The only Rosen I have is a white background? Not orange….also, not that tough a pin to find….

My bad. You have an orange Gil Hodges. Tough pin?

Nah - not that tough.....it's cool though...love the colored background pins the most.....even the black background pins are very cool...

I like the “ring of black” pins below the big Mays….but they’re more modern than you like.

Yes! Nice Giant pin collection!

Couple of new pick ups from an online auction; a vintage Cubs pinback (my second one of that same style and size), a 1950 American Nut & Chocolate Phillies pinback and a 1960’s? Yankee fan pinback.

Love the Cubbies pin…love the look of that guy….

Fun find today!

I love the black ring pins. I'm looking for Ed Bailey, Hal Lanier and Len Gabrielson. If anyone knows of any available let me know.

Is that a pin display, Jim? What's the size and vintage, would you say? Wonder who sold that originally?

It’s a fairly new display piece. You can find them for sale in a lot of coin shops and the like. People use them for pins, buttons, collectible, coins, and other small trinkets. They’re a little clear plastic capsules with a foam insert.

Cool. Would like to see one completed.

Bailey and Gabrielson are very tough. I don't think Lanier turns up often, either.

Found my second 1972 Creative House pinback in the wild. It was in a small online auction.

Hank, here’s an example of what a few pins look like.

Nice - what's the biggest pin you can get in there?

Didn't want to "out" it prematurely, but now that it's over...

Any comments/observations on lots #37 - 42?

https://huntauctions.com/live/catalogue.cfm

Hi Mark,
Huge prices for pinbacks, IMHO, but I know they are rare.

The “Mantle Factor.”

I liked the $4500 milk carton. :p

I don’t know what the exact measurements are, but here’s a Quarter in one of them and there’s still white space around the rim.

I did cut the white foam inserts in half to lower the pinback in the container so that the face of it would not scratch against top of the plastic.

Tremendous! Wow!

Thanks!

It’s been a while since I added a pinback to my collection. I’m pretty happy with this one from 1966 the lenticular evil eye is fun.

Pirates pinback?

Yes it’s a Pirates pinback the Green Weenie Whammy was a thing announcer Bob Prince created to place a hex/curse on opposing players. It was a pickle shaped rattle. This pin is related to that. This one is currently on eBay.

If the Green Weenie were hung upside down, it might be accused of being a tragic green "bent carrot" like the commercial on TV :eek::D

My friend Scott is a comedian!

More “Mantle Factor.” $17,500 @ Hake’s. :eek:

Amazing! Wow, that's a lot for a pinback :eek:

An inch and a half pinback, at that.

Been tracking that pin in auction......much rarer than a '52 Topps Mantle......just sayin'.....

I wonder what it would have sold for if Mick didn't have a cold sore on his lip the day his picture was taken? :rolleyes:

Hilarious…

Whitehead and Hoag B Pin
 

Hi-

Does anyone know if this is a baseball pin? It is made by Whitehead and Hoag and the letter B is inside of a diamond. It looks like baseball but I did not find it in either of the pin books I have. It was found in Massachusetts if that helps.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Alan

I know that I quite often say that I find things in “obscure online auctions” but it really is the truth. This one is no exception. I was surprised to find this one where I did. It’s in great condition, and a HOF’er to boot!

1932 Orbit Gum Baseball PR2 Pinback Earl Combs #111 New York Yankees

Nice pickup!

Got this cheap over the weekend.

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Nice one. Hard to find anything cheap anymore.

For the first time in forever, this is actually not an online auction find. It was an online purchase though. Couldn’t miss the opportunity to pick up a vintage NY Giants football pinback.

For you pin guys - just listed this one for sale on here.....super clean....

Thanks!

https://i.imgur.com/f2cByzX.jpg

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...50#post2390750

Not in the best shape but it is rare enough to be a need to own!

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Congrats! Jackie pins are great...

I need to thank a fellow Net54 member for blowing up my credit card by putting this on eBay :D. I think I have all of the 50's-60's PM10 Cubs pins now other than Ransom Jackson, unless there is a Roy Smalley. I have Banks, Cavarretta, Kiner, Santo, and Sauer.

Saw this! Congrats! Great pin…

There is a Roy Smalley. Only one I ever saw was in Muchinsky’s book. Never saw it come up for sale with his other pins. Both the Jackson and Smalley are among the most scarce PM-10s.

Thanks for confirming that, I thought that I had heard of the Roy Smalley pin somewhere before but wasn’t sure.

Great pin! Andy lets some good ones go, from time to time. Pierce, Andy? :p

Pins
 

Hi Rob,

Well, with this Kiner and the Gomez that sold yesterday, I'm officially out of PM10's (except for my Giants:)). Someday though! Glad it made it to you safely Cliff!

An interesting 6” pin just ended on ebay. It went for good money. Question: when do you guys think was the earliest these cardboard “easel backs” were used?

Hi Rob, I saw that pin the one you are talking about,if it was this one I believe the person got screwed. I believe that someone took an easel back out of another cheaper pin (easy to do) from a later era and put it in that pin. That easel back you show isnot the correct on for that pin. Also that pin is a much later pin made I believe in the late 70s or 80s. I own this pin and here is the correct easel back that came with it... As to your question the earliest I have seen this easel back you show is around 1960... It is also the same easel back that is on the large mantle maris ruth shooting for 61 in 61 pin.. so that would at least show it was around 1961.....