Top 10 Most Wanted: Pins
3 confirmed so far
Pinback buttons and historic clothing buttons.
George Washington 'Pater Patriae' inaugural clothing button (1789)
Sold for
$225,000, sold at Heritage Auctions, February 2018 (as reported by Fine Books & Collections)
Source- The earliest artifact calling Washington the 'Father of His Country'. Source
1920 Cox/Roosevelt jugate pinback button (1 1/4 in.)
- Hake's says it has sold the top three pinback buttons auctioned. Source
'Drink Alpen Brau' 6-inch pictorial button with the 1916 Boston Red Sox, including a 21-year-old Babe Ruth
- Shows the 1916 World Series champion Red Sox. Source
How we rank
Ranked by the highest publicly reported sale of each item, in US dollars, as of October 9, 2026. We list only sales we could confirm in a published source, so some aisles show fewer than 10. Each aisle's scope is noted below its title. Our editors may leave out an item.
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