Thursday, August 30, 2012

2014 Sochi Russian Hockey Skate Pin No.2

This pin was produced for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and is the second of the Russian hockey skate equipment pins produced. The pin has a value of $9.00 USD. 

March 12, 2014 post script note: Here is an eagle-eye observation to pin collectors:  notice that the "ru" in this early release pin is outlined in blue, as opposed to being entirely blue letters as is the "sochi" and "2014".  In the later version of this pin released during the 2014 Games, the "ru" is entirely blue like the rest of the letters.  There are also versions of this pin with both the Canadian and United States flags, as opposed to the Russian flag shown in this version of the pin.  So, which version do you have in your collection?

Friday, August 24, 2012

2010 SportsFunder Countdown Hockey Pin

This pin is one of a five pin SportsFunder set produced for the British Columbia Lottery Corporation for the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There were 100,000 of these hockey pins produced, so it was pretty easy to add this pin to your collection during the Vancouver Games. The value on this pin is $4.00 USD.