This is a very rare planter with a price tag to prove it.  This 1950s McCoy Pottery Plowboy Planter sold for $2,570 in September 2009.  The planter is painted under glaze by Sidney Cope.  It measures 8×7″, and is a “Sample” piece.  This piece is pictured on Pg.83 of Hanson’s McCoy Pottery Vol. II.

Wow! This is a rare one. The Fox Squirrel cookie jar is one of Nelson McCoy’s most coveted rare cookie jars. Why are these so rare? Apparently the tail was apt to fall down in the firing process. McCoy did produce a small number of Fox Squirrel cookie jars.Most are in shades of brown and green and a few are white with painted decorations. This jar sold for $7,777.77 in September 2009