So you’ve got yourself a pretty nice stamp collection and you’re thinking about starting to collect something else. You’ve considered quarters, but what 12 year old and his grandmother don’t collect quarters, right? You could collect bottle caps or antiques, there are plenty of expensive collectibles out there, but you want to keep it small, and affordable. “What can I collect?” you ask yourself. Lapel Pins. Not only are lapel pins affordable and small, they’re out there in huge numbers. There are a ton of lapel pins worthy of collecting out there, and many have a great cause or meaning. When I think about collecting lapel pins, one of the first things that comes to mind are the Olympics. Olympic pin trading has been around for 20+ years, and every new game brings along with it a new lapel pin. Many collectors hold their Olympic pin collection with extremely high regard, and many are worth a lot of money! (more…)