DAVISSONS: E-AUCTION 53

E-Auction 53 closes next week, on Wednesday, July 8th 2026!

Be sure to browse the 331 carefully selected lots over the weekend, and come back to bid live with us next week!

Read on as we survey the second half of the sale, featuring British, World, and U.S. coins and tokens, highlighted by The Harold Welch Collection of British trade tokens.

We recently acquired the final part of a British collection formed by one of the first serious collectors to take part in our auctions in the early days—material his heirs found recently. (We purchased the main portion of his collection nearly a decade ago.) You will see a few pieces here and more in subsequent sales. Interspersed are coins from other consignments, such as the historic Edward VI sovereign above.

These coins reminded me of our decision to run auctions rather than fixed priced lists. Pulling together enough material to present a respectable auction was our first challenge. Then there was the physical challenge of producing a catalog with the photography and printing technology at the time.

There was also the decision to not have a buyer's fee—something that was becoming prominent at the time and something I found annoying as a buyer.

This sale's provincial token coinage offering includes more of the quality collection formed by Harold Welch. The Kempson and Skidmore penny size building tokens of the era—Middlesex, and the halfpenny Warwickshire issues are a particularly well designed series that provides a look at the cityscapes people experienced at the time. Look also for a few choice Spence issues and a short section of Angusshire issues.

The sale wraps up with a mixture of historic crowns, some high quality United States type coins including some Carson City dollars and a few unusual but fascinating bits including three "box medals."

We have enjoyed putting this sale together, and hope you find things of interest. And if you have a few pieces that you want to de-access in anticipation of something different, or an entire collection you have worked on, do get in touch. We will treat your material with great care, bring all our experience to bear in cataloging and presentation to our worldwide client base, and will produce a printed catalog that you will have as a record of what you have achieved.

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