1 Penny - Hall, H. J. Christchurch

H. J. Hall operated a hardware and ironmongery business in Christchurch during the 1870s, issuing tradesman's tokens at a time when the New Zealand colonial government had still not provided adequate small change for daily commerce. The Andrews reference numbers here span multiple die combinations — 172, 177, 179, 180, and 172A — indicating Hall employed more than one die pairing, an uncommon degree of variety for a single provincial trader and one that suggests sustained, heavy use rather than a token issued as a one-off stopgap.