British Tokens

Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Hull, William Sykes, 1902 (7), all bronzed-copper, by J.A. Restall, arms, WS cypher below, revs. Dock Offices, 18.76g/12h; Grammar School, 18.26g/12h; Holy Trinity Church, 20.38g/12h; Hymers College, 20.74g/12h; Royal Infirmary, 18.19g/12h; Town Hall, 20.56g/12h; William III statue, 18.45g/12h, edges plain, all 33mm (W 3065-71; Bell, 1966, A11-17) [7]. One or two minor marks, otherwise a brilliant set, rare; in original fitted card case [lid loose] £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: W. Sykes Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 297.

William Sykes (1861-1941), from Cottingham, E. Yorkshire, estate and land agent, token collector from the mid-1890s; for his private tokens, which he designed himself, he was recommended to J.A. Restall by S.H. Hamer; 50 sets in bronzed-copper were struck. Sykes’ token collection remained in the hands of his descendants until being auctioned in 1986