COIN TRICKS

Appear to vanish a quarter by magic through a table

EFFECT

A glass is covered with a paper tube .The glass and tube are then placed over a coin on a table.

When the paper tube is removed ,the coin has vanished and has actually travelled through the table.

PREPARATION

You will need an ordinary glass.

Three sheets of white paper approx 8 inches by 12 inches

Glue and scissors and a coin.

Place some glue round the rim of the glass and place the glass upside on a sheet of white paper and allow the glue to dry.

When the glue is dry cut round the rim of the glass with the scissors so the mouth of the glass is covered by a paper circle.

Turn the glass upside down and wrap a second sheet of paper round it to form a loose fitting tube and glue this and allow to dry.

Place a coin on a third sheet of paper laid on the table and a second coin of the same value should be attached by tape or wax under the table.

METHOD

Announce to a spectator that you are going to make a coin travel through a solid table.

Take the paper tube and place it over the glass which is already on the table upside down on top on the sheet of paper.

Lift the tube covered glass and place it over the coin with the glass still being upside down.

Remove the tube from the glass and the coin appears to have disappeared.

Give the tube to the spectator for inspection.

The coin is actually under the paper rim of the glass which is invisible as it is the same colour as the paper sheet on the table.

If you wish to increase the effect you can reach under the table and remove the other coin and tell the spectator that the coin has actually travelled through the table.

COIN BITE TRICK

EFFECT

The magician borrows a coin from the spectator and is seen to take a bite out of the coin.

PREPARATION

Take a quarter and file one side of it down so it looks like someone has bitten a chunk of it off.

METHOD

Approach a spectator and ask them to borrow a quarter.

You have already the gimmicked quarter between your thumb and forefinger of your right hand.

take the quarter from the spectator and quietly move your finger and thumb and switch the coins.

Their coin is now slid to the back of your finger.

Pretend to be biting and tearing of a section of what is now your gimmicked coin and eventually tug it free of your mouth to show the spectator who should look amazed.

COIN OPTICAL ILLUSION

Effect

A magician has two coins in his hand when he starts to rub them it looks like a third is appearing and when he opens his hand there are now three coins.

Performance

Hold two coins flat on top of each other between your thumb and forefinger, sideways to the audience. Say you will make an extra coin by rubbing them together.

Rub the coins quickly backwards and forwards against each other. It looks as if there are three coins, not two.

It is almost certain that a spectator will mention that this is only an optical illusion .

Now is the time to close your fist and re open it showing the three coins

Method

You need a hidden coin in a classic palm position ( That is when a coin is squeezed between the fleshly base of your thumb and palm.)

This trick needs practise to get the rubbing of the coins to look that a third one is appearing  , once you got it , it looks very effective .

Effect

The magician sticks the coin into the hanky , turns it over and then the coin disappears from the hanky .

Secret

You secretly rap a rubber band around your fingers and thumb.

Then you place the hanky in that hand . With your other hand place the coin into the handkerchief .

Then let the rubber band slide off of your fingers and onto the hanky , so it surrounds the coin and it is under the hanky.

You then slide your hand up to the end of the hanky and shake it.

This makes it look like the coin has disappeared.

But it is really stuck in the handkerchief , held by the rubber band.

Minus your Money

by Christian.H

Effect

The magician clearly has three one dollar bills and magically, one

disappears leaving the two left untouched, right before the audiences baffled

eyes!

Preparation

Secretly take out of your pocket/purse a dollar bill and fold it over about

two thirds across, take the other bill and place it over the crease of the

fold hiding the fold from view, the two bills should now look somewhat like

three dollar bills.

Method

Take the already set dollar bills in your hand and announce that you

are about to do what most people dread, make your money disappear. Take the

the top of the two bottom edges of the dollar bill. when they are in between

your thumb and pointer finger, shake the bill wildly so the top edge of the

bill flops backward making the folded bill unfolded. then, take your bills

and show that three one dollar bills have magically changed into two genuine

dollar bills.

EFFECT

The performer removes a hand full of change from his left pants pocket. He extends the handful of change , along with a black marker , he then tells the spectator to choose a coin , mark it with an X and return it to the magicians left palm .

