1998 Canadian Olympic Hockey NOC Pin (No.3)

This is the third Canadian Hockey NOC pin from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The value on this pin is $9.00 USD, though I have seen it sell for up to $21.00 USD even after the 1998 Games were over.

1998 Canadian Olympic Hockey NOC Pin (No.2)

This NOC pin comes from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. It is the second Canadian hockey pin from the 1998 Games. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD, but it routinely sells in the range of $15.00 USD.

1998 Canadian Olympic Hockey NOC Pin (No.1)

This NOC pin comes from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. It is one of several Canadian hockey pins from the 1998 Games, and I will post several of the 1998 Canadian pins this week. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD.

2002 United States Secret Service Pin (Black)

Like yesterday's pin, this United States Secret Service pin also depicts a hockey pictogram on the left side of the pin and comes from the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. This black version of the pin is quite a bit larger than the blue version shown yesterday, and this black version is number stamper on the back of the pin. The pin shown is number 4112 out of 5000 pins made. The value of this pin is $12.00 USD, but during the 2002 Games it was highly sought after and sold for up to $75.00 USD!

2002 United States Secret Services Pin (Blue)

This pin comes from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is one of many security pins that were produced for the dozens of law enforcement agencies that provided services during the 2002 Games. This pin is a United States Secret Service pin that includes an ice hockey pictogram on the left side of the pin. It has a value of $15.00 USD. However, during the 2002 Games this pin sold for up to $46.25 USD.

2006 Coca-Cola® Live Olympic Hockey Pin

This Coca-Cola® Live Olympic Hockey from the 2006 Winter Games held in Torino, Italy features one of the official 2006 Winter Games mascots, Gliz. There were 5000 of these pin made for the 2006 Games, and the pin has a value of $8.00 USD.

1972 Soviet Union Commemorative Hockey Pin

This pin commemorates the Soviet Union's participation in the 1972 Winter Games held in Sapporo, Japan. The pin has a value of $5.00 USD, but has sold in the range of $15.00 USD. At the 1972 Games, the Soviet Union won gold in the Olympic hockey tournament followed by the United States (silver) and Czechoslovakia (bronze).

1948 Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers Olympic Pin

This is a rare Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers pin from the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The RCAF Flyers were a Canadian amateur ice hockey team, based in Ottawa, which skated to an Olympic gold medal during the 1948 Games--Canada's fourth gold medal out of the first five Olympic hockey tournaments. In his book entitled Gold Medal 'Misfits', Pat MacAdam chronicles the amazing story of this rags-to-riches team that made Olympic history. This pin has a value of $50.00 to $75.00 USD, though it is very rarely available for purchase. In 2011, I saw this pin sell for $202.92 USD.

1992 3M Olympic Hockey Pin

This pin comes from the 1992 Winter Games held in Albertville, France. The pin was manufactured for one of the Games' sponsors, 3M, and has a value of $6.00 USD. The pin is quite often available on eBay along with other pins from this 3M Winter Olympic athlete series.

2010 Western Union Money Mart Unofficial Pin

This "unofficial" Olympic pin was made for the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pin was distributed by Western Union's Money Mart stores in Vancouver and has a value of $7.00 USD. During the 2010 Games, many of the local retailers got into the spirit of the Games and supported the home Canadian team by adopting the "Believe" motto, painting store windows (below) and producing pins in support of the Canadian athletes.

2006 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Pin

This NOC pin is from the 2006 Winter Games held in Torino, Italy. It is one of several pins made to commemorate the Canadian Olympic hockey team's participation at the 2006 Games. The pin has a value of $15.00 USD.

2010 Snickers "Believe" Canada Hockey Sponsor Pin

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pin was produced for Snickers in support of the Canadian Olympic hockey team. During the 2010 Games, the "Believe" slogan was adopted by the Canadian Olympic team and, in retrospect, it worked as the Canadian men and women swept the hockey gold medals. This is a lower quality non-cloisonne pin, which was rare for the 2010 Games, and its value is just $5.00 USD. Incredibly, however, I did see this pin sell for up to $42.07 USD during the 2010 Games.

1998 Olympic Pin Collector Hockey Pictogram Pin

Like my two previous blog posts, this is another pin commemorating the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway, this one made released in 1998. Like the 1995 and 1996 versions, this pin includes many of the official 1994 winter sport pictograms, including the hockey pictogram on the lower right side of the pin. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD. I am not aware of whether there is a 1997 version of this pin, or whether there are any versions dated after 1998.

