Throughout Counter-Strike history, developers never hesitated to try out new features. Some of them became huge hits (like skins), while others were total flops (like the decoy grenade). Pins don’t really fall into either category. Today, the CS.MONEY will tell you everything about pins in CS2.
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What are pins in CS2?
A pin in CS2 is a digital in-game item with almost no real value, except for collecting. You can display a pin on your profile, and it will show up next to your nickname on the leaderboard.
Important: you can only display one trophy at a time, so think carefully about what you want to show off — your Diamond Coin from a Major, a pin, or your Veteran Coin.
Categories of CS2 pins
Pins are split into two big categories: regular and genuine. Let’s start with the latter.
Genuine pins were sold at Valve tournaments back in the mid-2010s. You bought a real physical pin in a store, and along with it came a code you could activate on Steam. A similar system exists in Dota 2: everyone who attended The International got pins, and after activating the code, they could show them off in their profile.
These days, genuine pins are super rare since they’re no longer produced. Also, once you activate the code, you can’t resell the pin. That makes them expensive, but mostly as niche collector’s items.
Unlike genuine pins, regular ones can be bought and sold. They’re a nice profile decoration in CS2 — and that’s about it.
What CS2 pin capsules exist?
The fact that the concept never became very popular shows in how few capsules were released in the game — just four:
- Collectible Pins Capsule Series 1
- Collectible Pins Capsule Series 2
- Collectible Pins Capsule Series 3
- Half-Life: Alyx Collectible Pins Capsule
Most pins in Series 1 and 2 are dedicated to maps. In Series 3, there’s a bit more variety — for example, the Howl Pin or the Aces High Pin, which looks like the famous sticker.
Finally, to celebrate the release of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve made a special capsule with themed pins dedicated to Alyx Vance’s adventures.
What are the most expensive CS2 pins?
If we take a look at the Steam Market, here are the top five most expensive pins:
- Valeria Phoenix Pin ($76 on Steam)
- Howl Pin ($67)
- Guardian Elite Pin ($56)
- Dust II Pin ($48)
- Alyx Pin ($40)
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