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A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
In 1954, Ronald Howard and H. Marion Crawford would star as Holmes and Watson in 39 episodes of a syndicated Sherlock Holmes television series. The 30 minute episodes were produced by Sheldon Reynolds, who would later do another Holmes series, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in 1980 and would reuse many of the same episodes. Many of… Continue Reading
“It was a queenly presence – tall, graceful, and intensely womanly.” – The Adventure of The Second Stain (SECO) From the British Royal Mint’s November 6, 2014 press release: The Royal Mint has today confirmed that it will be ‘all change’ for UK coinage next year when the definitive portrait of Her Majesty The Queen… Continue Reading
“…yet I dare call nothing trivial…” – The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (SIXN) Last month, we published the trivia question asking to name a member of the Baker Street Irregulars who appeared on a U.S. coin. Several members responded with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who appears on three coins. The 13th Garrideb, Peter E. Blau,… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: This article by noted Holmesian, Jay Finley Christ, is reprinted from The Numismatist, Vol. 64, No. 10 (October 1951), pp. 1103-05. I would claim that this was the first paper published with Sherlock Holmes – numismatic connections. Glittering Gold Guineas by Jay Finley Christ There is at least a spark of numismatic interest in two… Continue Reading
“‘Sarasate plays at the St. James’s Hall this afternoon’…” – The Red Headed League (REDH) Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués was born in Pamplona, Spain in 1844 and began studying the violin when he was five years old. Performing publicly at the age of eight, he was recognized as a prodigy and sent off… Continue Reading
“…yet I dare call nothing trivial…” – The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (SIXN) From time to time, we will do a trivia post here and award a small prize to the first person who responds with a correct answer. To participate, just submit your answer in the comments section at the bottom of this… Continue Reading
This is the first of what we hope to be a monthly feature, where we ask for your assistance in getting more information on an item. Earlier this summer, I received an email, in response to one of the announcements about the possible formation of our scion, about some ancient coins that were owned by… Continue Reading
THE MYSTERY of the missing bag of gold was a case over which Sherlock Holmes might have pondered with the aid of his violin, his hypodermic syringe, and a couple of pipes of the strongest tobacco. And, of course, the support of the ever-faithful Dr Watson. But this was a mystery which the famous detective… Continue Reading
Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. During the 64 years of her reign, Britain turned to the remote parts of the world and established a colonial empire of such extent and prosperity that the world has never seen its like. Over the years of her reign, the bust of… Continue Reading