2011 Classic Pin Awards®

Below are the results of the 2011 Classic Pin Awards®. The results are in! The 2011 Classic Pin Awards recognizes the Most Purchased pins of 2011 as well the Most Collectible. The Most Purchased category was determined by total units sold. The "Most Collectible" categories were determined by a formula consisting of units sold, page views and ratings from our expert panel of pin collectors. This formula reflects collectibility since two components of the collectible value of a pin are created by you...the pin collector. They are interest and demand which is reflected in page views and purchases. The other components are subjective predictions, such as future value. This is where are analysts come in.

Honorable Mention (bottom of page) was determined by our staff of pin collectors.

We tallied up the scores and the here are the result...


Most Purchased Pin of 2011 - Overall
Gold - September 11th - 10th Anniversary Pin - Silver Edition
Silver - September 11th 10 Year Anniversary Pin - Gold Edition
Bronze - Rangers vs. Cardinals 2011 World Series Dueling Pin #1

Most Collectible Olympic Pin of 2011
Gold - London 2012 Olympics Palace Guard Pin
Silver - London 2012 Olympics Logo Pin - Union Flag
Bronze - London 2012 Olympics Wenlock US Flag Pin

Most Collectible MLB Pin of 2011
Gold - Rangers vs. Cardinals 2011 World Series Dueling Pin #1
Silver - Derek Jeter DJ3K - 3000 Hit Logo Pin w/ Location & Date
Bronze - St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champs Trophy Pin - P

Most Collectible NFL Pin of 2011
Gold - Super Bowl XLV (45) Oversized Commemorative Pin
Silver - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV Dueling Pin #1
Bronze - Green Bay Packers 4 Time Super Bowl Champs Pin

Most Collectible NHL Pin of 2011
Gold - Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup Champions Pin #1
Silver - 2011 Stanley Cup Bruins vs. Canucks Dueling Pin
Bronze - 2011 NHL Winter Classic Capitals vs. Penguins Pin

Most Collectible NBA Pin of 2011
Gold - Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Champs Pin
Silver - 2011 NBA Finals Heat vs Mavericks Dueling Pin
Bronze - 2011 NBA All-Star Logo Pin


Most Collectible NCAA Pin of 2011
Gold - 2012 Allstate BCS LSU vs Alabama Dueling Pin
Silver - 2011 Big Ten Championship Wisconsin vs Michigan State
Bronze - 2011 Men's Final Four Dueling Teams Pin


Most Collectible Pin Set of 2011 - Overall
Gold - St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champs 5 Pin Set
Silver - Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV Champs Pin Set
Bronze - Derek Jeter 3000 Hits Commemorative Pin Set


Honorable Mention - Voted by Classic Pins
St. Louis Cardinals 11 Time World Series Champs Pin - Limited 1,100
We love individually numbered pins. This is the only numbered limited edition pin of 2011

Winter Classic 2012 Rangers vs Flyers Pin Set
This is the first NHL Winter Classic Pin Set we've gotten our hands on. These Winter Classic Pins pins were released in 2011 and the Winter Classic pins have been the most popular NHL pins over the last few years. They usually sell out (we sold out of 08', 09', and 10') which makes these very collectible.

2011 MLB All-Star Game Cactus Pin - Oversized
This highly detailed All-Star pin gets honorable mention for its uniqueness in design and detail.

London 2012 Olympics "London Weather" Pin
This one simply reminded us how CRAZY the weather was in 2011.

London 2012 Olympics Royal Crown Pin
And who can forget the Royal Wedding of 2011!

Green Bay Packers 4 Time Super Bowl Champs Pin Set
Limited edition, set is individually numbered and contains pins with scores of all 4 Packers Super Bowl wins.

London 2012 Olympics UK/USA Flags Pin
The duel country flags Olympic pin design has been the most collectible design in every Olympic season. We suspect the same in 2012.

Miami Marlins Logo Pin
This one we can't seem to keep in stock. It was released late in 2011 and this new logo is a must for all Baseball pin collectors.

St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions Pin
This one finished 4th Most Collectible MLB Pin of 2011. This is this the official Cards 2011 World Champs logo. No doubter for honorable mention.

2012 Rose Bowl Oregon vs Wisconsin "Pin"
The manufacturer of this pin did not have the pin license for the Rose Bowl. Ingenuity lead to an idea of creating this "pin" which attaches without a "pin" and is technically a magnet. A thin (but strong magnet) goes behind the "pin" which holds it securely to your lapel or hat. No only was this pin very collectible and popular, we had great comments on how happy people were that it didn't leave holes in the clothing. A big thumbs up honorable mention.