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 (16), obv a boy, BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY, 1793 (10), rev shield bearing four hedgehogs, INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD (7), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Conder p.163, 20; Pye p.8, 3; Virt p.65; Atkins p.206, 30; D&H Warwickshire 50); edge PAYABLE AT CLOUGHER OR IN DUBLIN (Atkins p.206, 30a; D&H Warwickshire 50a); edge PAYABLE AT EDINBURGH GLASGOW & DUMFRIES (Atkins p.206, 30b; D&H Warwickshire 50b); edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Atkins p.206, 30c; D&H Warwickshire 50c); edge PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER (Atkins p.206, 30d; D&H Warwickshire 50d); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.206, 30h; D&H Warwickshire 50h); edge PAYABLE AT P. DECKS POST OFFICE BURY (D&H Warwickshire 50j); rev bust left, DR. SAML. JOHNSON around, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Conder p.163, 22; Atkins p.206, 31; D&H Warwickshire 51); rev ship under sail to right, SUCCESS TO THE COAL TRADE around, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Atkins p.206, 32; D&H Warwickshire 52); rev Britannia seated holding spear, RULE BRITANNIA, 1795, edge milled (Atkins p.207, 33; D&H Warwickshire 53); obv shield bearing four hedgehogs, INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARD (6), rev Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA, 1795, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Atkins p.207, 37; D&H Warwickshire 58); rev ship under sail to right, 1794, PRO BONO PUBLICO, mainmast to centre of O in BONO (2), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.207, 38; D&H Warwickshire 59); edge plain, not in collar (Conder p.228, 149; Atkins p.207, 38a; D&H Warwickshire 59a); rev mounted dragoon, PRO REGE ET PATRIA, QUEENS BAYS in exergue, point of sword to base of E of ET (2), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.207, 39; D&H Warwickshire 60); edge EMSWORTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE BY IOHN STRIDE (Atkins p.207, 39a; D&H Warwickshire 60a); rev point of sword slightly to right of E of REGE, cockade between E and T of ET, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Atkins p.207, 39b; D&H Warwickshire 61). Generally very fine to good extremely fine, D&H 50 and 61 attractively toned, D&H 52, 59a and 61 scarce, D&H 53 and 58 rare, D&H 60a very rare, D&H 50b, 50d, 50j and 60 exceedingly rare, an excellent group. (16)

D&H 50, D&H 50d ex Dalton Collection

D&H 50a, D&H 50c ex Lincoln Collection

D&H 59 ex Givens Collection

D&H 59a, D&H 60a ex Daniels Collection

D&H 61 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: £300-500