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 came across the following article from May 1, 1913:

So, on May 9, 1913, the London auction house of Sotheby's sold a portion of Arthur Conan Doyle's coin collection. This raises the following questions:

To read the complete Fourth Garrideb articles, see:
HolmeWork Assignment: Christie's Auctioned A Portion of A. Conan Doyle's Coin Collection (http://fourthgarrideb.com/2016/02/holmework-assignment-christies-auctioned-a-portion-of-a-conan-doyles-coin-collection/)
HolmeWork Assignment: Arthur Conan Doyle's Coin Collection (http://fourthgarrideb.com/2014/10/holmework-assignment-arthur-conan-doyles-coin-collection/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: OCTOBER 12, 2014 : Query: Coins Pedigreed to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sought (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n42a07.html)