Lapel Pins as Collectible Hobby

Collecting lapel pins started out as an American pastime. Today, the hobby is known across the globe. Many websites made by different people are advocating the sale and trade of these items. Lapel pins first gained notoriety when it was used in presidential elections during the early days of American History. An example of a collectible lapel pin is one which shows The President. It was so rare that the pin goes for several hundreds of dollars in the market. During those days the lapel pin was often the first glimpse that American's had of the president's face.

One event where collecting and trading pins. is very popular is in the Olympic Games. Before the internet came into use, the event provided those who collect pins with a meeting place where they can trade items and socialize with other individuals of the same hobbies. With the populartiy of the web however, these events were replaced by internet sites, which increased the cause of lapel pin enthusiasts. The enthusiasm in which hobbyists engaged in the hobby can be held close to that of baseball cards hobbyists. In this sport, the largest collection of pins sold goes for the New York Yankees, which holds the record for bestselling pins among all baseball teams in the country.

Commemorative and custom pins are also traded, such as those sold at Disney World. Pins are also meant to honor well known venues around the world. Hobbyists often collect these pins for posterity.

Some of the most popular lapel pins to trade and collect are those that display a heart-felt message of troubling or hard times, something the collector finds sentimental. Many times collectors collect pins from their childhood of world-changing events or noteworthy events.

A popular age for collectible Lapel pins is world war I and world war II, as well as the Korean and Viet Nam wars. The Gulf war also brought on a phase of collectible lapel pins. Many collectors are retired military veterans that enjoy the pins from the era of the time they served their country.

Lapel pins are also increasing in popularity among children, such as youth baseketball teams. Trading pins are extremely popular with children of all ages. Softball, Soccer, Baseball and basketball just to name a few. Kids wait to trade with others their own pins. Many challenge coins trade several for one, meaning that it would require several of one player's pin to trade for just 1 of another because of it's uniqueness.


Many kids cherish their pins and add to their collection over the course of several years, resulting in large, one of a kind collections that can often times be sold or kept into adulthood and looked back on with fondness and fun memories.

Lapel pins are a great collectible, and a great way to hook up with and interact with those who share the same passion for collecting this small in size, but huge in popularity item. So get out there and get started building your pin collection now, because you never know what you might find out there!