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1 Cent - Food Stamp Scrip Adam Herron Groceries
| Issuer | Adam Herron Groceries |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Pale yellow scrip printed in black letterpress on plain paper, enclosed by a decorative beaded border. Large bold denomination numerals '1¢' appear at left and right, with the store name 'ADAM HERRON GROCERIES' in large bold type at centre, above the address and telephone number. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1₵ ONE CENT 1₵ FOOD STAMP CREDIT REDEEMABLE ON ALL AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE AT THIS STORE ONLY ADAM HERRON GROCERIES 19455 AVE. 22 ½ - CHOWCHILLA, Ca. Phone 665-9913 |
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Food stamp scrip of this kind occupied a legal gray zone throughout the mid-twentieth century. Private merchants issued their own fractional paper tokens to avoid making change in coin — a widespread workaround during periods when small denomination coins were either scarce or simply inconvenient for high-volume grocery operations. Adam Herron Groceries of Chowchilla issued this 1-cent piece as part of that tradition, redeemable only at the issuing store and worthless the moment the business closed.
Chowchilla, a small agricultural town in Madera County, had a transient labor economy tied to farming cycles, which gave scrip of this type a real practical function rather than a novelty one.