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3 Cents - T. Eaton Co. Moncton, New Brunswick
| Issuer | T. Eaton Co. Limited, Moncton |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Olive-green bearer refund check printed in dark ink on plain paper. A continuous chain-link and chevron border frames the face, with a stylised "E" monogram at each corner. The denomination numeral "3" appears in a plain rectangular box at upper right, with the issuer name in bold letterpress at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAYABLE ON DEMAND IN CASH OR MERCHANDISE AT THE OFFICE OF THE T. EATON Co. LIMITED MONCTON CANADA REFUND CHECK Not over THREE CENTS 3 No. X PAY TO BEARER THREE CENTS NOTICE: THIS CHECK WILL BE ACCEPTED AS MONEY ON A FUTURE PURCHASE. |
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T. Eaton Co. issued small-denomination paper scrip at several Canadian store locations as a practical solution to coin shortages, particularly during periods when making change for small purchases was genuinely cumbersome. The Moncton branch was one of the Maritime outposts of the Toronto-headquartered retail empire, and scrip of this type was redeemable only at the issuing store — a deliberate policy that kept money circulating back through Eaton's own tills rather than into general commerce.
Three-cent denominations are among the more uncommon values in Canadian merchant scrip, reflecting a pricing structure now long obsolete.