141 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
A Hat with a Hole in it
  • The Finger through the Hat
  • The Cork through the Hat
  • The Coin through the Hat
  • The Cigar through the Hat
1890 306
Emil Clauß Der Hut als Geldsieb hat placed opening up onto glass, one of three coins marked, all three coins tossed into hat and marked one penetrates hat into glass
Variations Mar. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 3)
40
Fr. Maubach Zum "Hut als Geldsieb" coins through hat
Inspired by Oct. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 10)
150
T. Nelson Downs Die Wanderung durch das Knie coin through knee, using back palm
1900 5
T. Nelson Downs Das Durchdringen des Hutbodens coin through hat
1900 6
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster d. Das Durchdringen der Taler durch die Wandungen des Hutes coin through hat
Feb. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 2)
26
The Coin through the Hat coin placed on knee, covered with upside-down hat, coin know inside
1909 255
The Coin Through the Hat using black-backed coin, black art
1909 267
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine Münze durchdringt eine Streichholzschachtel coin penetrates matchbox
1930 15
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Wanderung einer Münze durch den Rockärmel coin through sleeve
1930 18
Coin Through Hat three coins pass one by one through a hat into a glass
1935 13
Dime and Matchbox coin vanishes from under matchbox, coin penetrates matchbox
1935 26
A Blindfold Detection marked coins shuffled among others coins in hat, performer finds first coin blindfolded, second penetrates hat
Related to 1935 60
Lu Brent "Here's Your Change---?" coin through knees, changes into small coins
Inspired by July 1936
The Jinx (Issue 22)
130
A Coin Penetration through cloth bag, using a wire ring
1938 688
T.J. Crawford An Old One Revised coin from coin box on top of book on top of glass into glass
1938 716
Charles Harris, Allan Lambie Secret of Satan coin in paper burned in ashtray on top of glass, it penetrates and falls into glass
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 94)
583
Coin Penetration through bottom of bucket, using back-palm, brief
1940 ca. 125
Al Baker A Dinner Table Trick coin through tablecloth
Also published here 1941 45
Edward Marlo Marlo's Poor Man's Trick coin through head into glass, then through sleeve (apparently)
1942 11
Edward Marlo Single Coin Routine vanishes and body penetrations
1942 15
Hen Fetsch Cute! Huh! one of two coin penetrates a slate, name of selection appears on slate
Aug. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 41)
168
Coin Through The Hat
1943/27 170
The Great Fataque In the Fold coin vanishes in trouser fold, also as a penetration into pocket
Related to Mar. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 79)
321
Jean Hugard Through the Knee coins through knee, seated
Jan. 1945 96
Dr. William Weyeneth Zündholzschachtel und Geldstück coin penetrates matchbox, followed by french translation "La boite d'allumettes et la pièce"
Mar. 1945 4
Tom Fitzgerald Penny Anted coin slide, penetration of a match
Apr. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 149)
600
Nepomuk Nepomuk's Necromancy two coins penetrate cigar box
Related toAlso published here Aprs 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 200)
798
Jack Yeager Dime, Penny and Bottle Cap dime penetrates bottle cap, covered with a penny
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
5
Dr. Theodore Sack Dr. Sack's Cent impromptu version for penny in wooden tube penetrates matchstick
May 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 229)
915
Knee-zy Vanish coin through knee, twice
Related toVariations 1952 50
Through the Leg two methods
1952 63
Rubbed Through the Leg through leg
1952 64
Stewart James Jimmy Valentine Picks a Lock two coins wrapped in handkerchief and the corner pulled through a padlock, one is named and that one is removed, nickel & penny set
1952 236
To Pass a Coin Trough the Knees
1952 316
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 2 With a Single Coin
1952 341
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 8
1952 344
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 9
1952 344
Cy Keller, Hen Fetsch Hole the Coin coin transforms in process
Inspired by Aug. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 261)
1043
Walter Essman Drop It! paper tube with staple in the center, coin penetrates staple
Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 292)
1167
Walter Essman Tube Teaser coin travels in closed plastic tube which is filled with a liquid, under handkerchief
Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 294)
1175
John A. M. Howie Holed Out coin through smaller hole in paper
Variations Nov. 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 333)
140
Derek Vernon Necromancy two coins penetrate cigar box
Also published here 1956 57
Edward Marlo Sans Dupliate coin through paper and card case
1957 19
John A. M. Howie Psychicoin spirit taps, with coin and ashtray, eventually coin penetrates ashtray
Inspired by
  • L. Vosburgh Lyon's "The Tapping Ball" in Bruce Elliott's "Magic as a Hobby"
1958
The New Phoenix (Issue 348)
219
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Münzenwunder copper silver are covered with walnut shell, one penetrates one of two slates held by spectator
Also published here 1961 26
Milton Kort Cup-hola paper cup has small hole at the bottom, large coin placed in cup, manages to fall through the hole
Related toVariations 1962 15
Eugene Gloye Hydro Seal glass with water is sealed with rubber, inside glass on rubber are three coins, one is selected and penetrates rubber / dental dam
Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
