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1 Cent - Vern's Oakland, California
| Uitgever | Vern's (Oakland, California) |
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| Jaar | |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Paper |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Pink paper voucher with a letterpress-printed border of repeated ornamental units along all four edges. The denomination "1¢" appears in large type at upper left and upper right, with "ONE CENT / FOOD STAMP CREDIT" in bold block letters across the upper centre. A dashed rectangular panel in the lower centre carries the store name and address; redemption notices in italic text flank it on each side. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Uniformly plain pink paper reverse with no printed design or lettering; obverse text is faintly visible as a bleed-through impression. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
Vern's was one of hundreds of small American retailers that issued their own fractional paper scrip during the early 1930s, when the Depression-era coin shortage made small change a genuine operational problem. These merchant-issued notes were technically illegal under federal law but were tolerated locally as a practical necessity — enforcement was inconsistent and prosecutions were rare.
Oakland saw a notably high volume of private scrip in circulation between 1932 and 1934, reflecting the city's industrial workforce and the near-collapse of small retail credit during that period.