Guide to Pin Collecting

This Guide to Pin Collecting is a multi-part document developed for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, which explains some of the ins-and-outs of various facets of pin collecting. Please feel free to download any or all sections, which may also be printed out. If you do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download and install a free copy from this link.

Part 1: Pins & the Olympic Games
Part 2: Primary Logo Pins
Part 3: The Art of Trading
Part 4: Mascots & Characters
Part 5: Common Types of Pin
Part 6: The Art and Etiquette of Trading
Part 7: What Pins are Worth
Part 8: A Pin-Fever Primer: Collecting Olympic Games Memories
Part 9: Anatomy of a Pin
Part 10: Pin Lingo
Part 11: What's Collectible