402
The Dam Coin Trick coin through dental dam
1966 430
J. B. Bobo Coin on the Stick chinese coin
1966 466
Reinhard Müller Münzendurchdringung durch Becher two small stacked cups, coin placed in top cup penetrates and is found between cups, with handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Aladin"
1966
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 27 No. 2)
26
Arthur Setterington Push Through coin through matchbox
1967 7
Jörg Benz Eine kleine Münzenwanderung coin penetrates coaster
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 5)
95
Karl Fulves Money in the Bank penny dropped in piggy bank, then it turns out that piggy bank has no slit, see also p. 758 for comment by Marvin Johnson
Feb. 1974 709
Shigeo Futagawa Coins into Pants Pocket
1978 29
Coins Passing Through Handkerchief
1978 181
Harry Baron Plumps coins penetrate a sheet of steel, tube apparatus
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Sep. 1977
July 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
49
Coin Through Leg
1978 144
Sam Leo Horowitz Coin Through Cup
1979 106
Paul Harris The Silver Elevator four coins travel through deck
Also published here 1979 75
Peter Wilker Der Knieschlottertrick coin through knee, inspired by Bobo and Louis Gavilondo
Inspired by 1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 3)
85
Richard Kaufman Sleeved Coin Cut Coin penetrates deck
Related to 1981 223
Steve Beam One Coin Thru through coin box
1981 49
The Escape Artist No. 8, three coins dropped in spectator's sleeve, one penetrates it
1981 11
Steve Beam Crystal Clear Penetration using cardboard-cellophane coin holders for coin collectors
1982 17
Steve Beam Crystal Coin Case using cardboard-cellophane coin holders for coin collectors, marked coin stapled inside and wrapped in handkerchief, coin penetrates both
1982 18
Bobby Bernard Indian Rope Trick Chinese coin threaded on wand, rises up the wand magically. Coin is removed from wand, and penetrates back onto wand
1982 49
Peter Kane A Glass and Coin Sequence coaster placed on glass, coin penetrates coaster into glass
Inspired by
  • Jack Griggs's marketed effect with gimmicked coaster
1982 21
David Britland Supermatch matchbox with slit, coin penetrates tray and matches
Mar. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 23)
437
Ali Bongo Houdini Coin coin in tube penetrates two nails
1983 8
Sol Stone The Laced Coin china coin with hole penetrates shoelace, sleeving
1984 115
Karl Fulves Under Seal two coins sealed in envelope, one of them penetrates it
1985 30
Fred C. Baumann The Little Fooler coin through playing card
June 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 6)
1220
Jay Sankey The Four Dimensional Coin coin visibly penetrates bill, shell
Variations 1986 72
Jay Sankey Jay Sankey coin penetrates bill
1986
Gimmick (Issue 2)
11
Bob Ostin Paper Prison paper fold with coin, small hole in paper and coin visibly penetrates paper
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Rick Sherman Blue Plate Special coin through dinner plate
Mar. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 3)
1328
Pat Conway Coin and Tin Penetration
Also published here
  • Ron MacMillan's "Magic Info" of Oct. 1972
1987 144
Karl Fulves Zimzum coin drops through holes in paper that are much smaller
1989 10
Karl Fulves Porous Coin No. 62, coin wrapped in paper is penetrated by pin
Inspired by 1989 77
John A. M. Howie, Karl Fulves Holed Out No. 85, coin through smaller hole in paper
Inspired by 1989 122
Sol Stone Through and Through Again Coin through Spectator's Sleeve
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1796
John Bannon Revolutionary Penetration coin with hole frees itself from shoelace, ungimmicked
1990 59
John Bannon Coin of Voodoo marked coin with hole vanishes from cord, reappears in coin pouch/purse
1990 136
Jay Sankey Outside In coin travels very visually inside a crumpled bill
1990 64
Keith Walker The Elusive Penny several coins, penny penetrates lid of matchbox, then travel to second lid
Sep. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 3)
10
Felix Farrell Tip coin visibly penetrates bill
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 124
Alexander de Cova Ultimative Münzendurchdringung three coins through clear plastic bag one by one
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 102
Steve Dusheck Double Knit Coin coin through leg, special kind of hook coin made with knife, Hookless Hoo Coin
1992 5
Steve Dusheck Magnetic Chinese Ring Illusion coin vanishes when covered with rings (à la Wisenheimer Coin Trick), reappears, penetrates into plastic card case
1992 27
Ali Bongo Chung Ling Hoo-Dini coin penetrated by chop sticks, then vanishes and appears somewhere else, brief
Also published here 1994 8
Aldo Colombini Ping Pong Routine Chinese coin transposes with a half dollar, with Okito Box and handkerchief, coin on stick
1994 130
Joe Rindfleisch The Ambitious Coin travels up in a stack of coins
Related to May 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 5)
2505
Felix Farrell Tip coin penetrates bill
Also published here 1995 71
Paul Harris The Silver Elevator four coins travel through deck
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
137
Paul Harris, Eric Mead Tic Tac coin into tic tac box
Related to 1996 51
Karl Fulves Smoke/Silver "A routine for the cigarette thru quarter"
cigarette and quarter held between first finger and thumb of both hands, the hands link and unlink
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
52
Thomas Fraps Das Börsenloch coin appears on purse, then penetrates purse twice, travels back into purse
1996 26
Sol Stone Same See-Through Plastic Bag coin through... see title
June 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 6)
