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1 Cent - Market Basket Worcester, Massachusetts
| Issuer | Market Basket (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
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| Size | 140 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Light blue voucher printed in black letterpress, with a geometric border of interlocking diamond shapes framing the face. Denomination "1¢" appears in each corner, with "ONE" repeated at top, bottom, and sides. Central text block carries the redemption clause and the issuer name "Market Basket" in a bold cursive script. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1¢ ONE 1¢ FOOD STAMP CREDIT ONE Redeemable only by participant of U.S. ONE Government Food Stamp program for Food items on Authorized List Only at: Market Basket 1¢ ONE 1¢ |
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Market Basket was a regional supermarket chain operating in New England, and like many grocers of the mid-twentieth century, it issued small-denomination paper scrip to handle fractional change — a practical workaround when coin shortages made exact-change transactions cumbersome. Worcester-issued store scrip of this type was redeemable only at the issuing location, giving it no broader monetary standing.
Paper cent scrip from New England grocers survives poorly; most was redeemed quickly or discarded. Worcester examples are among the harder regional issues to find intact.