Baldwin & Sons
Auction 102 4 October 2016
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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 crown and sceptre radiated, KING AND CONSTITUTION 1794, rev figure of Hope standing, left arm resting on anchor, SUCCESS TO TRADE AND COMMERCE around, stop midway between anchor and legend, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Conder p.214, 36; Atkins p.26, 5; D&H Essex 6). Extremely fine and very rare in brass.
ex Lincoln Number 1 Collection
ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 17 March 1934 for 4/6
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
ex Lincoln Number 1 Collection
ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 17 March 1934 for 4/6
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