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A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“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
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
Earlier, we had reported that the 2015 March of Dimes silver dollar would feature Baker Street Irregulars honorary member Franklin D. Roosevelt. A First Strike Ceremony was held March 11 at the U.S. Mint’s West Point facility and the coins went on sale to the general public two days later. From the U.S. Mint’s press… Continue Reading
“I was an officer in Chicago…” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) In early 2015, the Detective Division of the Chicago Police Department issued a challenge coin featuring Sherlock Holmes in its design. The Chicago Police Department traces its roots to 1835 and is the second largest police department in the United States. OBVERSE: CHICAGO POLICE… Continue Reading
In June, we look forward to the release of the movie Mr. Holmes. Based on Mitch Cullin’s A Slight Trick of The Mind, it stars Ian McKellen as a 93 year old Sherlock Holmes. McKellen first played the role of the wizard, Gandalf, in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In 2004, the New Zealand Royal Mint struck a… Continue Reading