The Real McCoy

 In an effort to help collectors and dealers properly identify McCoy Pottery, this page will show you the comparison results for those pieces that are often incorrectly identified.  Also, for information on reproductions, look-a-likes and more, be sure to visit the NMX reproduction page.   

NM Fish Flower Holder

Often confused with the Shawnee Pottery "blow fish"....here are the differences:

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McCoy

  • Scales are small "bumps"
  • Tail not divided
  • Top fin pointed in back
  • Marked "NM USA" on back of bottom fin, not bottom

Shawnee

  • Scales look like scales
  • Tail divided into top and bottom sections
  • Top fin rounded in back
  • Marked USA on bottom

 

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