A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“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
“… I emerged with a little chocolate …” – The Adventure of the Lions Mane (LION) The Chocolate Vault has been in business making chocolates and candies for over 48 years in Horton, Michigan. They have recently introduced 2.5″ Chocolate Sherlock Holmes medallions which are available for purchase. Three varieties of chocolates are offered –… Continue Reading
“… the race was over …” – The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS) We did a brief mention of the Yes.Fit’s Adventure of Sherlock Holmes 22.1 mile virtual race medal back in April 2017, but not in any great detail as there appeared to be no references to Holmes on the medal. It’s two… Continue Reading
“… at this conference.” – The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (MAZA) Our friends at the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota held their triennial conference this past week with the theme of “Dark Places, Wicked Companions and Strange Experiences.” Friday, August 9 also happened to be the fifth anniversary of our group’s founding. To celebrate the event,… Continue Reading
“Have you had fresh news, then?” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) Reproduced from the July 2019 edition of World Coin News Thanks to the 7th Garrideb, Bob Fritsch, for the heads up on this article. Continue Reading
“… a very gregarious creature.” – The Adventure of the Silver Blaze (SILV) August 6, 2019 is the day that Pokemon: Detective Pikachu becomes available for purchase or rental to the general public. This is as good a time to review a couple of numismatic related items to the furry little detective.The movie was a derivative from… Continue Reading
“No living man could tell a Prescott from a Bank of England …” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) The fifth different “edition” of the fantasy Kingdom of Great Britain 10 pound banknotes has recently been issued. You can read about the 2015 version HERE and the 2016-2018 editions HERE. In the upper right corner… Continue Reading
“… there were several little changes carried out …” – The Adventure of the Speckled Band (SPEC) As this post is being written, just under 2,000 examples of the 2019 Sherlock Holmes 50 pence coins are being offered for bidding or purchase on a major online auction service. It is amusing to see many of the… Continue Reading
“… the game is afoot.” – The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (ABBE) A Netherlands-based gaming company, The Good Look Gamer, is coming out with a brain-teaser puzzle game with a Sherlock Holmes theme – The Case of the Priceless Coin. It appears that the game is in development and will be shipping soon. From… Continue Reading
“… the pride which the artist takes in his own creation.” – The Adventure of the Empty House This post has been in the works for several years. There is a artist based in Moscow by the name of Alexandre who makes art by carving coins using a jewelry saw. These coin art items are fashioned… Continue Reading