203 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Penny Changes to a Dime two pennies, one changes into dime
1935 37
Silver to Bronze half dollar covered by drawer of a match box changes to penny and back
1935 43
Tom Sellers Copper to Silver
1942 13
Edwin Tabor Transmutation of Metal coin changes on palm of hand, magnet, Raven precursor
Sep. 1945 153
Dai Vernon Spellbound
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
31
J. B. Bobo The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1947 97
Arthur H. Buckley The One Hand Color Changing Discs
1948 70
Bill Talent Mirage see also p. 841
July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
831
Ross Bertram Devaluation half dollar changes into dime during coin roll flourish
Also published here Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
652
Dr. E. M. Roberts The Coin of Metamorphosis
Variations 1952 75
Change for a Half half dollar to a quarter, a nickel and two dimes
1952 80
Tenkai Ishida Devaluation half dollar to quarter
VariationsAlso published here 1952 117
Inflation quarter to half dollar
1952 118
Transformation nickel to half dollar
1952 118
Laurie Ireland, Glenn Harrison, J. B. Bobo Quarter and Half Dollar Transposition several times a half dollar and a quarter change places, finally the half dollar changes to two quarters
Related to 1952 139
Milton Kort The Protean Coin coin changes from copper to silver several times
1952 279
The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1952 289
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 6
1952 343
Kirk Stiles Spun! coin transformation, coffee fumes apparently change color of a dime
Dec. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 271)
1083
Harvey P. Graham, George Starke, Milbourne Christopher 1 & 50 cent to 50 cent, gaffed
Jan. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 298)
1191
Ronald B. Edwards Fifty, Ten, Sixty half dollar turns into dime, then half dollar reappears
Dec. 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 334)
146
Edward Victor, Fred Kaps Edward Victor's Color-Changing Coins (Spellbound)
Inspired byAlso published here 1960 (ca.) 1
Howard Schwarzman The Instantaneous Coin Change visibly when tossed, pinch
Related toVariations 1966 361
Al Leech Al Leech's Coin Trick spellbound with surprise ending
1966 393
C. Thomas Magrum Quick Change dollar to half dollar to copper, vanishes, dollar reappears bent and is straightened
1966 472
Dai Vernon A New Coin Change silver changes to copper
Also published here 1967 204
Bob Ostin A "Sucker" Coin Trick penny changes to silver coin with hole in center, penny is show to also have hole
1968 86
Bobby Bernard Mirage copper to silver and back
1969 220
Juan Tamariz Inflación Monetaria coin grows by rubbing, hands otherwise empty
Inspired by 1969 23
Ger Copper Speaking of Money half dollar changes to dollar and back, then to quarter and giant coin
1970 6
Ken Krenzel Protean Pelf see also p. 521 for Bill Everett comment
Variations Oct. 1971 459
John Cornelius Metamorphosis tabled coin changes by waving over it with the hands, see also p. 728 for comment by Bob Bruning
Variations July 1973 642
Walt Lees Coinjuring four silver coins, one copper and one chinese coin
Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
179
Scotty York Triple Change Spellbound brass to silver, copper and back to brass
1975 11
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Gold... coin changes from silver to gold
1975
Magick (Issue 122)
608
John Cornelius Metamorphosis visual coin transformation on the table
1976 5
Harvey Rosenthal Sucker Spellbound copper, silver to chinese coin
1976 16
Harvey Rosenthal Spellbound three changes
Related to 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)
891
Bob Elliott Slippery Silver coin balanced on thumb changes into another coin, slippery sam shell / half-shell, one-handed spellbound
Related to 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5)
935
Geoffrey Latta Spellround two phases
Also published here 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #6)
946
Rick Johnsson Just for Kicks Chinese coin changes into two quarters then into big nickle which eventually disappears, using the Kick Change
1976 17
Bob Ostin Spellbound Variation climax for Vernon routine, coin changes to big dice
1976 ca. 7
Ken Brooke, Albert Verity Monedas - Instantaneo coin changes when tapped with pencil
Related to 1977 93
Richard Chiswell A Coin Effect silver coin vanish, appears and transforms into copper
Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
