BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Peter Kempson, (1755-1824), buttonmaker, later token manufacturer, St Mary's Row, Birmingham, later Little Charles Street, Copper Halfpenny, obv three castles, PROMISSORY . HALFPENNY . PAYABLE . AT around, rev owl and cypher R & Co., CHESTER above, feet of the owl rest between second and third dots from the left, edge plain (Atkins p.10, 5a; D&H Cheshire 5a). Good extremely fine with original colour.
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: £50-70