Wednesday, February 29, 2012

2010 Olympic Hockey Slap Shot Pin #3

The third pin from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics pin set labeled "Slap Shot: The Hardest Shot in Hockey" depicts the hockey player's stick near ice level as it approaches contact with an awaiting hockey puck (which you have to use your imagination to see). Each pin in this set has value of $10.00 USD.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

2010 Olympic Hockey Slap Shot Pin #2

This is the second pin from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics pin set labeled "Slap Shot: The Hardest Shot in Hockey". This pin shows the hockey player's stick has begun its descent, moving closer to the ice as it nears the puck. Each pin in this set has value of $10.00 USD.

Monday, February 27, 2012

2010 Olympic Hockey Slap Shot Pin #1

Each day this week will feature one of the five pins from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics pin set labeled "Slap Shot: The Hardest Shot in Hockey". This in pin number one in the set and features the hockey player beginning his wind up at the start of the slap shot. Each pin in this set has value of $10.00 USD.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

2002 Canadian Hockey Jersey Pin

This pin was traded for during the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pin depicts a Canadian Hockey jersey with the classic Team Canada logo. The pin as a a value of $6.00 USD.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

2010 Canadian Goaltender Mask & Stick Pin #2

This is the second Canadian goaltender mask and stick pin from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Like yesterday's pin, this pin depicts a Canadian hockey goaltender's mask and stick, the blade on this stick is white and the tape is black. The value on this pin is $9.00 USD, but sold during the 2010 Games for up to $23.00 USD.

Friday, February 24, 2012

2010 Canadian Goaltender Mask & Stick Pin #1

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pin depicts a Canadian hockey goaltender's mask and stick (the stick having a red blade and white tape), as was part of the Canadian winter sports equipment series of pins. The value on this pin is $9.00 USD.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

1984 Voochko Mascot Hockey Pin

This pin is from the 1984 Winter Games held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and features the official 1984 Olympic mascot, Voochko, in hockey goaltender gear. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

2010 General Electric Hockey Pin

This corporate sponsor pin made for General Electric comes from the 2010 Olympic Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There were 5000 of these pins made for the Games, and the pin has a value of $8.00 USD (though during the 2010 Games I saw it sell for over $35.00 USD).

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

2002 Salt Lake City Skyline Pin w/ Hockey Player

This pin comes from the 2002 Winter Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is the second generation of the silver Salt Lake City Skyline pin I featured in my post on February 18, 2012. This pin has a value of $8.00 USD.

Monday, February 20, 2012

1988 Canada's Olympic Team Pins

These are the two variations of the Canada's Olympic Team pictogram pin from the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The pin on the left is a cloisonné and is featured as pin number 41 on page 6 of the Pin Collectors Guide of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, published by The Coca-Cola Company. According to the December 31, 1990 Final Update to the previously referenced pin guide, there were a total of 44,420 of these pins produced. As for the fine enamel version of this pin shown on the right, I am unaware of how many of these pins were produced. The pin on the left has a value of $8.00 USD, and the pin on the right's value is $12.00 USD.