Torn & Bent Coin

65 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Torn & Bent Coin
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Professor Hoffmann The Melting Coin (Improved) coin becomes soft, held into flame, becomes tin-foil ball
Related to
  • "La Pièce Fusible" (Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
 1903
Later Magic
484
Al Baker Bending a Half Dollar
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
44
George Karger Karger's Bent Coin switch
 		1945
My Best
172
Samuel Berland Pinched pieces are broken of from a half dollar, last piece transforms into a quarter
 		May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
423
Milbourne Christopher, Emmett Barbee Squeeze when spectator squeezes closes fist coin bends in hand or sponge ball shrinks
 		Nov. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 6)
264
Bruce Elliott Bending Coin Idea head on coin pops out and back
 		July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 129)
520
Sylvester A. Keny The Push-In Fist Vanish vanish
  • Bending a Borrowed Half Dollar
 		Feb. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 9)
296
The Bent Penny coin bends in spectator's hand
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
186
Eddie Joseph The EJ Version of the Bent Coin copper changes to silver, then it bends and bends back and eventually changes back to copper
 		1952
Tricks for Informal Occasions
13
Edward Marlo Solid-Soft-Solid-Gone coin folded in paper is bent
 		1957
Coining Magic
16
Milton Kort Sheer Brute Strength Penny bending
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
17
John Braun Penny Prestidigitation combination routine with seven pennies
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
414
C. Thomas Magrum Quick Change dollar to half dollar to copper, vanishes, dollar reappears bent and is straightened
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
472
Gene Nielsen Gellerism Plus penny bending
 		1973
Magick (Issue 81)
402
Stephen Minch Wilting Coinage bending borrowed coin visibly
 		1975
Mind & Matter
47
Philip T. Goldstein Chaos gathered metal objects put in a handkerchief and react on their own, some of them are bent, bi-metal disc
 		1976
The Blue Book of Mentalism
27
Harvey Rosenthal The Unknown coin bends in two steps, metamorphosis change
 		1976
Close-Up Sampler — Part 1
10
Paul Harris Torn & Restored Coin Three pieces of a coin fuses into one coin
Variations 1977
SuperMagic
42
Al Mann The Bends coin is bent and folded
Related to 1977
Psycho-Mentisis
1
David Roth Torn & Restored Coin
Aug. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 8)
92
David Roth The Complete Torn and Restored Coin
1981
CoinMagic
28
Richard Kaufman, Scott Weiser Torn Between Two Worlds Torn, changed and then restored coin
 		1981
CoinMagic
193
Tom Gagnon Bending Coin
1981
Sleightly Original
67
Stephen Tucker Zig Zag Coin middle section of coin is moved to the side
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
12
Paul Harris, Dick Ryan Chocolate Coin real coin is torn open as if it were a chocolate coin with tin foil
Inspired byAlso published here 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
82
Stephen Tucker Ferryman four coins travel under four playing cards, as a kicker one coin is found to be bent
 		May 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 25)
475
Stephen Tucker The Rolled Coin ideas with rolled up coin, travel to pen
 		Sep. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 29)
571
Bill Diedrich The Squished Nickel nickel is pressed flat by squeezing it with bare hands
 		1983
Powerful Magic
63
Ed Eckl Susie B. torn coin
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
102
David Roth A Mighty Squeeze Fold a coin in half and then quarters
 		1985
Expert Coin Magic
40
Jay Sankey Bridging The Gap using a clear glass tube as gag explanation for Coins Across through which rolled up coin slides
 		1986
Sankey Panky
53
Hal Barlow Hot Money coin starts to smoke when rubbed and is bent
 		Dec. 1988
Magick (Issue 414)
2070
Neal Rider Mind Bender several different coins in hand, quarters bend in spectator's hand while pulse stops
 		May 1989
Magick (Issue 421)
2105
Metal bending No. 27, coin apparently soft and bent back and forth
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
39
Michael Powers Twilight Zone coin and mirror, coin also bent and straightened with mirror
Inspired by 1990
Top Secret Stuff
146
Bob Friedhoffer Strongarm
Variations Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1959
Alan Alan Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 4)
2059
Sandy Spillman Something on My Mind: Telekinesis on telekinesis with coins, bending and moving, jumping coin
 		June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
9
Joe Rindfleisch Duo-Torn & Restored Coins two coins are torn and restored together
 		June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
51
Paul Harris Torn & Restored Coin (revised) three pieces of coin melt together into coin, using folding coin
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic)
145
Paul Harris, Dick Ryan Chocolate Coin real coin is torn open as if it were a chocolate coin with tin foil
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
133
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Torque coin gets hot, is dropped into drink which boils, bends
Variations 1997
Ah-ha!
