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1 Cent - Shaw's Portland, Maine
| Issuer | Shaw's Supermarkets |
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| Size | 64 x 64 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed on pink paper stock, the obverse carries all text in black letterpress on a plain field with no vignette or underprint. The denomination "One 1 Cent" is set at centre, with "FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP" in bold capitals above and the redemption clause "Redeemable ONLY in eligible foods at: Shaw's" below. |
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| Obverse lettering | FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP One 1 Cent Redeemable ONLY in eligible foods at: Shaw's |
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Shaw's Supermarkets issued small-denomination paper scrip for use at their grocery locations as a change-making convenience — a practice common among American retailers before and during periods when small coinage was either scarce or simply inconvenient at the register. These cents-denomination pieces functioned as store credit rather than legal tender, redeemable only within the issuing location.
The Portland, Maine tie suggests local issuance rather than a chain-wide program, which was typical of how scrip distribution worked — individual store managers often controlled their own stock.