EFFECT

A cigarette is pushed right through the center of a borrowed quarter. When the cigarette is removed from the quarter the hole has disappeared.
David Blaine again used this impressive trick where he pushed a cigarette through a quarter. This trick uses a very clever gimmicked coin where the middle temporarily opens to let the cigarette through and later close so the hole is virtually invisible to the spectator.

METHOD

This trick requires a special coin that is available from many Magic Stores. The special coin looks just like a normal quarter, but has a secret compartment that opens up. The front of the coin looks normal from a distance, when you take a closer look there is a faint circle cut in the center of the coin. The back of the coin has a special flap that opens up when the cigarette is pushed through the front of the coin. From the front it looks like there is a cigarette going thorough the coin, but from the back the flap is opening up. Borrow a coin from a spectator, when you have the coin in your hand you have to switch it with the special coin. There is a many methods to switching the coin, one of the switching methods David Blaine uses that he takes the spectators coin in his left hand and then shows the special coin in his right hand. Most people will not recognize this quick action.