1996 Olympic Pin Collector Hockey Pictogram Pin

This pin was produced in 1996 to commemorate the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. Like the 1995 version, this pin includes many of the official 1994 winter sport pictograms, including the hockey pictogram on the lower right side of the pin. This 1996 version is numbered 379 out of a total of 500 pins produced. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1995 Olympic Pin Collector Hockey Pictogram Pin

This pin was produced in 1995 to commemorate the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. The pin includes many of the official 1994 winter sport pictograms, including the hockey pictogram on the lower right side of the pin. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1994 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Pin

This Canadian Hockey NOC pin comes from the 1994 Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway. The pin's value is $10.00 USD, but occasionally sells in the range of $18.00 to $25.00 USD.

2002 Diamond of California Hockey Pictogram Pin

This sponsor pin comes from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pin was made for the Diamond of California nuts company and features hockey and ice skating pictograms. The pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

2010 Mascot 250 Day Countdown Hockey Pin

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada--actually, its from 2009 and marks the 250th day prior to the start of the 2010 Games . . . but who's counting anyway. The pin features one of the 2010 official mascots, Quatchi, decked out in goaltender's gear. It has a value of $7.00 USD (though during the 2010 Games it sold for up to $15.00 USD).

1988 Austria Olympic Hockey Team Pin

This NOC pin comes from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the Austrian ice hockey team's official Olympic pin. It's value is $8.00 USD.

1984 USA Hockey Team Pins

These pins come from the 1984 Winter Games held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The pin on the left, with the larger "ICE HOCKEY" text in the banner at the base of the pin, is the original USA Hockey pin from the 1984 Games, while the pin on the right is a later reproduction version. The original version has a value of $25.00 USD, while the reproduction's value is around $15.00 USD.

1980 Roni Mascot Hockey Pin

Here is another Roni mascot hockey pin from the 1980 Winter Games held at Lake Placid, New York, USA. In the pin to the right, which was featured in a blog entry on April 28, 2011, the upper portion of the mascot's hockey gloves are green, whereas the in the larger pin on the left featured today the upper portion of the hockey gloves are red. Also, the hockey stick on the pin to the left has a solid metal finish as opposed to the cloisonné finish of the stick on the pin to the right. Finally, unlike the pin on the right, the pin on the left does not have the back stamp "© 1979". The value on today's pin is $11.00 USD.

1994 Olympic Ice Hockey Pictogram Pin

This pin depicts the official ice hockey pictogram used during the 1994 Winter Games held in Albertville, France. There were 30,000 of these pins produced. The pin has a value of $8.50 USD.

2010 Samsung Sponsor & Quatchi Mascot

This pin was made for Samsung, a worldwide Olympic partner, for the 2010 Winter Games held in British Columbia, Canada. The pin features one of the three official Olympic mascots, Quatchi, deck out in goaltender's hockey gear. The pin has a value of $12.00 USD (but during the 2010 Winter Games I saw it sell for up to $46.00 USD).

1998 Multi-Sport Pictogram Pin w/ Hockey

This pin features several of the official winter sport pictograms used during the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan. The hockey pictogram shown in the uppermost center black square surrounding the pin's white center was used on numerous pins during the 1998 Games. This pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

1972 Holographic Multi-Sport Pin

This Soviet made pin comes from the 1972 Winter Games held in Sapporo, Japan. This pin features athletes from several Winter Olympic disciplines, including ice hockey. It has a value of $5.00 USD.

1992 Thomson Sponsor Olympic Hockey Pin

This Thomson official sponsor pin comes from the 1992 Winter Games held in Albertville, France. It is one of a series of sports-themed pins produced for Thomson. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

1998 Coca-Cola® Inaugural Women's Hockey Pin

This pin from the 1998 Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan was produced for Coca-Cola® in celebration of the first Olympics in which women's hockey was a medal event. Ultimately, the United States women's hockey team won the inaugural women's Olympic hockey tournament. This pin has a value of $5.00 USD.

2010 RBC Sledge Hockey Pin

This pin was produced for the Royal Bank of Canada counting down to the 2010 Paralympic Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pin has a value of $8.00 USD, though prior to and during the 2010 Games it sold for up to $30.00 USD.

1992 Generic Olympic Hockey Pin

This pin comes from the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. It bears the official Albertville logo and has a value of $7.00 USD.