Coin Cut & Variations

105 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
John Scarne The Eagle Speaks coin whispers the position, where the selection is in the deck, then the coin vanishes and appears above the selection
Variations
 May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 106)
427
Jean Hugard Hypnotized? coin under handkerchief vanishes and appears over selection in the deck, with sucker element, apparently coin sewn in corner of handkerchief
 		Feb. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 9)
396
Frank Garcia A Penny For Your Thought coin in performer's hand changes to spectator's card, coin found in the pack
 		May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
542
Emil Loew The Dime Detective Dime on deck is covered with Penny, Dime vanishes and appears above the selection
 		Jan. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 8)
747
Dr. Georg Schitzkowski Card Coin Cut spectator cuts deck through handkerchief, coin appears there and selection is right at that spot
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
42
Nick Trost Card and Penny-Tration Routine coin vanishes when half of the cards are put on top, magnet in cards
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
34
Milton Kort, Howard Albright, U. F. Grant A Date with Kort coin cut repeated twice, then date of coin is produced with four cards
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
288
Don Nielsen Location Plus coin appears next to selection in deck, comedy presentation ("your card is x cards and a quarter down in the deck")
Related to
  • "Try This For Size" (Richard Himber, MUM, Sep. 1969)
  • "Try This For Size" (Richard Himber, MUM, Sep. 1969)
 Nov. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 1)
371
U. F. Grant Silver Sleuth
1972
The Living End
108
Stephen Minch The Telling Talisman of Theodoris coin is wrapped in paper and out on tarot deck, then it's burnt coin vanishes and appears above selection
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
7
Eddie Joseph Trimonition Extra three envelopes with predictions, spectator removes some cards from deck, two cards are pocketed, coin vanishes and reappears in rest of deck at position equal to number of removed cards, card at that position as well as other two selections are predicted in envelope
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1973
 Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
19
Bernard Bilis Coin Thru coin vanishes, appears in deck, on top of chosen card
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
35
John Carney Coin Cut
1976
Enigma
8
Larry Jennings Coin Cut
Variations
 1977
Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling
14
Paul Harris Hi Ho Silver! coin vanishes and appears under selected card in the deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1977
SuperMagic
17
Keith Best Sherlock Coin coin vanishes, it appears near bottom in deck next to selection, then travels up to two other selections one by one
 		1977
Innovative Magic No. 3
36
Ken Krenzel Down-Down-Down visual, three methods
 		1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
177
Ken Krenzel, Paul Harris Hi-Ho Silveroon!
Inspired by
Related to
 May 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 5)
51
Doug Edwards Coinelius four coins are apparently thrown at the deck, they change into a larger coin which is found under selection
 		1978
Cardmania
14
Scott Weiser, Darwin Ortiz, Les Shore Cutting Remarks coin cut, then spectator chooses any card and this one is predicted on back of coin
Related to
 1979
CardMagic
125
Paul Harris The Silver Elevator four coins travel through deck
Also published here
 1979
Close-up Entertainer
75
Earl Nelson Coined Card
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1979
Variations
75
David Williamson "Now Cut That Out" coin appears under selected card, coins an card change places with purse, card folded
Also published here
Variations
 1980
Encore I
10
Ben Harris Coin Bullet
Inspired by
 1980
For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only!
25
Allan Hayden Half and Hole coin locates card and damages it (hole)
 		Mar. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 3)
463
John Henderson Ribbon Spread With Coin handling touch of spreading the deck with a coin between the cards
 		Apr. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4)
479
Richard Kaufman Sleeved Coin Cut Coin penetrates deck
Related to
 1981
CoinMagic
223
Trevor Lewis Coin Selector three methods, duplicate coin
 		1981
Esolc
17
Harry Lorayne Ultroon coin vanishes when picked up from deck
 		1982
Best of Friends
545
Lawrence Frame Commercial Coin in Pack using coin glued to card
Related to
 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1054
Bobby Bernard Oriental Card Divination Chinese coin appears next to selection in the deck
 		1982
The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard
96
David Britland See Shell signed coin, coin penetrated selection
 		Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
349
David Britland Sea Shell coin turns into cut out circle of a card
 		June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
510
David Williamson Now Cut that Out coin appears under selected card, coins an card change places with purse, card folded
Also published here
Variations
 1984
For Your Eyes Only
29
Peter Duffie Coin in Pack Routine coin vanishes and reappears in deck next to selection, in repeat it fails and card is in wallet
 		1984
Close-Up to the Point
23
Peter Duffie Folded Card and Coin Trick coin put in hand, suddenly it is found in the deck and in the hand is the folded selection instead
 		1984
Close-Up to the Point
26
Edward Marlo Above And Below coin picked up from deck vanishes, coin appears next to selection, then selection vanishes and appears under coin
Also published here
  • MUM, Mar. 1984
Related to
Variations
 1984
At The Table
135
Ben Harris Card and Coin to Pocket coin vanishes and reappears in pocket, so does a selection, then coin appears next to selection in deck
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
