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 (9), obv bust of John Howard left, IOHN HOWARD . F . R . S PHILANTHROPIST, edge of coat to second limb of N of IOHN, line of forehead aligns with base of right limb of R of F .R .S, rev arms of the borough, castle, sun and moon above, PORTSMOUTH AND CHICHESTER. HALF PENNY, 1794, upper right limb of Y of PENNY under first limb of S of CHICHESTER, upper right of 7 of date aligns with centre of entrance to the castle, stop after R close to R, edge plain (D&H unlisted, noted by Cokayne as D&H Hampshire 53a); obv bust of John Howard left, IOHN HOWARD . F . R . S PHILANTHROPIST, edge of coat between H and N of IOHN, line of the forehead aligns with centre of R of F .R .S, rev arms of the borough, castle, sun and moon above, PORTSMOUTH AND CHICHESTER. HALF PENNY, 1794, Y of PENNY aligns under E of CHICHESTER, upper right of 7 aligns with left edge of entrance to the castle, stop after R midway between R and exergue line (4), edge milled over PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LIVERPOOL OR CONGLETON (Atkins p.39, 33a; D&H Hampshire 54a), edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.39, 33b; D&H Hampshire 54b), edge PAY----STOCKTON (D&H Hampshire 54c), edge PAYABLE AT THE ---------THOMAS CLACK (D&H Hampshire 54d); obv bust of John Howard left, IOHN HOWARD F . R . S PHILANTHROPIST around, no stop after HOWARD, edge of coat to first limb of N of IOHN, line of forehead aligns with base of right limb of R of F .R .S, rev Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA, 1795 (4), edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.39, 36a; D&H Hampshire 57a), edge CURRENT EVERYWHERE (Atkins p.39, 36b; D&H Hampshire 57b), edge milled (Conder p.224, 123; Atkins p.39, 36c; D&H Hampshire 57c), edge plain, not in collar (D&H Hampshire 57e). D&H 53a with scratches both sides, otherwise fair, D&H 54a, b, c, d and D&H 57c generally fair to fine for issue, others about extremely fine, several very rare, D&H 53a exceedingly rare, the only example recorded. (9)

D&H 53a ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 22 January 1931 for 15/-

D&H 54d ex Dudman Collection, acquired by F S Cokayne 9 May 1914 for 5/-
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: £300-400