Peter Kempson, Halfpenny Mule Obv A figure of Hope standing, left hand upon an anchor. Around the perimeter PROSPERITY TO OLD ENGLAND. The right hand points to the Y of PROSPERITY. Rev A ship under sail to right. HALFPENNY above. Edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Conder p.214, 34; Atkins p. 153, 26; D&H Norfolk 25)
From a mid-state of the dies. Very choice, lustrous uncirculated.
Peter Kempson, (1755-1824), buttonmaker, later token manufacturer, St. Mary's Row, Birmingham, later Little Charles Street. 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 posession, and produced a variety of tokens for sale to collectors.