A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
We are proud to introduce what we hope to be a regular feature – Meet the Garridebs. Being primarily a “virtual” society and with our membership spread over great distances, the opportunity to meet one another is fairly limited. Hopefully, this feature will allow us to learn more about each other. Reviewing our membership rolls,… Continue Reading
“There is always the chance of finger-marks or something.” – The Adventure of the Three Gables (3GAB) The Latent Print Section of New York’s Police Department issued a challenge coin featuring Sherlock Holmes in early 2015. For those not familiar with the concept of a challenge coin, it works like this. Traditionally, groups issued these… Continue Reading
‘Come, Watson, come!’ he cried. ‘The game is afoot….’ – The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (ABBE) Many of the visitors to this website probably recall the days when pay phones were a common site when walking down a city sidewalk or inside a hotel lobby. You would drop a few coins into the phone, dial… Continue Reading
“They were paying a pound a day each…” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Hopefully, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will be filming yet another season of Sherlock for the BBC in 2017. If that is the case, we might get to see one of them spend one of the new 12-sided One Pound coin that… Continue Reading
“He walked for a couple of miles…” – A Study in Scarlet (STUD) A group called Sherlock Run For Galgos is currently offering a limited number of medals to participants in a virtual walk/run designed to raise money to assist in the care of Spanish greyhounds. Galgos are a Spanish greyhound. These dogs are used for… Continue Reading
“She stood grandly defiant, a queenly figure…” – The Adventure of the Second Stain (SECO) Earlier, we had posted that a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II would be unveiled in 2015 and reviewed the previous four portraits of Her Majesty that has graced British coins since 1952. On March 2nd, the Royal Mint unveiled… Continue Reading
Earlier, we had reported that the 2015 March of Dimes silver dollar would feature Baker Street Irregulars honorary member Franklin D. Roosevelt. A First Strike Ceremony was held March 11 at the U.S. Mint’s West Point facility and the coins went on sale to the general public two days later. From the U.S. Mint’s press… Continue Reading
“Are you not the author of a monograph…” – The Adventure of The Resident Patient (RESI) Designs for the 2016 Mark Twain silver dollar and the gold $5 half eagle were reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) at its March 5th meeting in Portland, Oregon during the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show. Twain… Continue Reading
“I was an officer in Chicago…” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) In early 2015, the Detective Division of the Chicago Police Department issued a challenge coin featuring Sherlock Holmes in its design. The Chicago Police Department traces its roots to 1835 and is the second largest police department in the United States. OBVERSE: CHICAGO POLICE… Continue Reading
“No living man could tell a Prescott from a Bank of England…” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) It is Christmas Eve, 1889; Sherlock Holmes becomes totally immersed in a case of the very greatest gravity when the senior partner and master engraver of London’s most eminent security printer begs his aid in… Continue Reading