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A Third Challenge Coin from NYPD’s Missing Persons Squad

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… it is, indeed, the missing man.”

– The Man with the Twisted Lip (TWIS)

Back in October 2015, we reported on two different challenge coins from the New York Police Department’s Missing Person’s Squad and we can now report a third variety for the morgue unit.

OBVERSE: N (star) Y (star) P (star) D / (right facing silhouette of Sherlock Holmes wearing a deerstalker, holding a magnifying glass and smoking a pipe, superimposed upon a U.S. flag background) / (D B monogram) / MISSING PERSONS SQUAD

REVERSE: MISSING PERSONS SQUAD / (star) Bronx (star) Manhattan (star) Queens (star) / (NYPD Police patch on a flag background) / Staten Island (star) Brooklyn / MORGUE UNIT

45mm, Round, Hardened Enamel with a shiny gold finish

We are showing the first two challenge coins again, as the designs are almost identical. Basically, just read the outer wording very carefully to see differences. The variety, above, has the Missing Persons Squad on the obverse as opposed to the Detective Bureau on the two above. The reverses of all three are different.

A Second Opportunity to Acquire Frank Cho’s Challenge Coin

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“Oh, the she-devil!” – The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (ILLU) Just a few weeks ago, we posted about the Kickstarter campaign that artist, and BSI member, Frank Cho launched earlier this year that included a challenge coin. We were late to that news when we posted and the campaign had already ended. There is… Continue Reading

The Year in Sherlockian Numismatica – 2018

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… we have very properly laid in the new almanack …” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) With the release of the Baker Street Almanac 2019 earlier this month, we thought that now would be an appropriate time to reprint this adapation of our article that appeared in the 2018 Alamanac. When The Fourth Garrideb was… Continue Reading

Maryland National Capital Park Police Issue Sherlockian Themed Challenge Coin

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… made my way across the park…” – The Red-Headed League (REDH) During the summer of 2019, the Maryland – National Capital Park Police issued a challenge coin that featured the cartoon character of Snoopy wearing a deerstalker hat and cape, in the classic Sherlockian pose. OBVERSE: MARYLAND – NATIONAL CAPITAL / (MNCPP Badge over a background of… Continue Reading

Ohio State Highway Patrol Issues Sherlockian Themed Challenge Coin

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“Cover him, patrol man…” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) In the second half of 2019, the investigative services division of the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued a Sherlockian themed challenge coin. OBVERSE: OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL / (OHSP patch over a fingerprint) / · INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES REVERSE: BUCYRUS CLEVELAND WARREN PIQUA COLUMBUS / (US… Continue Reading

The Defense Forensic Science Center Challenge Coin

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… meeting him occasionally in the laboratory.” – A Study in Scarlet (STUD) We have discussed challenge coins, featuring Mickey Mouse in a deerstalker outfit, from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory before in these posts. Four times, as a matter of fact. We now have a fifth challenge coin from the labs, courtesy of the Defense… Continue Reading

That’s Basil Rathbone On That Coin!

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“You would have made an actor, and a rare one.” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) To many folks, Basil Rathbone is the personification of Sherlock Holmes, including your editor here. Take a look at the publicity photograph above, and then take a closer look at the 2017 Ghana 2 Cedis coin below. You… Continue Reading

NYPD Challenge Coin Features a Sherlockian Mickey Mouse

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“… a gentle little white mouse …” – The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier (BLAN) We have another Sherlockian themed challenge coin, featuring Mickey Mouse, from the New York Police Department Detectives. We believed these were just manufactured in the past year, as they started to appear in some online auction sites in large numbers, beginning… Continue Reading

A Sherlockian Challenge Coin from Afghanistan

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” – A Study in Scarlet (STUD) We are pleased to report that we now have a FOURTH challenge coin issued by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory. You can read about the other three challenge coins HERE. The United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, or USACIL,… Continue Reading

A Third U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory Challenge Coin

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“… downstairs in my laboratory …” – The Adventure of the Resident Patient (RESI) Back in March of 2017, we reported on a second variety of a challenge coin for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory. We now have a THIRD variety to report. It is virtually identical to the one we reported on in March… Continue Reading