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A Look at Decimalization Day 45 Years Ago

A Look at Decimalization Day 45 Years Ago

“… must adapt yourself …” – His Last Bow (LAST) Forty five years ago, on February 15th, was D-Day or Decimalization Day in the United Kingdom. We recently reprinted W.E. Dudley’s A Coming Plague from the June 1971 Baker Street Journal, where he shared his strong opinions about the switch to a decimal currency from the old system of… Continue Reading

HolmeWork Assignment: Sotheby’s Auctioned A Portion of A. Conan Doyle’s Coin Collection

HolmeWork Assignment: Sotheby’s Auctioned A Portion of A. Conan Doyle’s Coin Collection

“Now and again I drive down to Sotheby‘s” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) We had earlier posted about Manfra, Tordella and Brooks offering ancient coins from Arthur Conan Doyle’s collection in 1968 (and we have some updates on that topic in the very near future!). While scrolling through the massive New York Times database, we… Continue Reading

A Sherlock Holmes Love Token?

A Sherlock Holmes Love Token?

“Others again spoke of some early love affair …” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) With today being Valentine’s Day, we share this love token featuring Sherlock Holmes initials (for those who think the initials on this token are actually H S, you’re welcome to write your own post). This silver British sixpence had the… Continue Reading

Watson Coins A Phrase (2001)

Watson Coins A Phrase (2001)

“There’s money in this case …” – A Scandal In Bohemia (SCAN) In The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, son Arthur asks father, Alexander Holder, for 100 pounds. The father “… was very angry, for this was the third demand during the month. ‘You shall not have a farthing from me’, (he) cried, on which… Continue Reading

Heritage to Auction the Cambridge Gate Collection

Heritage to Auction the Cambridge Gate Collection

“… all the coins upon which he can lay his hands …” – The Man With The Twisted Lip (TWIS) Heritage Auctions has announced the sale of the Cambridge Gate Collection on February 28, 2016. This is a specialized collection of high-grade 19th century British silver minor coins. Some highlights from the collection are below. Photos… Continue Reading

Liberian 1995 Coins Honoring BSI Members Roosevelt & Truman

Liberian 1995 Coins Honoring BSI Members Roosevelt & Truman

“He is a man of the world with a natural turn for diplomacy.” – The Adventures of The Illustrious Client (ILLU)   In 1995, the African nation of Liberia issued a series of commemorative coins honoring leaders from World War II.  Honorary Baker Street Irregulars (BSI) members Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman were each… Continue Reading

British Coins Central To Holmesian Stories (1993)

British Coins Central To Holmesian Stories (1993)

Sherlock Holmes as sketched by Sidney Paget, considered the master Holmes portraitist. We all know who Sherlock Holmes was, the greatest detective of Victorian England in all of literature. I’ll be willing to bet that most readers of this column have also read some, if not all. of the stories that are called by fans… Continue Reading

Science As Sleuth (1931)

Science As Sleuth (1931)

“Since I ran down that coiner by the zinc and copper filings in the seam of his cuff …” – The Adventures of Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS) This report first appeared in the October 1931 issue of The Numismatist Sherlock Holmes used to make a minute examination of dust, hairs, tobacco ash, etc., and Dr. Edmond Locard,… Continue Reading

A Pobjoy Mint Advertisement from 1995, With A Mistake

A Pobjoy Mint Advertisement from 1995, With A Mistake

“… my agent there has sent me this advertisement from a local paper.” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) Several months back, we published a post about the Pobjoy Mint’s 1994 press release announcing the Return of Sherlock Holmes series of coins for Gibraltar. Recently, we came across the above Pobjoy Mint advertisement from… Continue Reading