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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) In the spring and early summer of 1900, the Literary Agent, Arthur Conan Doyle was volunteering at a field hospital in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Serving as a volunteer, Doyle… Continue Reading
…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) Is it coincidence that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has Sherlock Holmes refusing a knighthood during the time period that he himself was informed of his impending knighthood? Doyle’s pending… Continue Reading
“Well, if you can lay your hands upon a Garrideb, there’s money in it.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) A few days after publishing our post about the Three Garridebs of Westchester County, we became aware that the group had earlier issued a lapel pin with a numismatic twist. The pin features a… Continue Reading
Congratulations to James O’Leary, the 28th Garrideb, who was the first to reply correctly to our recent trivia question. The question was “has a member of the Baker Street Irregulars been awarded an Congressional Gold Medal, and if so, whom? O’Leary responded that President Harry S Truman, who was an honorary member of the BSI,… Continue Reading
It’s time for another trivia question! Has a member of the Baker Street Irregulars (BSI) ever been awarded an Congressional Gold Medal of Honor? And if so, who is the BSI member who was awarded the honor? Since the American Revolution, the United States Congress has awarded gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation… Continue Reading
“Well, if you can lay your hands upon a Garrideb, there’s money in it.” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) Gibraltar released 8 different designs for its 1994 series of coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the return of Sherlock Holmes. In this post, we will discuss the three coins that have the… Continue Reading
“… I would read as easily as I do the apocrypha of the agony column.” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) When I first started collecting coins, I was very intrigued when I could find ephemera (advertising, invoices, order forms, etc.) related to the items in my collection. Not much has changed for me over the… Continue Reading
A few weeks back, we published Ed Rochette’s 1995 syndicated column featuring the Pobjoy Mint releasing a series of coins commemorating the Return of Sherlock Holmes. Twenty-four different coins were struck in 3 different metals with 8 different designs. We have photographs of the 8 cupro-nickel Crowns and the 8 .925 fine sterling silver coins.… Continue Reading
“Have you ever heard the name of Garrideb?” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) We are not the only group that takes our name from The Three Garridebs. In Westchester County, New York, there is an older group that calls themselves The Three Garridebs. The following story of their group is taken from their… Continue Reading
…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