The Scandalous Bohemians of New Jersey had their charter meeting on February 28, 1969 with eight members in attendance.¹ They would later have airregular newsletter, The Scandal Sheet.

The above medal appears to have been made in 1971. This would make this the oldest item of Sherlockian Numismatica, with the next item coming in1978 (that's for another post).

OBVERSE: (Bust of Sherlock Holmes, with deerstalker cap and pip, facing right) / • 1895 •

REVERSE: (violin and bow) / "The Best and the Wisest / Man Whom I Have Ever Known" / JOHN H. WATSON, M.D. / • THE OSTLERS • SBNJ •

32mm, 1 troy oz. .999 fine silver, Round

In reviewing back issues of The Baker Street Journal, we have gleaned the following nuggets:

From the Wants and Offers section of the December, 1971 issue of The Baker Street Journal (Vol. 21, No.4, page 252):

At the November 19, 1971 meeting of the Scandalous Bohemians of New Jersey, it's newly appointed Gasogene, Norman Nolan, updated the membership onthe status of the Sherlockian coin project.

During the January 5, 1973 William Gillette Memorial Luncheon at Keen's Chop House, Rev. Henry Folsom presented BSI Commissionaire Julian Wolffwith one of the Scandalous Bohemians' silver Sherlock Holmes medal.

To read the complete article, see:
The Scandalous Bohemians of New Jersey Medal(http://fourthgarrideb.com/2015/01/the-scandalous-bohemians/)