Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Peter Kempson, (1755-1824), buttonmaker, later token manufacturer, St Mary's Row, Birmingham, later Little Charles Street, Brass Halfpenny mule, obv beehive and bees, INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARDS around, rev figure of Hope standing, facing forward, left arm resting on anchor, SUCCESS TO TRADE AND COMMERCE around, edge plain (Conder p.228, 150; Atkins p.7, 11; D&H Cambridgeshire 13). Extremely fine and very rare in brass.

Kempson was actively involved in the production of tokens from 1791 until 1799, turning out more than 60 tons of "legitimate provincial coins" for various commissions. Kempson also freely muled dies in his possession, and produced a variety of tokens for sale to collectors.

Estimate: £150-200