517
Ross Bertram Devaluation half dollar changes into dime during coin roll flourish
Also published here 1978 6
Ross Bertram The Money Changer multiple changes
Related toVariations 1978 13
Bobby Bernard The Spellbound Move
1978 20
Karl Fulves Tabled Spellbound coin under inverted glass changes, brief
1978 1112
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (B) coin in drinking glass changes to copper coin or to die, posed as problem
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 22)
84
John F. Mendoza Sitting Spellbound II dollar changes to jumbo coin, several more changes
Inspired by
  • "Sitting Spellbound" (John Mendoza Lecture Notes)
1978 65
John F. Mendoza Standing Spellbound jumbo coin kicker
1978 70
Eric Mason Amason coin transformation, while tossed in the air
July 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 7)
703
Dai Vernon, Frank Garcia Spellbound for Experts see p. 1300 for comment
Related to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 16)
1215
Bill Wisch Quick Quarter & Half half dollar changes into quarter and back, travels to pocket, quarter is found under performer's watch, "quarter to half gimmick" (folding)
1979 17
Al Schneider Spellbound Too
1980 39
Al Schneider Gasp half dollar to african coin to diamond
1980 48
Andrew Galloway, John Ramsay The Changeling
Mar. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 3)
817
Dan Fleshman Coin Snap Change coin on card visually changes
1980 75
Albert Verity 10p to 2p Piece tip click, sticky pencil used to pick up shell
Related toAlso published here 1980 48
Richard O'Farrell The Hardest Damn Trick In The Book silver to copper and back
1980 18
Steve Dusheck By the Handful single penny changes into dime, then bunch of pennies change into dimes
Also published here 1980 ca. 2
Steve Dusheck By the Handful single penny changes into dime, then bunch of pennies change into dimes
Also published here 1980 ca. 8
Steve Dusheck Half Back penny dropped from bulldog clip visually changes into half dollar
Also published here 1980 ca. 9
Phillip Young Coin Phillip ("Flip") coin changes when tossed in air
1981 21
Steve Beam Spellbound Again
1981 22
Steve Beam Dime and Penny dime changes into American penny, edge grip
1981 25
Steve Beam Nine to Six transformation routine with small metal numbers
1981 33
Don England Apocalypse Now
1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Diamonds)
1
Stephen Tucker Break-Through coin penetrates card, then it changes to other coin
Nov. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 7)
124
David Britland Thru coin is brought down on table and vanishes, with variation by Stephen Tucker as a transformation
Inspired by 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
105
Tom Gagnon The Tiddlywinks Change coin visibly changes from copper to silver under shot glass, or miniature card appears on coin
Also published here 1981 69
Derek Dingle Inflation penny becomes bigger, finally jumbo coin
Also published here 1982 110
Michael Rubinstein Triple E.G. Spell three ungaffed coins, edge grip handlings
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1982 21
Steve Beam Around the World with Spellbound
1982 41
Simon Aronson Quadruple Spellbound
Variations 1982 47
Del Copley Deflation
1982 45
Obie O'Brien Vi-Sil-Co silver/ copper transformation
Related to 1982 49
John Ramsay The Changeling
1982 63
Curtis Kam Inverted Spellbound spellbound routine, including an "inverted" (filed-down) coin, nine changes
Related to 1982 10
Michael Rubinstein Visual Coin Transformation Routine
1982 54
Sol Stone Flip-Side Up
Related to May 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 5)
772
Robert Bengel Spellbound Addition one phase
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
813
Ross Bertram A Penny for your Thoughts silver changes to copper and back
1983 61
Ross Bertram Coin Alchemy
1983 66
Ross Bertram Money Goes East coin changes visibly when tossed from hand to hand, then to jumbo coin
1983 78
Earl Nelson Triple Spellbound coin changes back and forth from silver to copper to brass
1983 5
Chris Power Spell Binder coin changes in size
1984 143
David Williamson The Wishing Well "Der Wunschbrunnen"
coin changes color and size when dipped into fist
Also published here 1984 17
David Williamson The Wishing Well coin changes color and size when dipped into fist
VariationsAlso published here 1984 14
David Roth And Paint The Roses Red using paint brush penny changes to half dollar
1985 55
Sol Stone Flip-Side Split pseudo explanation with copper-silver-coin