12
Simon Lovell Cointear coin is torn
 		1997
Simon Says!
234
The Rubber Coin Illusion coin appears to be soft
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
166
Tim Trono Spare Change Meets the Bent Penny idea for marketed routine
  • Bending the Dime
Inspired by
  • "Spare Change" (David Acer, marketed 1988)
 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
192
Chad Long Stretching Silver borrowed quarter is bent and stretched, then returned
Also published here 2000
Some Other Stuff...
7
Peter Lamont A False Solution coin held into glass with liquid comes out bent, then liquid is drunk by performer, acid presentation
 		2000
Virtual Miracles
27
Wolfgang Moser Die verbogene Münze coin put in spectators hand, then coin in performer's hand is bent, spectator's coin as well and a spoon as well
 		2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
156
Nathan Kranzo Hot Coin borrowed coin is squeezed and smoke is seen escaping from fist, coin is bent, uses thumbtip
 		2001
The Ends
7
Chad Long Stretching Silver borrowed quarter is bent and stretched, then returned
Also published here July 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 11)
72
Al Baker Bending a Half Dollar
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
182
Jay Sankey Prime Time Bend borrowed quarter visibly bends
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
120
Robert Cassidy The Quarter Bend bending a coin, reel
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
232
Paolo Cavalli PKoin bending coin with initials on it
 		2004
Omicron
21
Miguel Ángel Gea La Esencia III complex coin routine, four different coins, coins are transformed, torn, folded, changed into different material and sizes, made to cut a card or used as eraser, jumbo coins sequence
  • Fase I: Física esencial
  • Fase II: La representación de la esencia
  • Fase III: Las diferentes caras de la esencia
  • Fase IV: La esencia mimética
    • Primera desaparición/aparición
    • Segunda desaparición/aparición
    • Tercera desaparición/aparición
    • Cuarta desaparición/aparición
    • Quinta desaparición/aparición
    • Transformación (de plata a cobre)
    • Disminución
 		2009
Esencias
187
Jon Allen Unique Coin Bend using "Coin Unique" set
 		2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
48
Tim Trono Bending Coin marked coin is bent in performers hand, red glow from hand while it is bent, D'Light
(PDF bonus effect from August 2012)
 		Aug. 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 5)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Remote Coin Bend in spectator's hands
  • Idea #1
  • Idea #2
  • Idea #3
(website bonus from Mar. 2013)
Inspired by Mar. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 12)
1
Alexander de Cova Wild Bending Coins coins bend one by one à la wild coin
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 2
300
John Michael Wilson The Hypnotic Coin Bend coin bends in spectator's hand
Inspired by
  • "Skin" (Benjamin Earl, DVD, 2008)
 2016
You and Me and the Devil Makes Three — Volume I
25
Fritz Alkemade D.A.R.C. fuse two "half" (sawn in half) coins into one whole coin
 		July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
141
Samuel Varg, Jon Allen The Double Peek Warped Coin Routine coin bends when held by spectator's hands, includes nice subtlety by Jon Allen where spectator can peek at the coin to check it has bent yet
 		July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
168
Paul Vigil ICON Redux "A Multi-Phase Mental Coin Routine"
  • Phase 1: Spinning is Everything (heads or tails predicted)
  • Phase 2: A Penny for your Thoughts (coin after elimination process predicted)
  • Phase 3: Heads Up (date on a chosen coin predicted)
  • Phase 4: Eye-Con (coin bends)
  • Phase 5: A Supplementary Continuation
  • Phase 6: Folie à Plusieurs
  • Afterthoughts
  • Further Thoughts (incorporating Yigal Mesika's "Electric Touch")
  • Notes
 		2019
Icons
1
Michael Rubinstein The Bent Coin Routine spectator's and performer's coin each get bent
VariationsAlso published here
  • At the Table lecture, 2017
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
288
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
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
309