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1 Cent - A.J. Bayless Phoenix Arizona
| Uitgever | A.J. Bayless Markets |
|---|---|
| Jaar | |
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| Valuta | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Yellow underprint with a sawtooth guilloche border framing the entire note. A central white panel carries the bold letterpress legend "FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP" above the A.J. Bayless retailer logo in a black cartouche with the slogan "Your Home Town Grocer". Four rounded corner vignettes each bear the denomination numeral "1c" in yellow on white. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 1₵ FOOD STAMP 1₵ CREDIT SLIP Redeemable ONLY in eligible foods at : A.J. Bayless "Your Home Town Grocer" 1₵ 1₵ |
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A.J. Bayless was a Phoenix-based grocery chain that issued its own paper scrip during the early 1930s Depression years, when coin shortages and tight household budgets pushed regional retailers toward fractional currency substitutes. This 1 cent note is part of that broader American phenomenon of privately issued Depression scrip — technically illegal under federal statute but widely tolerated at the local level because it kept commerce moving when hard currency simply wasn't available in small denominations.
Bayless scrip was redeemable only in-store, functioning more as a loyalty instrument than a true monetary substitute. The chain eventually grew into one of Arizona's dominant grocery operations before folding in 1990.