Provincial Tokens
Warwickshire Kempson's Coventry DH 299
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - WARWICKSHIRE |
| Item Description: |
1/2P 1797 G.BRIT D&h-299 WARWICKSHIRE - KEMPSON'S E: COVENTRY TOKEN Warwickshire DH 299 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 BN |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Set Details
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Owner Comments:
Warwickshire Coventry DH #299
Obverse: A south west view of the old Grammar School after a new front was built FREE SCHOOL Ex: NEW FRONT 1797 in two lines
Reverse: The Arms and Crest of the City of Coventry. P KEMPSON and FECIT. on either side of the shield THE ARMS OF COVENTRY 1797
Edge: COVENTRY TOKEN
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Weight: 13.15g
Rarity: Scarce
The building was originally a hospital founded at the beginning of the reign of Henry II. At the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century the chapel was purchased and converted to a Free School.
One of Peter Kempson's series of 47 pieces featuring 19 Coventry buildings made for collectors. Peter Kempson also married each of the 19 obverse tokens with a reverse featuring the bust of George Frederick Handel using the obverse die of a private token made for J. Hardingham.
Atkins: Warwickshire 213