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 (7), obv female seated, HALFPENNY, 1793, rev dove and cornucopia, PEACE AND PLENTY (2), edge EAMES HOLLAND & ANDREWS PETERSFIELD (Atkins p.36, 7a; D&H Hampshire 11a), edge PAYABLE AT THE STORE OF X X X X (D&H Hampshire 11c); obv bust of Earl Howe left, EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE around, queue points to J of JUNE and & is close to E and T (3), rev Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA, 1794, point of spear touches R of BRITANNIA, edge milled (D&H unlisted, Davisson as D&H Hampshire 13b); rev ship under sail right, VAL . BRITTISH TARS (2), edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR BRIGHTON (Atkins p.36, 15; D&H Hampshire 14), edge plain, not in collar (Conder p.225, 128; Atkins p.36, 15a; D&H Hampshire 14a); obv queue points between J and U of JUNE, rev crown and septre radiated, KING AND CONSTITUTION 1794, edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p. 36, 8a; D&H Hampshire 20a); rev Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA, 1795 below, edge plain (D&H unlisted, Davisson as D&H Hampshire 21b). D&H 14 fine for issue, the others generally extremely fine or better, D&H 14 rare, D&H 11a and 11c very rare, D&H 13b and 21b exceedingly rare. (7)

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