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, obv a building, ST. MARY'S CHAPEL ERECTED 1774, 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 (Atkins p.217, 123a; D&H Warwickshire 157). Minor blemishes, otherwise good extremely fine and extremely rare, not traced by D&H.

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: £150-200