A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
“… it is, indeed, the missing man.” – The Man With The Twisted Lip (TWIS) The number of police departments and related agencies that are issuing challenge coins with Sherlock Holmes themes continue to grow. In fact, while this post was being written, we literally had to “stop the presses” as we learned of a second challenge… Continue Reading
“Have you your cheque-book?” – The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet (BERY) One of the traditions of the annual Baker Street Irregulars dinners held each January is a gift bag of assorted cards, souvenirs and assorted goodies from attendees, other Sherlockians and scions from around the globe. My home scion of Watson’s Tin Box of… Continue Reading
“You will challenge him …” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) During the past year, we have published several items about challenge coins being issued with a Sherlock Holmes theme. In this post we’ll share two challenge coins that have a borderline or fringe attachment to Sherlockiana. First, almost a year ago, Robert Downey, Jr.… Continue Reading
“It’s the Baker Street division of the detective police force.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Florissant, Missouri is a suburb of St. Louis. Sometime during 2014-2015, a Sherlock Holmes themed challenge coin was issued by their police department. OBVERSE: FLORISSANT POLICE DEPARTMENT / (Florissant Police Department badge upon a sunburst) / BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS REVERSE:… Continue Reading
“… among the dregs of the docks …” – The Man With The Twisted Lip (TWIS) Earlier in 2015, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department Detectives issued a challenge coin that features Sherlock Holmes. OBVERSE: PORT AUTHORITY POLICE / NY (PAPD Badge) NJ / DETECTIVES REVERSE: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS / (PAPD patch superimposed on a… Continue Reading
“He unfolded it, and disclosed a golden pince-nez …” – The Adventure of The Golden Pince-Nez (GOLD) Your editor freely admits he never heard the term “pince-nez” until he read the Sherlock Holmes Canon. The term “spectacles” was the wording I had always heard used to describe this style of eyewear. Probably the first “person” I… Continue Reading
“I have just made a discovery of the highest importance …” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Back in January, we published a HolmeWork assignment asking for more information about the Sherlock Holmes Centennial Art Medal Collection that was advertised back in 1986-87. You can read that post here and a follow up post showing the… Continue Reading
“It is a little souvenir …” – A Case of Identity (IDEN) In 1995, the 7th Garrideb Bob Fritsch issued the above wooden nickel, which he called “A Baker Street Shilling.” In the April 1995 issue of Scuttlebutt From The Spermaceti Press, Peter E. Blau called this “an imaginative Sherlockian wooden shilling as his calling card. OBVERSE: (silhouette bust of Sherlock… Continue Reading
“Have you your cheque-book?” – The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet (BERY) Earlier this year, we published a post about Sherlockian themed checks that were available from Check Advantage. The 44th Garrideb, Frank Mentzel aka “Merridew, of abominable memory,” was kind to share an earlier set of mystery themed personalized that Check Advantage had offered several… Continue Reading
“… But you’ll always find scratches round a keyhole.” – The Adventure of the Golden Pince Nez (GOLD) Reprinted from the November 18, 1987 issue of Coin World An art medal commemorating the centennial of the Sherlock Holmes character has been created by noted West Coast artist Marika Somogyi. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional… Continue Reading