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, Map of France, Copper Halfpenny (12), obv A MAP OF FRANCE 1794, foot within a square border, HONOR (trampled) below, FRA-NCE divided, THRONE (turned upside down), GLORY (defaced), RELIGION (broken up), FIRE (in every corner), daggers (murder) on every side, and bloodshed all over, rev MAY GREAT BRITAIN EVER REMAIN THE REVERSE radiated within an oak wreath, large letters, G of GREAT and N of BRITAIN touch the wreath (6), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.369, 98; D&H Middlesex 1016); edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE (Atkins p.369, 98a; D&H Middlesex 1016a); edge PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAY MAKER COLCHESTER (D&H Middlesex 1016c); edge engrailed (Conder p.213, 26; Atkins p.369, 98b; D&H Middlesex 1016d); edge coarse milled to right (Atkins p.98c; D&H Middlesex 1016e); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.369, 98d; D&H Middlesex 1016f); rev small letters well within the wreath (6), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.369, 99; D&H Middlesex 1017); edge PAYABLE AT I. IORDANS DRAPER GOSPORT (Atkins p.369, 99b; D&H Middlesex 1017b); edge RICHARD DUNMORE & SON NORWHICH (D&H Middlesex 1017d); edge engrailed (Atkins p.369, 99d; D&H Middlesex 1017e); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.369, 99e; D&H Middlesex 1017f); PAYABLE AT THE STORE OF (D&H unlisted, Cokayne as D&H Middlesex 1017h). Generally very fine to good extremely fine, D&H 1016a with original colour, D&H 1016a, 1017 and 1017b very rare, D&H 1016e, 1017d and 1017h extremely rare. (12)

D&H 1016a, D&H 1016c, 1017h ex F S Cokayne Collection

D&H 1017h ex Waite-Sanderson Collection, acquired by F S Cokayne 14 December 1944 for 35/-

D&H 1016d ex Hamer Collection
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