The coal came from the Will Berton Coal Mine in Oklahoma. Carl Baugh claims it was made before or just after Noah's flood. The cup looks like one from the 19th century. There were no iron cups like this 5,000 years old. The cup was probably dropped by a miner, became buried under coal, and then cemented together with water under pressure in a relatively short time.
Nodules seem to easily form around objects.
I was surprised to see how fast my son's bike had rusted after being left out in the rain. The quality was very poor. One could not tell what he was excavating. The audio said Baugh was removing marl. Marl can easily be removed to form whatever shape one wants.