Category Archives: DYIN

Adventure of the Dying Detective

Cook Islands Issues 2014 Shades of Nature – Bees Coin

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… he has definitely retired from London and betaken himself to study and bee-farming on the Sussex Downs.” – The Adventure of The Second Stain (SECO) The Cook Islands have partnered with CIT – Coin Investment Trust to issue a 2014 five dollar coin featuring the honey bee. We know that Holmes retired to a life… Continue Reading

Coins of the Canon – The Money of Late Victorian England (2008)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Dennis Nowicki • 5 Comments

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