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1 Cent - Wonder Foods Chicago, Illinois
| Issuer | Wonder Foods, Chicago, Illinois |
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| Size | 102 x 76 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 1c Credit On FOOD STAMP PLAN WONDER FOODS 1425 East 67th St. - Chicago To Be Used On Food Stamp Program Only |
| Reverse description | Plain white ground with serrated border rules at top and bottom, showing a mirror-image bleed-through of the obverse letterpress text in light grey. A manuscript signature appears in ink at lower right. |
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Wonder Foods was a Chicago-based restaurant chain that issued its own scrip for in-house use — a common practice among mid-century American diners and cafeteria operators who found small-denomination coin handling slow and cumbersome during peak service. One-cent scrip of this type was typically redeemable only at the issuing establishment, giving the company a minor float advantage while keeping lines moving.
Chicago's mercantile scrip tradition ran deep, and pieces this small rarely survived — customers spent them immediately or discarded them.