2020
Written by Michael Rubinstein
Work of Michael Rubinstein
487 pages (Hardcover), published by R.O.P.S. Press
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
407 entries
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Michael Rubinstein Offbeat Switch Modification
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Michael Rubinstein Display Position for cigarette through coin type routines
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Michael Rubinstein Smileys drawn face on coin changes, coin changes into large smiley badge
Also published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 8, DVD
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Michael Rubinstein Smileys Jr. drawn face on coin changes, seemingly impromptu version
Variations 305
Michael Rubinstein Fusion credit information
Also published here
  • marketed around 1985
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Michael Rubinstein Offbeat Switch
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Jack Chanin Changeover Palm
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Michael Rubinstein Thumb Palm Switch Method Two
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Michael Rubinstein Three Quarters of a Trick combination of Smiley Jr., Bent Coin Routine, Bill Through Coin
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Penguin Two Live lecture, 2016
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Michael Rubinstein Retention of One Coin from a Group at the Fingertips brief
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Michael Rubinstein Key Fobulous II marked coin covered with business card, key chain with copper coin soldered to it is shown, the coins transpose
Inspired by
  • "Key Fobulous" (Jim Maney, Dan Garrett, marketed)
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Michael Rubinstein Goodbye, Hello, Now Change two behind principle
  • Phase One: Count and Vanish
  • Phase Two: Production & Change
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Geoffrey Latta, Scott Weiser Heel Clip Steal
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Eric Jones Tap Bluff Vanish
Also published here
  • Audio, DVD, 2010
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Bill Citino, Michael Rubinstein Toss Click Pass Variation
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Chapter Sixteen - Miscellaneous
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Michael Rubinstein The Purse Routine two behind principle
  • Phase Two: Magical Extraction
  • Phase Three: Flash Penetration
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Michael Rubinstein Purse Count apparently removing four coins from purse, actually only two
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Michael Rubinstein Kring Pass Variation
Inspired by 323
Michael Rubinstein The Blank Coin Routine coins become blank smooth discs without embossing
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Penguin Two Live lecture, 2016
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Michael Rubinstein The Mystery of the Chinese Coin transformation routine with Chinese coin into different currencies, purse
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Michael Rubinstein Purse Maneuver hiding coins under purse while handling the purse
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Michael Rubinstein The Black Hole four coins vanish in black hole disc, they reappear in purse
Inspired by
  • routine on Knockout Coin Magic video, 1986
Also published here
  • Penguin Two Live lecture, 2016
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Michael Rubinstein Mint Condition coin to Listerine container
Also published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 7, DVD
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Michael Rubinstein Nest of Boxes substitution trunk presentation
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Michael Rubinstein Coin in Coin Roll coin sinks into flat paper tube à la Ball and Tube
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Michael Rubinstein Coins to Glass
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Mike Gallo Modified Finger Palm credit information
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Michael Rubinstein Polarized Plastic semi-transparent plastic disc, coin image appears and disappears in it
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Michael Rubinstein Time for Change coin changes to Chinese coin in purse, vanish and reappearance, becomes lots of small change
Also published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 12, DVD
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Michael Rubinstein The Counterfeit Coin
Also published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 8, DVD
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Michael Rubinstein Nest of Envelopes coin to nest of envelopes
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Michael Rubinstein Nest of Envelopes Method Two coin to nest of envelopes
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Michael Rubinstein The Sympathy Card marked coin to nest of envelopes
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Chapter Seventeen - Coins & Poker Chips
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Michael Rubinstein My the Force Be With You types of coins are printed on poker chip, one chip chosen and the coin on it is force
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Michael Rubinstein Poker Chip Spellbound coin images on chips change
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Michael Rubinstein The Flip Around
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Michael Rubinstein The Flip Change
Inspired by 360
Michael Rubinstein 3-D Printing spellbound routine with poker chip, changes to coin
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Michael Rubinstein My Coin Collection coin prediction involving poker chips with coin images on them
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Michael Rubinstein Conviction Prediction three coin prediction involving poker chips with coin images on them
Related to 367
Michael Rubinstein Conviction Prediction, and Some Magishin' three coin prediction involving poker chips with coin images on them
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Michael Rubinstein The Famous Three Coin Trick three coins chosen from multiple coins in envelopes match three predictions on poker chips, coins travel to purse, then to under chips