Related to Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1013
David Roth Continuous Spellbound
1985 36
David Roth The Planet Signed coins appear in small globe
1985 300
David Roth The Rainbow Coin color change routine
1985 318
Danny Korem See Through Coin Revelation visible coin production, then transformation
1985 10
Joaquín Navajas Cobre, Plata, China y... Climax copper coin vanishes and appears again, then it changes into a silver and into a chinese coin, finally the coin becomes a jumbo coin
Also published here 1985 11
Karl Fulves Alchemy coin changes under cover of dollar bill
1985 12
Karl Fulves Snap Change coin changes under cover of dollar bill
1985 15
Karl Fulves Moneytalks exploiting that copper and silver are hard to tell apart from a distance for visible transformation
1985 73
Karl Fulves Spellbox No. 7, posed as a problem:
(1) coin changes into small envelope à la spellbound, back and forth, coin in envelope
(2) spellbound changes with box and lid
1985 99
Yoshihiko Mutobe Triple Knockout Spellbound using original sleights and concealements
1986 92
Lawrence Frame Spellbound Climax after spellbound routine, coin changes to coat button, and coin is now found attached to coat
Also published here 1986 4
Ben Harris Bare Handed Spellbound One handed coin change
1986 51
Ben Harris, J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch Variation Done as a coin transformation
1986 53
Alfonso Aceituno Alchemy coin from copper to silver, then to lump of gold, then into ring with gems, spelled Alphonso
Dec./Jan. 1986/1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
12
Michael Ammar, Alfonso Aceituno Alphonso's Alchemy Variation copper penny into gold penny, coal into diamond, both into ring with diamond
Dec./Jan. 1986/1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
13
Thomas Hierling Easy Spellbound coin changes a few times, then second coin shown as pseudo explanation, both melted into one, two-sided coin openly shown
1987 122
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted II four quarters turn into four copper coins
Also published here 1987 6
Yoshihiko Mutobe Quadruplicate Spellbound featuring new spellbound moves
1988 81
Gary Ouellet There & Back Coin Change using the lap
Also published here May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1495
Sol Stone Pretty Interlude
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1531
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted II four quarters turn into four copper coins
Also published here 1988 4
Michael Carrion Coin Bound coin transformation under card, in-the-hands
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 35)
1406
Hippie Torrales Triple X Transformation Routine with Jumbo Coin Climax
Mar. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 3)
1617
David Williamson Wishing Well coin changes color and size when dipped into fist, jumbo coin finale
Also published here 1989 23
Bill Scott Sleeve Ho! multiple phase copper-silver routine
1989
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 11)
1992
Troy Hooser Copper Silver Transmutation three copper coins change to silver coins, with a purse
May 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Tommy Wonder Counterfeiter's Spellbound two coins are changed to copper and back
1990 71
John Bannon Shanghai Surprise silver coin to copper, silver appears again as well, both change to chinese
1990 76
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted #2 four quarters turn into four copper coins
1990 17
Gary Ouellet The Silverdust Routine using a silverdust shaker, coin appears from silverdust, travels to other hand, changes into other coin and transforms back into silverdust
1990 125
Gary Ouellet The Toss Change
Also published here 1990 133
Michael Powers The Alchemists' Dream
1990 127
Ken Brooke Wertsteigerung tip click, sticky pencil used to pick up shell
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
178
Chris Power Münzen-Eröffnung coin appears, vanishes, reappears, changes into Chinese coin
Also published here 1990 35
Chuck Brown In Your Cups, Effect #2 change takes place in clear plastic cup
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1927
Dan Garrett American Ninja Spellbound
Also published here 1991 15
Dan Garrett The Transmutant double or quadruple change, consecutive change
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 18
Ray Mertz Easy Multiple Spellbound Plus! three half dollars change to copper one at a time, then to Chinese
