1988 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team Pin

This is one of the U.S. team pins from the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. There was a similar pin made for each U.S. team (bobsled, ice skating, curling, etc.). The pin has a value of $20.00 USD.

1998 Coca-Cola Ice Hockey Player Pin

This pin is one of 49 hockey pins that Coca-Cola produced for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Unlike many of the other 49 Coke hockey pins, the skater depicted on this pins is unique to this pin alone (many of the other Coca-Cola hockey pins depict the official Nagano hockey pictogram or other hockey players that are found on numerous other Coke and non-Coke hockey pins). The value on this pin is $12.00 USD as it is one of the more difficult Coca-Cola hockey pins to find from the 1998 Winter Games.

2010 Russian Hockey Jersey Pin

This pin comes from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. It is one of thirteen jersey pins from the International Ice Hockey Federation's participating nations jersey series, which includes a jersey pin for each of the teams that participated in the 2010 Olympic men's hockey tournament. Along with the United States and Canada jersey pins, this is one of the easier pins of the set to find. This pin as a value of $10.00 USD.

1998 Generic Hockey Pictogram Pin (White)

Yesterday the black pin, today the white pin. The value on this one is also $12.00 USD.

1998 Generic Hockey Pictogram Pin (Black)

This pin depicts the official hockey pictogram of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Although it is a simple generic pin, it can be pretty difficult to find one. Thus, the value on this one is around $12.00 USD.

2002 International Pin Club of Norway

This club pin from the International Pin Club of Norway was made for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It features a hockey player, a figure skater, and a downhill skier, along with the flag of Norway. The pin has a value of $10.00 USD.

2010 Men's Olympic Hockey Participating Nations Pins

These participating nations pins comes from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, and each feature the flags of all the countries that participated in the men's Olympic hockey tournament. The pin shown here on the left was previously discussed in my April 15, 2011 post. Recently, I acquired the pin on the right, which differs in that the lettering at the bottom of the pin is yellow instead of white. Also, the inscriptions on the backs of the pins are different. The pin on the left was made for original distribution within the United States (thus the United States statute reference in the inscription), while the pin on the right was originally produced for distribution in Canada. I would say the value of each pin is $15.00 USD. However, during the Vancouver Games, I actually saw the pin on the left sell for $80.00 USD--incredible, huh?

2002 Generic 3-D Hockey Snowflake Pins

These pins were produced for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Each pin has a pewter hockey player that is affixed to the top of an orange and yellow snowflake cloisonné. Note, however, the difference between the two pins. In the portion of the snowflake that borders the hockey player's back, on one of the pins it is orange and on the other it is yellow. Thus, these pins were likely produced at different times in different batches, but each has the same inscription of the back of the pin. These pins have a value of $12.00 USD per pin.

1992 Yoplait Olympic Hockey Pins

These pins comes from the 1992 Winter Olympics held in Albertville, France. With a keen eye you will notice several variations between the two pins that, generally, only the most avid collector would detect. The inscriptions on the back sides of the pins are also different. I have seen the pin on the left sell for $8.00 USD, and the pin on the right sell for up to $12.00 USD.

1994 Gjovik Ice Hockey Venue Pin

This is one of numerous venue pins from the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, that commemorates the Gjovik ice hockey arena. This pin, which lacks the Olympic rings, has a value of $5.00 USD.

2002 Generic Olympic Hockey Snowflake Pin

From the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah comes this generic hockey pin on a snowflake background. This pin's value is $10.00 USD.

1998 Coca-Cola Olympic Hockey Snowlet Pin

This Coca-Cola pin from the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan features one of the Olympic snowlet mascots. The pin has a value of $9.00 USD.

1994 Coca-Cola® Hockey Pictogram Pin

This Coca-Cola® hockey pictogram pin comes from the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. This pin is pretty easy to find on eBay and at pin shows, thus the value of the pin is only around $5.00 USD.

