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 (4), 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 COVENTRY TOKEN, obv a building, ASHTED CHAPEL ERECTED, 1790 (Atkins p.215, 95a; D&H Warwickshire 148); obv a building, LIBRARY AS BUILDING DECEMR MDCCXCV (D&H Warwickshire 184); obv a building, BLUE SCHOOL ERECTED 1724 (Atkins p.216, 104; D&H Warwickshire 195); obv a building, SOHO MANUFACTORY, ERECTED. 1764. (Atkins p.218, 150; D&H Warwickshire 213). D&H 148 and 195 extremely fine, the others good extremely fine, all rare, D&H 184 very rare. (4)

D&H 148, D&H 195 ex Jan Collection

D&H 213 ex Tatton 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: £200-300