TRIVIA: Sherlockians collect all sorts of unusual things that are associated with the Great Detective, including coins. There is even a Canonical numismatic society whose members “do not fear change!” Here’s something Holmes might like…a Slovenian honeybee coin.
We are honored that 3 of our Garridebs were honored by the BSI recently with membership shillings. Congrats to @UMNBookworm@Rob_Nunn and @philosophymom1! Very well done! We think more groups should give coins as symbols of membership.
"...that this enables me to fix the date, which was the latter end of June, 1902, shortly after the conclusion of the South African War." From #ACD's 'The Adventure of the Three Garridebs.'
Congrats to @sherlockeditor on being named as Watson of the Week on this week’s @JHWatsonSoc podcast by @studyinmadeline. You can watch/listen to Charles perform as Watson in our 12/24/2020 reading of 3GAR https://t.co/BNaR6L2w02
While we understand the benefits of a decimal monetary system, a small part of longs for the romance of shillings and pounds, at least until we have to do the math.
Round 3 vote 2 - please vote for your favourite Sherlock Holmes adventure. Top 2 go through to the knockout stages. Debate/Discuss. Please RT for a larger sample. #TwitterSherlockians.
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We may be biased but 3GAR is obviously the best of the 60 stories. They had all available when it came time to put the first story on TV and they chose 3GAR over all the others.
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Round 1 vote 14 - please vote for your favourite Sherlock Holmes story, listed in published chronological order. Top 2 go through to the next round. Please RT for a larger sample.
our catalog of Poe related numismatic items - The Numismatic Edgar Allan Poe, available in PB, and a hardcover edition with color photos at https://t.co/bIj7OFQF3e 2/END
In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, we share our first article on medallic remembrances of the inventor of the detective story, which then led to the publication of 1/ https://t.co/01oE5lZM3g
Know a 4th - 12th grade student with a interest in #SherlockHolmes? Help keep the Master's memory green with our Essay Contest with CASH prizes. Details: https://t.co/EFoMZ97Ub2 Deadline of Mar 1