The magician then takes the coin with his right hand , and returns the rest of the change to his left pocket.

The coin is then placed against the leg directly below the pocket. The coin is then rubbed into the cloth , whereupon the coin vanishes . It is found back inside the pocket with the rest of the change .

METHOD

 After the spectator marks the coin , the right hand "pretends" to take it. In reality the right hand is covering it up with another coin. Hold your hand in the air as if you have the coin.

Hesitate for a second with your left hand so that the spectator can see that the marked coin is not in your left hand anymore (this way the spectator mentally concludes that the marked coin must be in your right hand). Place the rest of the change back into your pocket.

Take the right hand and its supposed coin and place it against your leg, in the area of the left pocket.

Now rub the imaginary coin into your leg. then slowly part your right fingers to show that the coin has vanished. reach into your left pocket and pull out the change. ask the person what kind of coin they chose. they might say a quarter.

Then go through the change and find the marked coin and put it on top and show the spectators .

EASY COIN VANISH

EFFECT

A coin is placed onto the table and it vanishes

METHOD

Put the coin onto the table with your left hand.

Say something like "check this out" and reach over with your right hand.

Then press down on the coin with your middle , index and third finger with your hand and arm parallel with the table.

Slide the coin towards you remembering that it should be completely covered up

Slide the coin off the table so it falls on your lap without the spectator seeing .

Touch your thumb to your middle finger as if you are picking up the coin as it reaches the edge of the table.

Keeping your fingers still closed , stare at where the coin should be as you slowly move your hand away from you back to about 6 inches from where the coin originally was.

Start moving your thumb in a circular motion as if the coin s disappearing..

Slowly turn your hand around and spread your fingers apart.

Now the rest is up to you.

The more surprised you act the more people will believe that they have seen a real coin vanish

There's a Hole in My Pocket

 Effect

Borrow a coin and have it marked. You say that you are always losing money through a hole in your pocket and you drop the marked coin into your pocket. "What's weird", you say, "is that the hole isn't in this pocket (the one in which you dropped the coin), but in this one!" You lift up your other foot and the borrowed coin is there!

Method

You need an extra coin. (Well, how did you think it was done?) Most people have a quarter on them, so let's say you want to borrow a quarter. On an "off moment", secretly place the extra quarter under your left foot. (I sometimes adjust my socks and stick it under the shoe.) Have someone loan you a quarter and ask them to mark it in some unusual way with a pen.

Take the quarter and just drop it into your right trouser pocket. Shake your leg as if you are shaking the coin into the hole and down your leg. Then say, "What's weird is that the hole isn't in this pocket (the one in which you dropped the coin), but in this one!" You lift up your other foot and the borrowed coin is there!

Then - and here's where you've gotta have guts - pick up the coin with your right hand and place it (don't drop it!) into the right trouser pocket as you pick up the other coin with the same hand. (Just switch them.) With your hand still in the pocket, look confused and say, "I'm sorry, did you lend me this or was it mine?" He'll tell you it was his and you'll return his coin (the marked one). He'll, of course, inspect the coin for the mark. It's gutsy, but it works.

Palm Penetration

By Chris Robinson

Effect You ask the spectator to hold out his or her hand palm up . You in turn place your hand on top of theirs , palm down.. With your other hand you place a. quarter or other coin on top of your hand and explain to the spectator that with one quick slap of the coin you will make it pass through your hand and into theirs!

Materials needed 2 identical coins , a small piece of transparent adhesive tape or magicians wax , ( for advanced magicians super fast sleight of hand will do )

Method When you place your hand on top of the spectators open hand , you will already have the coin in your palm . If you place your hand on theirs quickly enough , the coin will not fall nor will the spectator already feel it in their hand ! You then place the "other" coin on top , on the back of your hand .

On the palm of your hand which is not touching the spectators , is where the tape or wax will be . Then with a quick motion , you smack the top of the coin ,which actually gets stuck to the tape/wax. .Slowly remove your other hand to let the surprised spectator see how it "magically" passed through your hand! For those advanced magicians out there (you know who you are) you can grab the quarter instead of using the tape/wax . If you do not wish to use the spectators hand you can do the same trick on your lap , but in their hand sells the trick much better .

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