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 gateway, COOK STREET above, GATE below, type five reverse, bust left, GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL around, edge plain (Conder p.169, 80; Atkins p.224, 202; D&H Warwickshire 270). Edge nicks and surface marks, otherwise good very fine, toned, rare.
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: £50-80