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1 Cent - Food City New York
| Issuer | Food City (New York) |
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| Size | 134 x 61 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH 1₵ 1₵ FOOD CITY Redeemable only for Food Items authorized By the USDA Food Stamp Program FOOD COUPON CREDIT SLIP 1₵ GOOD ONLY AT FOOD CITY 1₵ |
| Reverse description | Completely blank white reverse with no printed design, text, or security features. |
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Food City was a supermarket chain operating in New York, and like several American retailers of the mid-twentieth century, it issued its own paper scrip — small-denomination tokens of store credit used to avoid making change in coin during periods when coinage was scarce or simply as a practical convenience at checkout. One-cent scrip of this type was the smallest denomination issued and would have seen heavy counter use.
Retailer-issued paper scrip occupies an odd corner of American notaphily — legally neither currency nor a negotiable instrument, enforceable only at the issuing store.