Commemorative Candy Jar Appraisal

M&M's 1983 Olympic Games Commemorative Candy Jar

This item is a vintage M&M's commemorative candy jar, likely produced in clear glass. The jar features a screw-top opening, suggesting it was designed for storing candies or similar small items. The primary decoration consists of two iconic M&M's characters: the orange M&M and the green M&M. The green M&M, depicted with a cheerful expression, holds an American flag, waving it proudly. The orange M&M stands beside it, also smiling broadly. The characters are applied as a decal or screen print, with vibrant orange and green colors for the candies themselves, and red, white, and blue for the American flag. Beneath the main graphic, a band encircles the lower portion of the jar, displaying a series of stylized white pictograms of various Olympic sports figures against a clear background, framed in white squares. Clearly legible beneath the M&M characters is the copyright '© MARS, INC. 1983', indicating its production year and official licensing. The jar appears to be in used condition, with some residue visible inside, suggesting it held its intended contents for a period. There are no immediate visible cracks or chips on the glass, but the interior residue points to a need for cleaning. The clarity of the glass and the intact nature of the graphics suggest a reasonable level of preservation for a vintage item of this type. The overall design evokes a patriotic and athletic theme, tying into the 1983 copyright date, which precedes the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, for which M&M's was a sponsor.