A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
…was the latter end of June, 1902, shortly after the conclusion of the South African War. – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) By the seventh sentence of The Three Garridebs, Dr. Watson references the end of the Boer War to date the story. The Literary Agent, Arthur Conan Doyle, had written two works about the conflict… Continue Reading
“I remember the date very well, for it was in the same month that Holmes refused a knighthood for services which may perhaps some day be described.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) Holmes, I can’t believe that you would refuse a knighthood. Few have done more than you in serving royalty and persons of high… Continue Reading
“By the way, it is curious that you should have come from Topeka. I used to have a correspondent – he is dead now – old Dr. Lysander Starr, who was Mayor in 1890.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) With that quote, Sherlock Holmes would confirm that John Garrideb, aka Killer Evans, had… Continue Reading
“…Watson, if you are an honest man you will record this…” – The Hound of the Baskervilles (HOUN) 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… Continue Reading
Just ask any fan of the world’s first consulting detective. Sherlock Holmes lives! He is alive and well, considering his age, and settled comfortably in Sussex raising bees. If this were not true, why then would the Baker Street Irregulars have celebrated his birthday Jan. 6? To these devotees, Holmes turns 140 and his birthday… 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