Swindled Coin trick

Effect:  Excellent coin trick where the magician removes a hand full of coins from his left pants pocket. He then holds out the handful of coins and a black marker pen, in front of the spectator. He then tells the spectator to choose a coin and to mark ithe coin with an X and  then return it to the magicians left palm.

The magician then  appears to take the spectator's 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 then found back inside the magicians 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 coins, ask the person what kind of coin they chose. They might say a quarter.

Then go through the coins and find the marked coin, put it on top of the pile and show the spectators.
You can learn all about coin magic in Bobo's Modern Coin Magic which is highly recommended reading and is an excellent way to learn.

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 is 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 .
David Blaine and other professional magicians use a device called The Raven  for vanishing coins, which is one of the most useful and worthwhile purchases for anyone interested in Street Magic.

 

Magic Coin Pouch

Easy coin trick where a coin vanishes from inside a magic pouch that you made, right in front of the spectators eyes. Astounding free close up magic trick.

This is a clever coin trick that can be done as impromptu magic using only two simple props, a coin and a square of paper. This stunt is easy to do and gets an amazing reaction from your audience. A classsic of close up magic and an easy trick for beginners to perform.

1. Get hold of the materials to perform the trick and show them to the audience as being everyday objects,

1. Holding the piece of paper, take the coin and place it in the centre of the paper

2. The next step is to fold the bottom edge of the paper up to cover the coin.The bottom edge should not be folded up all the way up to the top edge but should be about 5 millimetres below it.

3. The right edge of the paper is then folded back behind the coin as shown in the picture.

4. The left edge of the paper is then folded back behind the coin a shown in the picture.

5. The last fold is made by bending the top flap of the paper behind the coin. This will appear to the audience member to have completely sealed in the coin . Unknown to them there is actually an opening at the top of the paper pouch.

6. Turn the paper pouch upside down in your hand and let the coin gently fall into your palm where you can conceal it from the audience.

7. For a finale, you can tear the paper pouch in two, where the audience see that the coin appears to have vanished. Use a little patter to make this trick more entertaining.

 

Easy Coin Moves - Pull A Coin From Thin Air

Appear to pull coins from thin air with this easy to set up guide to one of the classic and most enjoyable basic moves of coin magic. This move is timeless and you will be able to perform an impressive coin production after following this easy guide. Effect: Amazing audience reaction because even though it's clear your hand is empty, you appear to grab coin after coin from behind their ears, under tables, even from thin air! You Will Need : 1 coin 1 thin strip of scotch tape How To Do The Trick : 1. Stick the coin to the back of your hand with a small piece of clear adhesive tape. This will let you palm the coin behind your hand very easily while the front of your hand faces the audience. 2.  Begin with the coin hanging behind your hand.  Hold your hand naturally so that no one will think that something is in it. 3.  Find a place where you can reach out with your hand, putting it temporarily out of sight of the audience.  For example, under a table, or behind their ear. Reach your hand out and when the hand is at an angle that is out of view of the audience, flip the coin up so you can grab it with your thumb, then bring your hand back into view.   It will look like the coin came from nowhere! 4.  Do this a few more times. 5.  To create a good finish, reach out into the air and flip the coin up into your fingers.  Don't do it too fast-- or the coin will come off the tape.  This will look like you grabbed the coin out of thin air! Should you wish to see a lot more cool coin vanishes and secrets. Basic to advanced moves and sleights as well as some of the best and most impressive tricks can be found in Bobo's Modern Coin Magic which is one of the most essential magic books and worthwhile reading available to today's magician. This trick is very visual and can really entertain a crowd Effect : A magician has two coins in his hand but 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, hidden from view . ) 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.

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