question about mickey pattern on backs of pins

[skaliscik]

I was given a big bag of pins from a former collector/trader who doesn't want them anymore. Some she purchased at the parks/disney store, but most were from trades in the parks. I'm trying to weed out the obvious scrappers...I may not get them all, but hopefully I can get the majority out before we go to the parks (the ones I have pulled out are still beautiful pins and will have a happy home in our collection here )

So, my question is, I know that if the mickey pattern on the pin doesn't extend to the edge/has a border, that it is a scrapper. Does that mean that if it DOES extend over the edges that it is more than likely ok or have there been scrappers reported without the "lip" as well?

I have a lot of pins to go through, and if I can at least start by sorting by the backs, since many of them have the mickey pattern, at least that will shorten my work! I have at least 2 that i had put in my "likely scrappers" pile because the edges aren't all clean/smooth, however they do have the mickey pattern over the edges so it made me wonder if it isn't as clear of an indicator as I had read on other posts.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

It is my belief, that an authentic pin has the pattern going off the edges. Thickness of the metal is also an indicator. The scrapper pin with the pattern is thinner, when compared to the same authentic pin.

 

[pixiewings71]

Yes, what PP said....check the thickness and the make sure the edges go all the way off and there is no lip. Altho there was a report from someone who purchased a pin at the parks and they said the Mickey Heads did not go all the off the sides that there was in fact a lip.......

 

[BebopBaloo]

Not to add to the trouble, but the weight is sometimes different with authentic pins too. I have authentic pins that I bought at the parks that have a different thickness.

 

[skaliscik]

thanks everyone for your help!

 

[earthfaries]

I live near WDW and buy pions from the parks all the time.

It USED to be that pins that had the mickey heads going off of the backs all the way were real, and ones that stopped, and didn't go off or had a border were not.

Now that's not true. Now you can buy pins from Disney that have the mickey heads that don't go off of the back. They were like that on the Tron Mystery pins I purchased and the Mickey and Minnie mouse easter egg sets they have for Easter this year.

It just makes it harder to tell ... and bottom line is, you can't ever really tell. Disney's quality is going downhill. I have to look through multiple pins before purchasing them to find ones without pitted paint, or brush strokes, or rough enamel.