Coin Magic - Sleights and Tricks

Sleights and Tricks

A Sampling of classic coin magic plots:

  • Coin vanish - vanishing a coin then reappearing it somewhere.
  • Miser's Dream - Grabbing multiple coins from thin air.
  • Coins Across - Transfer of four coins from one hand to another.
  • Three fly - A coins across type effect involving three coins visually transferring from one hand to another.
  • Matrix - Impossibly moving four coins under the cover of playing cards.
  • Chink-a-chink - A bare-hand Matrix.
  • Coins Through Table - Coins penetrate through the surface of the table.
  • Coin Bite - Taking a bite out of a coin then visually restoring it right in front of the spectator.
  • Spellbound - Visually changing one coin into another, while only showing one coin at all times.
  • Coins to Glass - Coins transfer from one hand to a glass.
  • Tenkai Pennies - A two coin routine where one coin travels from one hand to the other.
  • Coin to bottle - A coin is slammed into a sealed water bottle.

A sampling of coin sleights and moves:

  • Palming - A form of concealment.
  • Sleeving - A form of concealment.
  • Lapping - A form of ditching a coin.
  • The French Drop- a retention of vision coin vanish involving the Passing of a coin from one hand to the other than making it disappear.
  • The Muscle Pass - Shooting a coin from one hand to the other, this can be done in such a way that can make the coin look as if it’s defying gravity

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