First I did not know the cards were offered in an auction and I did not bid on them. Second As Buchner said they do not appear to have a direct relationship to Gold coins. I dont believe in bigfoot either but do agree that a New York based firm might have used these in some sort of ad or perhaps were pictures in a periodical or booklet. And given that all the players they used were not in the Buchner set might have given them the license to produce them. Again all guesses.
The Smiling Mickey would have significant value if it were a gold coin but again it dose not look to have a direct connection to the set.
Can you post a high res scan of the Welch and the card from the OP?
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