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<p>[QUOTE="YOC, post: 1875427, member: 58941"]Posted these in reply to another thread, but its an opportunity to post any cup coins you may have??</p><p>They are not the most popular coins, but they can be picked up at a reasonable price. Not sure why they havent caught on? maybe they will have their day. Not easy to store in a coin tray due to their shape, but in fact they are not too 'scyphate' and some are quite flat. I love the coins, they are very nice in the hand and the detail, albeit a bit 'samey' is very nice in most cases.</p><p>I bought 1.3kg of them from Crusty Romans website, with the intention to clean and attribute, then sell most on. Probably about 350 coins here, so should be some rarities.......</p><p>Not sure 'exactly' where they come from, but all export licences are in place for them I am reliably informed......there were about 12kg at the start![ATTACH=full]317025[/ATTACH]many are concreted together and will be cleaned with strong stuff....early signs are good![ATTACH=full]317026[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here is a clump of 3 or so coins stuck together, with tell tale water lines on the surface......[ATTACH=full]317027[/ATTACH]</p><p>I'll post some cleaning pics soon......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="YOC, post: 1875427, member: 58941"]Posted these in reply to another thread, but its an opportunity to post any cup coins you may have?? They are not the most popular coins, but they can be picked up at a reasonable price. Not sure why they havent caught on? maybe they will have their day. Not easy to store in a coin tray due to their shape, but in fact they are not too 'scyphate' and some are quite flat. I love the coins, they are very nice in the hand and the detail, albeit a bit 'samey' is very nice in most cases. I bought 1.3kg of them from Crusty Romans website, with the intention to clean and attribute, then sell most on. Probably about 350 coins here, so should be some rarities....... Not sure 'exactly' where they come from, but all export licences are in place for them I am reliably informed......there were about 12kg at the start![ATTACH=full]317025[/ATTACH]many are concreted together and will be cleaned with strong stuff....early signs are good![ATTACH=full]317026[/ATTACH] Here is a clump of 3 or so coins stuck together, with tell tale water lines on the surface......[ATTACH=full]317027[/ATTACH] I'll post some cleaning pics soon......[/QUOTE]
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