06/14/2019
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I began collecting coins in 1965. Mostly US material. Collections were formed and sold, and there was much rejoicing. In the late 1990's I was introduced to British Provincial Coins (Conder Tokens) by David Litrenta. We became close friends and I helped him to curate his collection before it was sent off to DNW for auction. Since then, I have focused almost exclusively on the 18th century token series.
Some years ago, the good folks at Baldwins asked me to help them organize their token holdings. For a half-dozen years, or so, I rummaged about in their basement looking in boxes and cabinets and trays, and pulling out tokens that, for the most part, had been waylaid or misplaced or hidden for nearly a century or more. Over the course of those years I examined tens of thousands of tokens, many representing original acquisitions from the collections of James Atkins, John Dudman, Richard Dalton, Samuel Hamer, Frederick Lincoln, and Francis Cokayne. It was not only a wonderful numismatic adventure, but a true privilege, as well - and I am quite cognizant that a similar experience is not likely to be repeated.
About 4000 of those tokens were catalogued and auctioned in three sales from 2014-2016. The last of the three, Baldwins Auction 102 on 4 October 2016, turned out to be the last, and final, auction conducted exclusively under the Baldwin name. It was a good run.
Access to Baldwins "Basement" stock provided an unparalleled opportunity to not only examine a large quantity of tokens, but a large quantity of tokens that had remained unhandled for a very long time. For the most part they had not only retained their original surfaces, but many had acquired a bit of basement patina, as well. Early on in the cataloguing process, it was decided to leave the tokens alone and not to remove any accumulated detritus nor brush them up in any way. Those actions would have to await the desires of their new custodians.