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Michael Rubinstein Three Coin Monte credit information, with sticker on poker chips
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Option for Only One Spectator
Related to
  • "Find the Lady Simplified" (Rink's Magic, 1969)
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Michael Rubinstein Flip-Over View Move Variation
Inspired by 376
Michael Rubinstein Chapter Eighteen - Friends intro
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Michael Rubinstein Mike Gallo mini bio
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Mike Gallo I Got You Covered coins in glass, handkerchief wrapped around, coins penetrate through handkerchief one by one, glass full of coins as kicker
Inspired by 384
Mike Gallo A Poor Man's Roll Down roll out
Inspired by 385
Imp Pass
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Michael Rubinstein Nathan Kranzo mini bio
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Nathan Kranzo Shuzbut Coins three copper coins appear, they change to silver coins
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Nathan Kranzo Kranzo Changeover Palm
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Michael Rubinstein Jean Emmanuel Francis mini bio
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Jean Emmanuel Francis Aegean Coins three Chinese coins transpose with three silver coins
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Jean Emmanuel Francis Multiple Coin Palm Change
Inspired by 391
Michael Rubinstein Moritz Mueller mini bio
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Moritz Mueller Slide of Hand Vanish coin slides into back thumb palm and along back of hand
  • As a Complete Vanish
  • Complete Vanish with Short Sleeves
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Moritz Mueller Transfer to Back Thumb-Palm
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Balance Palm balanced on thumb, credit information also for back thumb-palm
Related to 397
Michael Rubinstein Bill Citino mini bio
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Bill Citino Coins Walking Wildly Ahead three coins are produced and change to copper one by one, then back to silver
  • The Production Phase
  • Wild Coin Phase
  • Change Back Phase
  • The Reset Phase
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Bill Citino Display Shuttle Pass
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Bill Citino Toss Click Pass
Also published here 398
Removing a Coin from a Shell
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Charlie Justice Justice De-shell Move
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Edward Marlo Friction Pass
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Al Baker Baker Steal
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Michael Rubinstein Tom Gagnon mini bio
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Tom Gagnon Shell-Acted shot glass upside down on card, coin apparently penetrates upwards through table and appears under glass, coin with card back on one side
Also published here 402
Tom Gagnon Tiddlywinks Change as appearance, under glass
Also published here 403
Michael Rubinstein Marc DeSouza mini bio
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Marc DeSouza Cylinder and Coins for Three Friends
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Marc DeSouza Spider Vanish Variation nowhere palm
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Michael Rubinstein Eric Roumestan mini bio
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Eric Roumestan Touch, No Touch three coins one by one from performer's hand to spectator's hand
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David Neighbors, Eric Roumestan Back-Palming Technique pivot palm
Related to 409
Eric Roumestan Fingertip Han Ping Chien
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T. Nelson Downs Downs Technique backpalming, pivot
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Edward Marlo Marlo Technique backpalming, pivot
Related to 411
Michael Rubinstein Branden Wolf mini bio
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Branden Wolf Differential three coins produced, changed one by one into copper
  • Phase One: Three Coin Production
  • Phase Two: The Color Changes
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Branden Wolf Color Change Variation
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Curtis Kam Inferential Copper-Silver Move off-beat use of copper-silver-coin
Also published here 414
Kainoa Harbottle Steeplechase Shuttle Pass
Also published here
  • "Rolling Shuttle Pass", Coins on Edge, 2003
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Branden Wolf The Spin Change
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Michael Rubinstein Lawrens Godon mini bio
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Lawrens Godon Three-Ality three coin production and vanish, one behind principle
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Daiki Harada Harada Hold held with flesh between thumb and wrist
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Lawrens Godon Dynamic Back Thumb-Palm Technique
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Lawrens Godon Direct Production from Back Thumb-Palm
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Lawrens Godon Back Thumb-Palm Click Pass
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Ron MacMillan Back Thumb-Palm Retrieval
Related to 418
Ryutaro Masuo Back Drop Move vanishing a coin from a coin fan
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David Williamson, Richard Kaufman Retention Clip Vanish credit information
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Michael Rubinstein Tri Ryuzaki mini bio
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Tri Ryuzaki Synchronous Spellbound many changes, vanish
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Tri Ryuzaki Dust Production
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Tri Ryuzaki The Pop Out Change
Inspired by
  • move on Eric Chien's "Coin" DVD
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Ken Krenzel Retention Vanish brief
Also published here
  • Master Coin Technique videos, 1985
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Tri Ryuzaki Fake Flick Vanish as Change
Inspired by
  • "Fake Flick Vanish" (Arthur Chavaudret, NoName, DVD)
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Ponta the Smith Wave Change Variation
Inspired by 423
