BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Peter Kempson, (1755-1824), buttonmaker, later token manufacturer, St Mary's Row, Birmingham, later Little Charles Street, Silver Penny, 1797, obv St Mary de Crypt Church, ST. MARY DE CRYPT CHURCH around, AND SCHOOL in exergue, rev shield of arms, CITY TOKEN and P. KEMPSON FECIT either side, arms of GLOUCESTER . 1797 around, edge plain (Conder p.37, 2; Atkins p.31, 3; D&H Gloucestershire 2). Light marks, otherwise nearly as made and attractively toned.
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: £700-900