Wednesday, November 30, 2011

2010 Molson Canadian Hockey House Pin

This pin was available at the Molson Canadian Hockey House during the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The value on this item is $6.00 USD, though during the 2010 Games I saw it sell for up to $31.50 USD.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

1998 NHL Coolest Game in Nagano Pin #1

This is one of three "Coolest Games in Nagano" pins produced for the NHL for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The pin's value if $15.00 USD, though it can easily sell for over $20.00 USD.

Monday, November 28, 2011

2002 USA Hockey NOC Pin

This dated USA Hockey pin comes from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The pin was difficult to come by during the 2002 Games, and I would place the value on this pin at $15.00 USD.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

1988 Howdy Mascot Hockey Pin

This pin comes from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The pin features one of the official 1988 mascots, Howdy, in goaltender gear. This "blue" pin version is often advertised as a prototype, however, according the to Coca-Cola Pin Collectors Guide of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games there were 1,570 of these pins produced. This pin has a value of $8.00 USD.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

1992 Unofficial Generic Hockey Pin

This pin comes from the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. The "Hiver 92" translates to "Winter 92". The pin has a value of $4.00 USD.

Friday, November 25, 2011

1998 Coca-Cola Bottle Cap Hockey Pin

This Coca-Cola bottle cap pin comes from the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan and has a value of $7.00 USD.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

2002 U.S.A. Paralympic Sledge Hockey Team Pin

This pin is from the 2002 Paralympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD, but routinely sold for $20.00 USD during the 2002 Games.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

2010 Coca-Cola "Day 13" Mascot Hockey Pin

Having covered the "Day 8" pin yesterday, today I better add the "Day 13" Coca-Cola hockey pin from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia. This pin also has a $12.00 USD value, but sold for as much as $28.99 USD during the 2010 Games.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

2010 Coca-Cola "Day 8" Mascot Hockey Pin

This pin is from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the 2010 Games, Coca-Cola produced numerous pins including an individual pin for each day of the games that, when arranged together, create the classic shape of a Coca-Cola bottle. This pin is the "Day 8" pin from that set, and it features one of the official 2010 mascots, Quatchi, playing goaltender. The pin as a value of $12.00 USD (however, during the 2010 Games I saw this pin sell for $83.50 USD).

Monday, November 21, 2011

2010 Coca-Cola Hockey Pictogram Pin No.2


This is the second Coca-Cola hockey pictogram pin from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The value of this pin is also $10.00 USD (though I've seen it sell for up to $25.00 USD).

Sunday, November 20, 2011

2010 Coca-Cola Hockey Pictogram Pin

This Coca-Cola hockey pictogram pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The value of this pin is $10.00 USD (though I've seen it sell for up to $18.00 USD).

Friday, November 18, 2011

2010 Insurance Corporation of B.C. Hockey Pin

This pin from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia was produced for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to support the home Canadian hockey team. The value on this pin is around $10.00 USD, but it sold during the games for up to $58.00 USD.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

1980 Olympic 5-Rings Mascot Hockey Pin

This pin is similar to the 3-ring version that I blogged about on October 18, 2011. It comes from the Lake Placid Winter Games held in 1980. Within the green Olympic ring the official 1980 Games mascot, Roni, is again found playing hockey. Like the 3-ring version, the value on this pin is also $8.00 USD, but I have seen this pin sell for as much as $61.00 USD.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

1972 Soviet Union Souvenir Hockey Pin

This Soviet Union souvenir hockey pin comes from the 1972 Winter Games held in Sapporo, Japan, where the Soviet hockey team won the gold medal. Depending on the condition of the pin, I'd put the value of this one between $7.00 to $10.00 USD. However, I have seen this pin sell for up to $21.52 USD.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

1988 Northern Telecom Official Supplier Hockey Pin

This Northern Telecom pin comes from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. According to the Coca-Cola Company's The Pin Collector's Guide of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, there were 2000 of these pins produced. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD (but will easily fetch up to $10.00 USD).

