Very early Mullard EL84s with O-getters?

Yes, I have explored the Tube Classics webpage. The 1954 Mullard coin base "1608 F4" tube there resembles what I have, but the getter-type is unspecified. Mine have halo getters, which I had always thought came after the squares and discs.

Here is a link to Tube Classics that gives descriptions of the various EL84's, hope this helps.
http://www.tube-classics.de/TC/Tubes/Valvo%20EL84/EL84.htm

Yes Viridian you are right I get those two confused. The one tube I need most is a real pain. Its the 7868 I know that number. The problem is that with a few notable exceptions I think that the counterfiet expensive 1940 -1980 tube replicas I have, sound much better than the new production replicas.
The old production 7868 is approaching EL-34 prices and aren't matched. You may say -"so what?" that isn't critical but in the Sherwoods I own they caution that the 2 tubes in each channel must match. I tried a mixed pair once and watched one tube lit up nicely as it should whereas the other did the crispy critter in less than a second or two.
Fortunately the amp suffered no injury I could find. The good part is that it will operate well enough with two matched pairs but it's tough.
The new production 7868 is too fat for the space that this amp provides.
I can't find any old 7189 readily in matched pairs either for a different amp.
I have quads of EL-84s but not these fancy jobbers and I am unwilling in fact unable to pay out the schnoz . I better sell some of my redundant tubes like 120 + 6SN7s. I need a total of five if I were to keep all the amps and pres I have what a but I really am going to sell this stuff. If I do sell all those amps except one that is a pre with really good tubes in there. That would leave me with still around 100 with 3 or 4 pairs as back ups.

Yes, I saw the news about Charlie.

These are definitely EL84 tubes. The missing clues are the production codes. The closest I have found to a similar tube is a photo at tube-classics.de. That tube is Mullard-branded with factory codes indicating it was made at Suresnes, France in 1954.

Ah Uhhm....I think you better do some research re Charly before trying to speak with him.

The 50s quad of Mullards I own all have small halo getters and Mullard type code etched in the glass. Try Tube Asylum it's easy to upload a picture and the fund of knowledge very broad indeed.
BTW If your tube was a 7591, an EL 84 variant,it would have a plastic base, however it is a bigger base than a wafer or coin base. The 7591 is not a direct sub, due to a different pinout,

I should clarify, these tubes have a glass base.

Thanks for that tip! I have some photos of them on photobucket. Can I post links here?

Those must be some rare tubes! I've never seen EL84's with a coin base. Maybe a tube expert here will know about these.
If nobody answers you should give Charley a call at Vacuum Tube Valley, if anyone should know it would be him.
Good Luck, Tish

No, these are 84s. I guess my question comes down to: can a European EL84 tube from 1954 have a halo getter?

Don't you mean EL34's?