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, Copper Halfpenny (2), obv figure of Faith standing holding a book, SOUTH SHIELDS HALFPENNY . 1794 around, rev ship under sail to right, SUCCESS TO THE COAL TRADE around, edge PAYABLE AT SOUTH SHIELDS AND LONDON . X X . (Conder p.32, 4; Pye p.44, 10; Virt p.3; Atkins p.24, 5; D&H Durham 4), edge plain, not in collar (D&H unlisted, noted by Davisson as D&H Durham 4a). First good extremely fine with colour remaining, second from a later state of the obverse die and, perhaps, with a faked edge, better than extremely fine. (2)

D&H 4a, ex Waite-Sanderson Collection
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: £100-150