Monday, November 14, 2011

1994 Coca-Cola German Hockey Team Pin

This pin from the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, France, was a difficult one to find. I am not aware of any other hockey teams from the 1994 Winter Games having a similar Coca-Cola pin, which makes this unique to the German hockey team. The pin's value is $15.00 USD because it is so difficult to find (though I have seen it sell for up to $23.00 USD).

Sunday, November 13, 2011

2010 Bell Hockey Pin

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Bell hockey pin was difficult to find during the Winter Games, and sold at that time for around $22.00 USD. The value of the pin is now around $10.00 USD.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

2010 Coca-Cola Quatchi Mascot Goalie Pin

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pin was available at the Hudson Bay Company store during the games. Its value is $10.00 USD, though during the 2010 Games it sold for up to $25.00 USD.

Friday, November 11, 2011

1992 USA Hockey Olympic Team Pin

For the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France the United States National Olympic Committee had produced a series of NOC pins for each of the various sport disciplines participating in the Games on behalf of the United States. This pin is the "Ice Hockey" version of that series. It is difficult to put a value on this pin because the asking price for pins from this series varies tremendously. For instance, today on eBay the generic version of this pin is listed for $5.95 USD and the Biathlon team version of the pin is listed for $67.94 USD. I would assume that the Biathlon pin is tremendously over-priced and will not sell, but I have seen the Ice Hockey pin sell for up to $25.00 USD. That said, I would think this pin could be obtained for around $15.00 USD.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

2002 International Ice Hockey Federation Pin

This International Ice Hockey Federation pin comes from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake Cty, Utah, USA. During the time of the 2002 Games, the pin was comparatively easy to come by, thus I'd place its value at $10.00 USD.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

1998 Coca-Cola Hockey Pin

This is another of the many Coca-Cola hockey pins from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. In total, I am aware of 49 different hockey pins produced for Coca-Cola for the 1998 Games. Though it is a pretty basic pin, it often gets numerous bids on eBay and thus I'd value this pin at $12.00 USD.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

2010 USA Hockey NOC Pin

This is the official USA Hockey pin from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. finished second to its neighbor to the north as the Canadians won the ice hockey gold medal on its home ice. The value on this item is $15.00 USD, but during the 2010 Games it sold for up to $50.00 USD.

Monday, November 7, 2011

1994 Norwegian Olympic Hockey Team Pin


This NOC pin comes from the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway, and is the team pin of the Norwegian Hockey team that came in eleventh out of twelve teams playing on its home ice. It is quite a bit smaller than the 1992 USA Hockey pin (also pictured above) that it was clearly patterned after. This pin has a value of $20.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for up to $25.00 USD.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

2002 E Center Hockey Venue Pin

This venue pin is from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pin depicts a hockey player atop the "E Center" in West Valley City, Utah, which was one of the two venues used for games during the 2002 hockey tournament. This pin has a value of $10.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for twice that amount.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

1964 Soviet Union Champions Series Pin

This pin commemorates the Soviet Union's participation in the 1964 Winter Games held in Innsbruck, Austria where the Soviets won the hockey gold medal after posting a perfect 7-0-0 record. It has value of $4.00 USD.

Friday, November 4, 2011

1968 Soviet Hockey Souvenir Pin


This Soviet hockey pin is from the 1968 Winter Games held in Innsbruck, Austria. I have not been able to get a decent translation on the Russian text, ОпимпиискиЕ иГРЫ РпДиСТ, which appers on the face of the pin. I value this pin at $5.00 USD. If there are any Russian speakers reading, I'd appreciate your translation of the Russian text.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

1972 Sapporo Hockey Pin

This plastic pin was made in the Soviet Union for the 1972 Winter Games held in Sapporo, Japan. The Russian word "саппоро" on the pin translates to "Sapporo". I have only come across this pin a couple of times in my years of pin collecting, so I believe that it is pretty difficult to come by. I'd value this pin at $7.00 USD.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

1976 Soviet Union Olympic Hockey Champions Pin

This pin commemorates the Soviet Union's Olympic hockey gold medal won during the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. The pin has a value of $5.00 USD.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

1980 Miracle on Ice Celebration 25th Anniversary Pin

This 2005 pin commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United States' ice hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" celebration at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, USA. The value on this pin is $7.00 USD, though I've seen it sell for up to $18.50 USD.