A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“… for he can speak several languages …” – The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual (MUSG) The names of British coins are largely derived from the many ethnic groups that have invaded and colonized Britain down the centuries. In fact, the nomenclature of British money actually forms a mini-history of Britain. PENCE: In the 6th century,… Continue Reading
“It is a little souvenir …” – A Case of Identity (IDEN) The Fourth Garrideb will be giving away the above pictured wooden nickels at next week’s World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, Illinois. This event, sponsored by the American Numismatic Association, will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center from Tuesday, August… Continue Reading
” … put your trousers on.” – A Scandal in Belgravia The British Royal Mint has announced the second of their two-ounce silver £100 coins being sold for face value. The 2015 issue in the series features Buckingham Palace. While Buckingham Palace was never mentioned in any of the 60 stories from The Canon, it did feature… Continue Reading
Is it possible for you to own a numismatic library without owning a numismatic reference? Yes, and it’s no mystery how; literature abounds with plots featuring coins, especially in detective stories. So many money-themed Sherlock Holmes tales fill the canon that Holmes-reading numismatists recently formed a club, The Fourth Garrideb. Raymond… Continue Reading
” … very energetic inquiries are being made …” – The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor (NOBL) A few weeks ago we posted about the January 5, 1973 dinner meeting of the Baker Street Irregulars and the silver Sherlock Holmes medal that was presented to honor the recent Holmesian stamp issued by Nicaragua. Peter E. Blau,… Continue Reading
On November 13, 1972, the country of Nicaragua issued 12 different stamps featuring the most famous fictional detectives. This series of stamps was issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Interpol, the International Police Organization. The highest value stamp, 2 Cordobas (C$2), featured Sherlock Holmes. For those that collect stamps,… Continue Reading
“If I were a sculptor …” – The Adventure of Thor Bridge (THOR) This is our third post featuring R. Tait McKenzie. Previously, we discussed his design of The Three Hour for Lunch Club medal and a biographical post that featured a few of his works. In this post, we will focus on the medallic… Continue Reading
“He had once been a skilful sculptor and had earned an honest living …” – The Adventure of The Six Napoleons (SIXN) Who is Robert Tait McKenzie, the Canadian born sculptor who created the Three Hours For Lunch Club medal? Here is the biographical summary that the University of Pennsylvania has for him in the introduction… Continue Reading
“… the world’s most civilized club …” – The Baltimore Sun In early May, I was attending the annual meeting of the Grillparzer Club of the Hoboken Free State, a BSI scion organized by fellow Garrideb Terry Hunt that honors Christopher Morley. During the course of the three hours that we were enjoying lunch, I… Continue Reading
“It is a nice household …” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) Photos by Richard Olken The Speckled Band of Boston, one of the oldest scions of the Baker Street Irregulars, issued medals at each of their annual meetings in April 2009, 2010 and 2011. Stadri Emblems made the three medals for the SBB,… Continue Reading