James,
 
I also got a Cypraea fultoni from Brian and they are very nice but I
have also just seen a gem specimen a friend has and while the ones you
and I have are great in color and all, the gem had a much smoother
surface -- more like a standard cypraea except for a bit of roughness
around the pattern.  It is that old addage of "you get what you pay
for."  The specimen I saw cost somewhere close to $2,000, so I am real
happy with mine.  It was still more than I have ever paid for a cowrie
as I am not a serious cowrie collector.  But it is a shell I thought I
would never have.  Glad to hear you like yours -- when you hit the
lottery yopu can upgrade with Brian for one of the really special ones.
 
Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
 
James M Cheshire wrote:
>
> Dear all, Just got my fultoni in the mail from Brian.
> How many of you on conch-l have got fultoni's from him?
> I have to agree with Mariah, it does have a beautiful pattern!
> Mine is granulose also, but I think this is normal.
>
> Kind Regards James
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