I nearly missed this McCoy mug … I had picked it up once because it kind of looked interesting and then put it back after a quick glance at the bottom, thinking that it was a brand new mug. Then a few minutes later I went back because something about the bottom seemed familiar. It turns out it was a very light McCoy stamp on the bottom of this mug, which I believe is the Canyon Mesa style line dating from the 70s. It’s not a very valuable mug, but the first piece of McCoy that we’ve found so we’re happy with that for a dollar.

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More wonderful stacking mugs to post about - these are in-mold marked as “Japan” on the bottom. They feature a colorful trio of pink, orange and yellow umbrellas along with flowers. I’ve seen several umbrella stacking mugs before in various colors and configurations.

This stacking mug has an interesting pattern which is sort of a “pixelated” depiction of flowers in green, brown and orange. Unfortunately mine had a chip which I didn’t discover until I came home with it.

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Yet another stacking mug from Japan - this shape is so fun to collect because they are not extremely common, but still attainable. And there’s no real collector pressure on them (yet) so you can sometimes find them for 10 to 50 cents.

This one has a plain design, an alternating green and yellow stripe and that’s pretty much it!

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This is a great 1976 Christmas Mug featuring the Peanuts gang. All the main members are represented: Snoopy with candycanes, Lucy with presents (what else), Peppermint Patty with a “Joy” sign, Woodstock with a Wreath “thought-bubble”, and Linus and Charlie Brown with holiday packages.

This is a standard ceramic mug, on the bottom it says “Peanuts Characters Copr. 1950, 1952, 1958, 1965 1966 United Features Syndicate, Inc. Another Determined Production for Joy’s Inc.” I didn’t know what that meant about the actual manufacturer, so this is in the “other” category for now.

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