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 (3), type four reverse, shield of arms, MAKER OF BUTTONS MEDALS &c. BIRMINGHAM TWENTY SEVEN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PUBLISHED 1796 around, P. KEMPSON . above, P of P. KEMPSON aligns over space between O and F of OF, stop after KEMPSON, edge plain, obv a building, ST. MARY'S CHAPEL ERECTED 1774 (Conder p.166, 50; Virt p.66; Atkins p.217, 123; D&H Warwickshire 157a); obv a building, LIBRARY AS BUILDING DECEMR MDCCXCV (Conder p.167, 64; Virt p.158; Atkins p.219, 160; D&H Warwickshire 184a); obv a building, OLD CROSS ERECTED 1702 (Atkins p.218, 141; D&H Warwickshire 189). D&H 157a and 184a good extremely fine, D&H 189 nearly good extremely fine and rare. (3)

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