Specifications Metal : Silver Purity : 0.999 Weight : 1 Troy oz/ 31.103 grams each Diameter : 40.7mm /1.59in each Thickness : 3.05mm / 0.120in each Edge : Milled Finish : Proof Like Denimination : $2 Dollars each Counrty of Issue : Cook Islands Year of Issue : 2007

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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases. He is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, and indeed one of the best known and most universally recognisable literary characters.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring his creation. Almost all were narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson, with the exception of two narrated by Holmes himself and two more written in the third person.

We are proud to bring you this four-coin set to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Sherlock Holmes.

The obverse of the coin features the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, sovereign of the Commonwealth and Cook Islands the year ‘2007’ and the denomination of NZ$2.00.

	Sherlock Holmes The first coin features a colour portrait of Holmes with his trademark "deerstalker" hat and Meerschaum pipe.
	The Sign of the Four This coin features characters and objects which feature in the novel "The Sign of the Four"
	The Hound of the Baskervilles Possibly the best-known of the Holmes stories.
	The Final Problem Conan Doyle put an end to the series by killing off his hero at the hands of arch-villain Moriarty.

There are four 2007 dated Sherlock Holmes coins struck from 1oz of pure silver. No more than 8,000 of each coin will be issued by the New Zealand Mint. The coins are legal tender of the Cook Islands.

Each Sherlock Holmes box set comes with a four-page full colour Certificate of Authenticity issued by New Zealand Mint.

The set is presented in an attractive case based on a filmmakers' clapper-board.

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