Also published here July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
57
Chris Kenner Hellbound Spellbound variant
1992 25
Gary Kurtz Fluctuations in Value quarter to half Dollar to Dollar, then coin vanishes
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
1
Derek Dingle Bounce Change
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
2
Dan Garrett American Ninja Spellbound
Also published here 1992 15
Dan Garrett The Transmutant double or quadruple change, consecutive change
Also published here 1992 18
Steve Dusheck Eccentric penny shrinks, then changes to dime, edge grip
1992 8
Steve Dusheck Innocent coin balanced on finger, touched with card, it instantly changes
1992 11
Steve Dusheck Half Back penny dropped from bulldog clip visually changes into half dollar
Also published here 1992 90
Troy Hooser Touch of Brass three half Dollars change into three Chinese coins one by one
Related toVariations Sep. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 3)
1
Paul Gertner Triple Bounce Change Spellbound
1994 73
Ray Mertz Easy Multiple Spellbound - Plus! four half dollars change to copper one at a time, then to Chinese, with stand up version
Also published here 1994 168
R. Paul Wilson (Spell)Bound To Please
1995 4
John Riggs Coinfusion Two silver coins, one vanishes and the other changes into a smaller copper coin. One silver coin is reproduced, coins across and with the two odd coins
1995 23
Kevin Bethea Ungaffed Triple Spellbound silver coin is produced, changed to copper and then to Chinese coin, changed back to copper and then back to silver
1995
Labyrinth (Issue 5)
24
Tommy Wonder Counterfeiter's Spellbound two coins are changed to copper and back
1996 263
Wesley James, Howard Schwarzman The Last Drop
1997 42
Wesley James Big Coin Finish finale for Spellbound routine, three different jumbo coins appear
1997 89
Evert Chapman TNT Coins two copper and two silver coins transposition / spellbound routine
Inspired by 1997 62
Scott Robinson Changeling Coins silver, copper and chinese coin, copper and chinese coin change into silver coins and back then all coins change into copper
Inspired by 1998 1382
Scott Robinson Heavy Metal triple spellbound
Inspired by 1998 1404
Joshua Jay Convincingly Clean Copper/Silver/Brass Chinese coin changes to silver, then to copper, then vanishes
Also published here Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
27
Joshua Jay Convincingly Clean Copper-Silver-Brass Chinese coin changes to silver, then to copper, then vanishes
VariationsAlso published here 1999 123
Larry Jennings The Airport Coin Trick
  • The Jennings Tapes
coin changes from copper to silver, then to Chinese into spectator's hand
June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
49
Don England The Town Fool coins transpose and grow, Jumbo Coin Climax, with variation by Kevin Kelly
2001 2
Michael Rubinstein Triple E.G. Spellbound
Related to 2002 16
Reed McClintock Cha-Chingk four dots on a coin assemble in one corner
June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
66
Charlie Frye Eccentricks coin changes twice
Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
126
Ken De Courcy Continental Coin Trick "The Original Triple Change Spellbound"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Mac's Monthly, Vol. 3 No. 3, January 1947
2004 366
Albert Verity Albert Verity Coin Change coin tapped with wand or pencil changes visibly, sticky end of wand
2004 403
Derek Dingle Inflation penny becomes bigger, finally jumbo coin
Also published here 2004 36
William Duncan Scripting To Create Motive - Spellbound "The Invisible Coin", using a coin and a transparent coin
2005 9
Curtis Kam Edgy New York Spellbound applying edge grip techniques to the routine
Inspired by
  • "New York Spellbound" (Curtis Kam, Palms of Steel 1)
2006 3
Michael Powers Ten To One with visible transformation on spectator's hand, magnetic shell
2006 179
Sol Stone Sunset/Sunrise shell and c/s coin
2007 241
Guy Hollingworth Inflation
  • Part 1: Dime to Quarter
  • Part 2: Quarter to Half Dollar
  • Part 3: Half Dollar to Morgan Dollar
  • Part 4: Morgan Dollar to Jumbo Coin
Mar. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 3)
16
Miguel Gómez Piensa una moneda spectator thinks of one of three coins, performer divines coin and changes it into other two coins, with coin purse
2007 74
Oliver Meech Dripping Coin A silver coin is partially melted and dripped on a copper coin, turning it silver
2009 36
Dani DaOrtiz Kaps on Coins on Fred Kaps' video and notes "Kaps on Coins", translation of
