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 mule, obv a boy standing, BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY around, 1793, rev female standing holding pole with cap of liberty, 1794, LIBERTY & COMMERCE above, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Conder p.163, 21; Atkins p.207, 34; D&H Warwickshire 54). Good extremely fine and bronzed, rare.

ex Lincoln 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: £300-400