2799
Jack Miller Coin of the Realm coin vanishes from under matchbox in hand, reappears inside
1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
80
Rainer Pfeiffer Change two coins pentrate a purse multiple times, climax: coins change places in the spectator's hand
1998 22
David Williamson Striking Vanish
1998 23
Penny-Trate coin through tissue napkin
Related to
  • Quaker Oats magic booklet
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
90
Giampaolo Zelli Hong Kong Transpo penetration routine with Chinese coin and safety pin, coin ends up permanently linked to the pin and cannot be removed by spectator
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
70
Christian Ehret Canned Coin coin penetrates into can even though it is too small to fit through the opening
Sep. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
72
Mark Aspiazu Rub-a-Dub-a-Coin coin through table cloth
June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
14
Joshua Jay Gloved Rub coin penetrates latex glove
May 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 9)
74
Paul Curry Self Seal anecdote about presentation of rubber dam trick
2002 255
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones The coin can coin into can
  • Variant 1 (with the prop)
  • Variant 2 (with no props)
2002 259
Ali Bongo Chung Ling Hoo-Dini coin penetrated by chop sticks, then vanishes and appears somewhere else, brief
Also published here 2002 7
Mark Aspiazu The Coin Box spectator puts coin into card case, it penetrates out and back in
Mar. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 10)
7
Rune Klan Coins Through, um... Floor three coins vanish on close-up pad and are found underneath, they penetrate it again
Also published here Sep. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
80
Al Baker A Dinner Table Trick coin through tablecloth
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
181
Al Baker Penetrating Coins four coins through hat into glass
2003 728
Jay Sankey Break and Entry Coin penetrates salt shaker
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic)
64
Ali Bongo Chung Ling Hoo-Dini coin penetrated by chop sticks, then vanishes and appears somewhere else, brief
Also published here 2003 4
Jay Sankey Push Button four coins into card case, they penetrate the case one by one
2004 12
Bob Ostin Paper Prison paper fold with coin, small hole in paper and coin visibly penetrates paper
Also published here 2005 103
Bob King Bob King Routine for Coin Squeeze penetration routine for brass tube "Coin Squeeze" (marketed item), with initialed coin
2005 16
Alexander de Cova Porous Plastic three coins through clear plastic bag one by one
Also published here 2006 22
Jack Parker Can Can Coin Coin dropped into partially filled soda can penetrates out of the can
2007 137
Karl Fulves Great Wall - Coin Variation coin penetrates into clear plastic bag
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
318
Hiroshi Sawa Bad Tailor dollar vanishes and reappears in purse, penetrates it, penetrates pocket, then fifty dimes appear from purse
Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
29
Ulises Palomeque Soft Coins - Revision 2007 four coins penetrate a saucer and fall into a glass, one by one
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
108
David Gabbay Sweet signed coin penetrates sugar packet, impromptu
Also published here Apr. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)
23
David Gabbay TacsMan a dime, penny and quarter penetrate Tic-Tac container one by one, ungimmicked
Related to 2012 3
David Gabbay Sweet signed coin penetrates sugar packet, impromptu
Related toAlso published here 2012 10
Dr. Stanley Jaks Coin Wonder copper silver are covered with walnut shell, one penetrates one of two slates held by spectator
Also published here 2014 125
Yasuo Amano Coining a New Phrase Chinese and silver coin on latex cover over glass, one penetrates the cover, demtal dam
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
40
Chris Beason Surface Tension coin penetrates into paper coffee cup
Mar. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 3)
39
Christoph Borer, Alexander Römer Feuer von Troja coin burns through book ans stops on chosen page
Inspired by
  • Alexander Römer's "Kraft des Fluches"
2016 54
Jonathan Friedman The Freshest Coin Transpo In The World one coin in resealable plastic bag, two phases
Apr. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4)
48
Alexander de Cova Porous Plastic three coins or poker chips through clear plastic bag one by one
Also published here 2016 65
Tom Gagnon Re-Entry marked coin into lighter, then back out into glass, blister on finger heals
Inspired byVariations 2019 414
Michael Rubinstein The Purse Routine two behind principle
  • Phase Two: Magical Extraction
  • Phase Three: Flash Penetration
2020 319
Rune Klan Coins Through, um... Floor three coins vanish on close-up pad and are found underneath, they penetrate it again
Also published here 2022 116
Donny Orbit Lollipop Coin coin appears inside lollipop wrapping via striking vanish
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2005
2022 453
Rune Klan Coin and Bottle coin penetrates napkin several times, then transposes with bottle
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2006
2022 462
Rune Klan Coin and Bottle coin penetrates napkin several times, then transposes with bottle
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2006
2022 462
Rune Klan And The Other Two Follow three coins in purse, one openly removed, other two magically removed
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2006
2022 468
Doug Lippert Pill Bottle Penetration coin penetrates into pill canister
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2011
2022 1036