1988 Calgary Canada Generic Hockey Pin

This "unofficial" pin comes from the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. The maker of the pin was a bit too optimistic as the Canadians failed to finish in first place on their home ice in 1988. Instead, the Soviet Union (gold), Finland (silver) and Sweden (bronze) took the medals and the Canadian hockey team finished in 4th place. The pin has a value of $6.00 USD.

1968 Soviet Union Champions Commemorative Pin

This pin commemorates the Soviet Union's gold medal at the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France. The pin has a value of $4.00 USD though, incredibly, I have seen this pin sell for $56.50 USD--that goes to show you how hard it is to set an actual price for a pin. You never know what a pin is worth until you actually sell it.

1976 Soviet Union Hockey Pin

This pin commemorates the Soviet Union hockey team's play at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. The language at the bottom of the pin, "инсбрук•76", says Innsbruck 76. The glass tile affixed to the metal base is a reflective surface on which the design changes color as you look at the pin from different angles. The value of this pin is $5.00 USD.

1988 Kmart USA Hockey Sponsor Pin

From the 1988 Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, comes this Kmart pin supporting the USA Hockey. The Olympic rings are replaced with triangles that are cleverly arranged to appear as five stars across the top of the pin. The value of this pin is $6.00 USD.

1992 Coca-Cola® USA Hockey Sponsor Pin

This corporate sponsor USA Hockey pin comes from the 1992 Winter Games held in Albertville, France. The value of this pin may vary between $6.00 and $10.00 USD depending on the condition of the domed finish.

2010 Sumi Mascot Paralympic Sledge Hockey Pin

This sledge hockey pin was produced for the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. It depicts one of the official mascots, Sumi, in sledge hockey gear over the Canada Hockey Place venue. The pin has a value of $9.00 USD.

1984 Sarajevo Winter Games Generic Hockey Pin

This pin was produced for the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. With the scarcity of pins from the 1984 Winter Olympics, I am quite often surprised at how little interest is generally shown to this pin. To me, this is a great pin to add to your collection, and can usually be obtained for $8.00 USD or less.

1992 USA Olympic Hockey Cartoon Character Pin

This pin was produced in support of USA hockey for the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. It is pretty unique in that, as far as I can recall at the moment, not many other Olympic hockey pins depict a skater wearing shorts with bare legs. Bbbbrrrrrrrr! This pin has a value of $7.00 USD.

1998 Nagano Women's Hockey Pin

This women's hockey pin from 1998 is one of a 6-pin set produced for the Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan, where women's hockey debuted as an Olympic sport. The value on this 6-pin set is $40.00 USD.

2010 Royal Bank of Canada, Team Canada Pin

This is one of six different Team Canada hockey sponsor pins produced for RBC for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. The value on this pin is $10.00 USD.

1988 Father David Bauer Arena Hockey Pin

This venue pin for the Father David Bauer Arena comes from the  1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada.  According to the Coca-Cola Company's Pin Collector's Guide of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, there were 1,340 of these pins made.  The value on this pin is $7.00 USD.

1994 Final Olympic Tournament Hockey Pin

 

This pin comes from the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway.  The pin has two clutch and post fasteners, which are necessitated by the huge size of this pin.  It has a $15.00 USD value, though I have seen it sell for over $48.00 USD.

2006 Hilton OnQ Technology Hockey Pin

This is the second of two hockey pins produced for Hilton for the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy. As with yesterday's pin, I'd put the value of this one at $8.00 USD.

2006 Hilton HHonors Points & Miles Hockey Pin

This corporate sponsor pins comes from the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy. It was produced for Hilton to promote its HHonors points & miles program and features a goaltender in classic defensive pose. The pin has a value of $8.00 USD.

1998 Shell Oil Hockey Pin

If you haven't seen this pin before, well, I guess welcome to your very first day of pin collecting! This pin was made for Shell Oil and was one of a series of sports pins produced for the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. And, this pin is everywhere! According to the Coca-Cola Company's Pin Collector’s Guide of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games there were 325,100 of these pins made. That must be a typo, right? Well, based on the pin's extremely high production count, and the simplicity of tracking this pin down, I would say the pin has a value of not more than $5.00 USD.