Large 1980 Moscow Olympic Sports Pin Collection Start Price USD 19.95 Current Price USD 40.00 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location Georgia See more about 'Large 1980 Moscow Olympic Sports Pin Collection' Description olympicman10 Store Large Olympic Sports Pin Collection from the 1980 Summer Olympic Games held in Moscow, USSR.  Please see the scan for the actual collection listed. There are 40 pins.for differnt sports in various styles  Most have bent wire pin fasteners, but there are a few with straight pin pin-backs. I only see one duplicate in the collection. All of these are metal. No plastic pins.  Most have the production limit etched on the backs. There are a few pretty rare ones. I'm selling many Olympic pins and a few sets and collections to make room for new 2010 Vancouver pins soon to be received. Please email for a larger format scan.  Free shipping to any US address with delivery confirmation included. These will be mailed with each pin in a polybag to prevent damage. Please visit my eBay store for other great Olympic pin deals. I combine shipping when possible. Please wait to pay for multiple items until I invoice. It will not be long until the Olympics return to Russia. The 1980 Moscow pins will be very popular as traders when they do..Watch for a large sports only collection to be listed soon. 1980 Moscow-A U.S.-led boycott reduced the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956. Aleksandr Dityatin earned medals in every men's gymnastics event to become the only athlete ever to win eight medals in one Olympics. Super-heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson became the first boxer to win the same division three times. Gerd Wessig became the first male high jumper to break the world record at the Olympics and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov broke the 15-minute barrier for the 1,500m. In adramatic confrontation, runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe split the 800 and 1,500m. 1980 Mascot-The Moscow Olympic bear "Misha" was developed by the renowned illustrator of children's books Victor Chizikov. Shipping Notes: Insurance to CONUS address is optional. International Orders: I keep all shipping receipts and Customs Forms to prove the items were shipped. Please understand that it can take weeks to receive a package in another country. Please pardon my poor scan. All my pins are much more detailed and colorful than my washed out or dark scans. Please see my other Olympic items on eBay and save by combining shipping. Happy collecting!   Place a Bid!