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Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“… among the dregs of the docks …” – The Man With The Twisted Lip (TWIS) Earlier in 2015, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department Detectives issued a challenge coin that features Sherlock Holmes. OBVERSE: PORT AUTHORITY POLICE / NY (PAPD Badge) NJ / DETECTIVES REVERSE: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS / (PAPD patch superimposed on a… Continue Reading
“In my profession all sorts of odd knowledge comes useful…” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) The 13th Garrideb, Peter E. Blau shared this item from the September 17, 2015 edition of the Gloucestershire Echo: Doctor Who favourite of UK children to appear on banknotes A quick trip in the TARDIS to the future… Continue Reading
“He unfolded it, and disclosed a golden pince-nez …” – The Adventure of The Golden Pince-Nez (GOLD) Your editor freely admits he never heard the term “pince-nez” until he read the Sherlock Holmes Canon. The term “spectacles” was the wording I had always heard used to describe this style of eyewear. Probably the first “person” I… Continue Reading
“… a space not larger than a sixpence.” – The Problem of Thor Bridge (THOR) We recently reprinted the article More Mysterious Money Matters by John Hall. That article refers to the March 11, 1946 Mutual Broadcasting System’s broadcast of The Adventure of the Living Doll, part of the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. During the story, a dying… Continue Reading
“You shall not have a farthing from me …” – The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet (BERY) I have been following the various contributions on British coinage in your recent issues and felt that you would, perhaps, find the following useful: The 1/8 of a penny copper coin referred to by Len Haffenden is probably… Continue Reading
“… as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Our Sherlockian friend, Len Haffenden, kindly took the time to comment on the articles which we ran in previous issues of The Sherlockian Times about British monies. Mr. Haffenden, currently a… Continue Reading
“Three bob and a tanner for tickets.” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) In response to our previous discourse concerning the intricacies of Victorian currency (“So, how much is a Quid, a Crown, and a Bob?; The Sherlockian Times: Fall 1993) we received a welcomed epistle from that most erudite Northern Musgraver Mr. John Hall… Continue Reading
“Give up a hundred thousand quid?” – The Adventure of The Mazarin Stone (MAZA) We, as modern American readers, have always had some problem in translating the British monetary system of the Victorian era into something more tangible, such as purchasing power. One who is not completely familiar with the monetary system of the time… Continue Reading
“No living man could tell a Prescott from a Bank of England …” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) Franck Medina, a French graphic and recording artist, has created a fantasy £10 banknote of the Kingdom of Great Britain that features Sherlock Holmes and various images from the stories of the Canon. Only 1000… Continue Reading
“I have just made a discovery of the highest importance …” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Back in January, we published a HolmeWork assignment asking for more information about the Sherlock Holmes Centennial Art Medal Collection that was advertised back in 1986-87. You can read that post here and a follow up post showing the… Continue Reading