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 Penny, obv Westminster Bridge, WEST MINSTER BRIDGE above, COMPLETED NOVR. 1750 in exergue, rev Britannia seated on rock holding olive branch, shield and sword, BRITISH . PENNY . TOKEN around, cypher PK and MDCCXCVII in exergue, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY X (Conder p.73, 41; Atkins p.76, 60; D&H Middlesex 69). A couple of small spots of verdigris, otherwise nearly good extremely fine and rare.

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: £120-150