Hi Friends.  I am not a collector of these, so I'm no expert.  I do have a handful to sell though, so if this is what you collect check out my other auctions for them too.  I have no idea what metals these are, so please don't ask me.  I will not separate out individual pins, so please don't ask me to.

This LOT has 18 pins (plus free swimmer that ended up in the photos but didn't turn out to be a similar pin...). I will try to describe using location in photo #1. (top left begin)

1 - "GR" silvertone  with blue enamel - a little more than 1/2" across - back closure fine - no markings on back.

2 - spiked goldstone with red droplet in enamel in middle - may not be a real "lapel pin" like y'all collect - maybe just "a pin" - about 1/2" across - no back closure thing.

3 - I think it says on front, enamel - "L.C. SMITH & CORONA, I WAS (OR TWAS?) INC, AWARDED BY".  BACK has "???? Four, ???" something with the letters FOUR in it in a circular design, about 1/2" across - back closure fine.

4 - goldtone pin with chain "HONOR SOCIETY" on pin, "SECRETARY" on small pin other end of chain.  Larger pin about 1/2" across.  No marks on back.

5 - swimmer, no marks

6 - old metal & enamel pin, "NAVAL RESERVE, HONORABLE DISCHARGE" pin - I found others on the internet saying it's WWII era, but do your own research - has back attached - I can't unscrew

7 - tiny little Mason's double eagle pin - #32 inside enamel - has screw back & back plate - works fine - about 1/3" across

8 - tiny goldstone pin with object I can't really identify - I'd guess a spinning wheel??? - has G.F. on back - closure is good

9 - small round pin, dull silvertone metal - says "CONSOLIDATED VULTEE, 2 YEARS" on front.  Back has Bastian  & Co?, Roch, NY? & shields, marks on back.  A little more than 1/2" across

10 - Larger triangular pin, enamel goldtone - "TULIP TIME, HOLLAND, MICH" - good pin closure - no writing on back - about 1 1/3" long

11 - goldtone pin with enamel  "CAL-NEV-HA" at top, Big "K" in middle "K-ette" underneath - Kiwanis - no mark on back - about 1/3" across

12 - bronze-tone pin, diamond shaped - couldn't find anything to help me ID - has a large "N" in circle with a seahorse that might have wings?, over that.  Top has small "S" bottom has small "C", left side has a symbol like a trident, right has a little crown.  has oxidation, see photos - back closure is fine - about 1/2" across

13 - goldtone moose head with word "LOOM" under moose's head/neck, rhinestone eye - facing right - about 1/2" across - no back for screw on area it should be

14 - fireman's pin?  - gold tone with enamel - "C. G. & T. HOSE" - with ladders  & axe symbols, no marks on back, no back closure plate

15 - gold tone pin, enamel red white blue  - "S H LEAGUE" - stands for Sacred Heart League - back I think has A P © and 1922 - about 1/3" across & closure good on back
16 - American Legion pin - enameled - back "PAT DE 54206" and I think "B B CO" - missing back plate to screw in to - about 1/2" across

17 - AMERICAN Legion pin - enameled - back "PAT DE 54296" "GREEN, KCMO?" - no back plate to screw on - about 1/2" across

18 - mason's "2014 EUREKA LODGE #16, FLYING HIGH WITH LEADERSHIP" pin - no marks on back, has pin backs - about 1 1/3" across

That's about it!

I usually ship within a day of receiving payment.  I expect to be paid within 2days of auction's close.

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