practice that persisted in certain Chicago neighborhood grocers and liquor retailers well into the mid-twentieth century when small coin shortages or simply the cost of handling pennies made paper scrip a practical alternative. The issuer is a local establishment, not a banking concern, which places this squarely in the category of merchant scrip rather than emergency currency.
Provenance matters here more than condition. Without a date, value hinges almost entirely on whether the issuing store can be traced to a specific address and period of operation.