Peter Kempson, Copper Halfpenny, 1795 (D&H Middlesex 1018a) Obv: A helmeted bust in profile to right. Around the perimeter FOR GENE RAL CONVENIENCE; Rev: A shield of arms. Around the perimeter HALFPENNY TOKEN 1795; Edge: Milled (Atkins p. 101a; D&H Middlesex 1018a)
Near gem brown and faded red uncirculated. An attractive token.
Peter Kempson, (1755-1824), buttonmaker, later token manufacturer, St. Mary's Row, Birmingham, later Little Charles Street.