  • Cambio de color de monedas, de Edward Victor
  • Rutina con la caja Okito
Also published here 2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)
200
Karl Fulves Done With Brass coin in spellbound position changes into Okito box lid, then box, coin ends up inside
Inspired by 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
436
Patrick Page Spellbound Climax jumbo coin
2011 127
Jeff Prace Travel Time coin travels to other hand, then to purse, then becomes new and shiny, then a block of metal
Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
38
Geoffrey Latta Spellround
Also published here 2017 141
Eric Stevens Tribloon Produce three Chinese coins, change one into a silver half dollar, and make all the coins vanish
2018 53
Coin change fingers briefly wipe front of coin to effect change, one-handed
2018 48
Scott Robinson Heavy Metal silver coin changes to copper coin, then to Chinese, to copper, to Chinese, finally back to silver
Inspired by 2018 281
Chris Beason Tricep Coin Routine coin flipped in the air changes visually in one from a named country
May 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 5)
73
Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Jr. One and Dunn four phases
Mar. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 3)
70
Fred Kaps Kaps Variation of Victor's Color Change
Also published here 2020 47
Michael Rubinstein Spellbound Times Three three-coin fan changes from silver-copper-silver to copper-silver-copper
Also published here
  • Creative Coin Magic Two, 1985
2020 50
Michael Rubinstein Triple E.G. Spell three ungaffed coins, edge grip handlings
  • Edge-Grip Display
Also published here 2020 51
Michael Rubinstein Thoughts on Spellbound
2020 147
Michael Rubinstein Ultimate Silver Lint coin appears, changing sequence, then vanish
Also published here
  • European Coin Magic Symposium, dvd, 2011
2020 148
Michael Rubinstein The Chocolate Coin
Also published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 3, dvd
2020 151
Michael Rubinstein Imagine a Coin routine with three coins that appear, change, vanish
Also published here
  • Penguin Two Live lecture, 2016
2020 152
Michael Rubinstein Four-Way Spellbound coin changes multiple times
2020 156
Michael Rubinstein Shattered Spellbound coin changes into many pennies as finale
  • Phase One: The Changes
  • Phase Two: The Shatter
  • Phase Three: The Cleanup
2020 160
Michael Rubinstein Chinese Explosion coin changes, at the end many coins appear
Variations 2020 164
Michael Rubinstein The Mentalist prediction written on initialed coin, card chosen, wrong card is on coin which then changes into writing of correct one
Also published here
  • At the Table lecture, 2017
2020 268
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
2020 303
Michael Rubinstein Smileys Jr. drawn face on coin changes, seemingly impromptu version
Variations 2020 305
Michael Rubinstein The Mystery of the Chinese Coin transformation routine with Chinese coin into different currencies, purse
2020 326
Michael Rubinstein Polarized Plastic semi-transparent plastic disc, coin image appears and disappears in it
2020 341
Michael Rubinstein The Counterfeit Coin
Also published here
  • New York Coin Magic Seminar Vol. 8, DVD
2020 345
Michael Rubinstein 3-D Printing spellbound routine with poker chip, changes to coin
2020 360
Tri Ryuzaki Synchronous Spellbound many changes, vanish
2020 421
Giacomo Bertini Coinmeleon II
Inspired by
  • "Coinmeleon" (Giacomo Bertini, System for Amazement, 2018)
2020 424
Danny Goldsmith The Frenetic Change instantaneous, with application in spellbound sequence
2020 433
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
2020 455
Michael Rubinstein Chinese Explosion II coin changes, at the end many coins appear
Inspired by 2020 475
Christian Scherer Die Chinesischen Glücksmünzen three black coins change color one by one and turn eventually black again at the same time
2021 3
Motoki Kaido Monster Spellbound Coin rapidly changes between four different types of coins, lots of one handed changes. Finally changes into dollar bill
Related to 2021 161
Nathan Kranzo, Chad Long Copper Silver Gold Flash Paper Coin changes from copper to silver to gold by throwing flash paper at it
2021 19
Lawrence Frame Spellbound Climax after spellbound routine, coin changes to coat button, and coin is now found attached to coat
Also published here 2022 144
Rune Klan Two, One Chinese coin changes into two silver coins and back, repeat
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2009
2022 902