Michael Rubinstein Giacomo Bertini mini bio
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Giacomo Bertini Coinmeleon II
Inspired by
  • "Coinmeleon" (Giacomo Bertini, System for Amazement, 2018)
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Michael Rubinstein Etienne Lorenceau mini bio
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Etienne Lorenceau Faustus Chameleon Skin Purse purse frame, coins appear and vanish, cascade of coins as finale, using coin dumpers and magnetic holdout
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Mike Gallo Purse Frame Production
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Tim Feher Purse Frame Drop production from frame
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Joe Rindfleisch Retention of Vision Vanish here into purse frame
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Nabil Murday Murday Move vanish into purse frame
Inspired by
  • Cultural Xchange, DVD
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Tim Feher Pinched Rotation Move vanish into purse frame
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Michael Rubinstein Danny Goldsmith mini bio
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Danny Goldsmith The Frenetic Change instantaneous, with application in spellbound sequence
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Coin on Wrist credit information
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Michael Rubinstein Leonard Rangel mini bio
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Leonard Rangel Three Flight three coins are produced from card, then they travel to under card
Inspired by 436
Dan Fleshman Rollover Production
Also published here
  • Coin Miracles, 1991
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Leonard Rangel Flying Click Pass Variation
Inspired by 437
Leonard Rangel Twirl Load Variation
Inspired by 438
Geoffrey Latta Ultimate Han Ping Chien
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David Roth Deep Palm Tenkai Pennies
Also published here 438
Michael Rubinstein Doug Brewer mini bio
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Michael Brewer Left-Handed Coins in a Box
  • Phase One: Premise and First Coin Across
  • Phase Two: Second Coin Across
  • Phase Three: Third Coin in Spectator's Hand
  • Phase Four: Fourth Coin, Test Conditions (from box to hand)
  • Phase Five: Clean-up
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Frank Thompson One Hand Okito Box Sequence coin vanishes
Also published here 443
Michael Rubinstein John Carey mini bio
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John Carey, Michael Powers Simplex Positive Negative three coins, chosen one predicted and also whether it is heads or tails up
Inspired by
  • "Positive Negative" (Max Maven, Video Minds videos)
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Michael Rubinstein Miguel Angel Gea mini bio
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Miguel Ángel Gea Coin Munch three coins are eaten and reproduced from face
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Geoffrey Latta Pull Back Vanish one of a fan of three, credit information
Also published here 446
Miguel Ángel Gea Click Clack Click Pass with hidden third coin
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Michael Rubinstein Bill Wisch mini bio
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Bill Wisch The Elbow Servante
  • Loading the Elbow Crease
  • Recovery
Related toAlso published here
  • "An Arm Servante Technique" (Bill Wisch, MUM, Mar. 1982)
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Michael Rubinstein Jay Wang mini bio
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Jay Wang Purse-onal Coin Production four-coin production with purse
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Richard Himber Visual Retention Coin Vanish extended fourth finger
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L'Homme Masqué L'Homme Masque Load
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Jay Wang Delayed Retention Click Pass
Inspired by 451
Eric Jones Tap Bluff Vanish
Also published here
  • Audio, DVD, 2010
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Michael Rubinstein Karen Dorangrichia mini bio
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Karen Dorangrichia WOW Magic Chicken chicken recipe, along with trick in which three chosen coins vanish and reappear under the spectator's dinner plates
Related to 452
Michael Rubinstein David Roth mini bio
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David Roth The Roth Blank Coin Routine blank coin (disc without embossing) changes into three different coins
Inspired by
  • "Purse Frame Wild Coin" (David Roth, Live in Sacramento video, 1998)
VariationsAlso published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 8, DVD
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David Roth Purse Grip holding a purse while palming coins
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David Roth Break Off Move removing single coin from finger-palmed stack
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Max Malini Malini Subtlety
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David Roth Palm Change
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David Roth Clout Toss Switch "Classic palm Out"
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Part Three - Bonus Section
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Michael Rubinstein Chapter Nineteen - Puns for Any Occasion
  • Introduction
  • Medical
  • Professional
  • Animals
  • Sports
  • Home
  • Cards and Travel
  • Food
  • Personal
  • Bars & Drinks
  • Miscellaneous
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Chapter Twenty - Curtain Call
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Michael Rubinstein Chinese Explosion II coin changes, at the end many coins appear
Inspired by 475
Michael Rubinstein Quarter Steal as it is inserted into coin envelope
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Michael Rubinstein Baseball Miser's Dream baseball patter
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Michael Rubinstein Transfer from J.W. Grip to the Fingertips
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Michael Rubinstein Final Thoughts
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Michael Rubinstein About the Author
  • Awards
  • Books and Lecture Notes
  • DVDs & Downloads
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Data entered by Denis Behr, May 2021.