Tuesday, January 15, 2013

2012 Royal Bank of Canada (Round)

This pin is one of several hockey pins produced for the Royal Bank of Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada.  The pin has a value of $9.00 USD, but during the 2010 Games it sold for as much as $46.00 USD.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

2014 Greek Hockey Skate Pin

This hockey skate pin was produced for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi, Russia.  The pin is unique for a couple of reasons.  First, it is also made by the Vancouver Olympic Committee, and second because it bears the flag of Greece which has never competed in a Winter Olympic hockey tournament.  The pin has a value of $12.00 USD.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

2014 Canadian Hockey Skate Pin

This Canadian hockey skate pin was produced for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi, Russia.  The pin is unique because it is made by the Vancouver Olympic Committee.  The pin has a value of $12.00 USD.

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.


Wednesday, July 18, 2012

1992 USA Ice Hockey Fundraising Pin

This USA Hockey pin comes from the 1992 Winter Games held in Albertville, France. The pin was one of a 48 pin U.S. Olympic Fundraising Pin Collection set issued by Jewel, which included both Winter and Summer Olympic pins. (The year 1992 was the last year in which both the Summer and Winter Games were held in the same year. Beginning with the Lillehammer Winter Games in 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games began the staggered two year format that we have today.) The value of this pin is $5.00 USD.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

1984 Canadian Hockey Corporate Sponsor Pin #5

This pin is the fifth of the Canadian Hockey corporate sponsor pins for the 1984 Canada Cup and the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. This pin was produced for Lloyd's Bank and has a value of $4.00 USD.

Monday, June 4, 2012

1984 Canadian Hockey Corporate Sponsor Pin #4

This pin is the fourth of the Canadian Hockey corporate sponsor pins for the 1984 Canada Cup and the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. This pin was produced for Labatt Breweries of Canada, which is a major producer of Canadian beer. This pin's value is $4.00 USD.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

1984 Canadian Hockey Corporate Sponsor Pin #3

This pin is the third of the Canadian Hockey corporate sponsor pins for the 1984 Canada Cup and the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. This pin was produced for Esso, which is a chain of gas stations operated by Imperial Oil (which is majority owned by ExxonMobile). This pin's value is $4.00 USD.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

1984 Canadian Hockey Corporate Sponsor Pin #2

This pin is the second of the Canadian Hockey corporate sponsor pins for the 1984 Canada Cup and the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. This is the English version of the Continental Bank pin (featured yesterday was the French version). This pin also has a value of $4.00 USD.