The Coiner's Case
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional case.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
Untold Story
- Sherlock Holmes mentioned the case of the coiner he ran down by the zinc and copper filings in the seam of his cuff. (SHOS, 19)
- « No, my friend, Merivale of the Yard, asked me to look into the case. Since I ran down that coiner by the zinc and copper filings in the seam of his cuff they have begun to realize the importance of the microscope. » — Sherlock Holmes.
