Fake pins

[Lovebird]

Does the hammer pattern on the back of the pin mean it's a fake. And do all pin have a logo?

 

[lovecheshire]

I believe you are referring to Disney Auction pins. If I remember correctly from the pins I have, some have a gavel or scissors on the back with DA information. If I am wrong about what I wrote, please post correct/additional information.

 

[timeerkat]

1 - The hammer/gavel symbol is the waffle pattern for Disney Auctions pin. If the pin in question is meant to be a Disney Auctions pin then that is the correct pattern. If it's supposed to be a park or current Disney Store online release (usually Mickey heads), WDI release (Sorcerer hats), or Soda Fountain (ice cream cones) release, then there would be an issue.

2 - Not all pins have logos. The majority of newer releases do have a logo, but older pins (and perhaps some newer pins not released through the Disney parks/stores/WDI/DSF/ect.) often are just marked as copyright Disney.

 

[Lovebird]

Thank you for the info very helpful

 

[bevgray]

Many of the earlier pins have smooth backs with just the copyright Disney. Mickey and Pals pins from Japan usually have an MC somewhere on the back near the copyright. It was several years into the pin collecting hobby that Disney started doing the waffle or other patterns to discourage counterfeits.

 

[timeerkat]

No problem! If you have questions about the legitimacy of a pin, you can always post photos (front and back preferably) in the Pin Comparisons subforum. It's often much easier to determine if a pin is fake or not if we can look at the actual pin.

 

[hopemax]

Also, if you see made in Taiwan instead of China, that's okay too. Prior to about 1999, and the start of official pin trading, many of the pins Disney sold were made in Taiwan. It can be an indicator of the age of the pin. As well as, if you ever see copyright "Walt Disney Productions" that means the pin is older than 1986.