49
Larry Jennings Coin Cut
1985
The Magic of Eric DeCamps
13
Lawrence Frame Commercial Coin in Pack Coin vanish and appears in pack above chosen card, then repeated but with coin found stuck to card
Related to
 1986
Close-up Framework
17
David Regal Burned Out selection has hole as climax
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
244
William P. Miesel A Card Trick With Coins coin put on top of tabled deck, coin vanishes from there and appears next to selection
Inspired by
  • "A Coin Trick With Cards" (Justin Higham, Best of British, 1985)
 1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
9
Juan Tamariz, Larry Jennings Coin Through Table
Inspired by
 1988
The Five Points in Magic
66
William Goodwin Coin Cut O'Glue coin vanishes from top of deck, reappears next to selection
 		1988
Lecture 1988
7
Edward Marlo A Coin and Cards borrowed coin vanishes and travels next to selection, waxed card, three methods
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1965
Variations
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
149
Edward Marlo Impromptu Coin & Cards borrowed coin vanishes and travels next to selection, three methods
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1965
Inspired by
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
168
David Williamson Don't Cut Me Out revised, "Coin Cut" followed by coins appearing under mates of selection
Inspired by
 1989
Williamson's Wonders
48
Mark Leveridge The Acrobatic Coin coin vanishes under handkerchief and appears next to selection
Related to
  • Mark Leveridge's "Detective Coin" in "The Low Down on Close Up" 1977
 1989
The British Close-Up Magic Symposium 1989
33
Ken Krenzel The Coin of Mycroft marked coin vanishes and reappears in deck in card case next to selection
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
38
Stephen Minch Coin Cut History history of the plot
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
38
Chris Hurlbert, Neal Prete Picks a Card coin cut using a guitar pick
 		Sep./Oct. 1990
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
David Williamson "Now Cut That Out" coin appears under selected card, coins an card change places with purse, card folded
Also published here
Variations
 1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
122
Stephen Kradolfer Slight A Hand coin cut with doll hand, Mr. Jimmy
 		1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 37)
672
Ernest Earick Fingertip Coin Cut handling for producing a palmed coin from centre of deck
 		1993
By Forces Unseen
108
Larry Jennings コインカット (Coin Cut)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
109
Karl Fulves* Stop on a Dime spectator stops during face-up deal, then a coin vanishes and appears next to the card, Erdnase bottom deal with a coin
Inspired by
 1993
Card File
232
Paul Gertner UniCoin credit information
 		1994
Steel and Silver
61
Aldo Colombini Koin Kut packet cut off, under that cut-off packet is found a coin, in-the-hands
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
115
Peter Duffie Folded and Stapled two cards signed and lost, matchbook vanishes, when deck is cut the matchbook is found on lower half stapled to signed selection with second selection inside, hollow block gaff
 		1994
Hidden Agenda 2
[3]
Lee Asher Curious with cased deck
 		Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2588
Harry Lorayne Shell-A-Roon
Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2589
Jon Allen Drop Zone deck appears and card is selected, coin appears on selection, everything vanishes again
Also published here
Inspired by
 1995
Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut
2
Paul Harris Hi Ho Silver coin is picked up from deck, vanishes, reappears next to selection
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic)
157
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
Jon Allen Drop Zone coin appears on selection
Variations
 Jan./Feb. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)
380
Ken Krenzel Flipperoon visual
 		1997
Ingenuities
79
Ken Krenzel Obstacle Course coin through glass, then coin into cased deck next to selection
Inspired by
Related to
 1997
Ingenuities
86
Larry Jennings Coin Cut
1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
42
Simon Lovell Number 1 - Instant Tosheroon coin vanishes from deck and reappears next to selection
 		1997
Simon Says!
214
Derek Parfitt Two-Bit Location quarter put on deck, it vanishes and appears next to selection
 		Aug. 1998
MAGIC (Vol. 7 No. 12)
74
Toby Wessel Pick a Key, Any Key borrowed signed key changes to copper coin, then the coin vanishes on top of deck and reappears as the key next to selection, then key vanishes in trouser folds, ring flight finale
 		1999
Real World Magic
197
Ed Andres Half a Card Trick card changes into half dollar coin, then vanishes and appears in deck next to selection
 		1999
Cyber Sessions
59
Michael Brewer Cased Coin-Cut deck with selection cased, two coins put on top, chosen one penetrates into case next to selection
 		Aug. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 12)
74
David Ben Wonder Coin coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also Bob Farmer's "Journey to the Center of the Deck" (Linking Ring Sep. 1983)
 		2003
Tricks
85
Jay Sankey Bloodhound Coin that is rubberbanded to the face of the deck finds selection as card on the face changes into selection. Then, coin is rubberbanded onto the deck and penetrates into the deck, found next to selection.
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade)
39
Earl Nelson Coined Card
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 2003
Variations Revisited
84
Wesley James I'll Put Money on It coin appears in deck next to selection, rest straightened out
  • Method 1 (Basic)
  • Method 2 (Tabled Reverse)
  • Method 3 (No Turn)
  • Method 4 (Coup de Grace)
Inspired by
 2004
Enchantments
297
Dave Campbell Card In Wallet coin cut effect apparently goes wrong, card then shown in wallet, hollow block to conceal a coin
 		2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
349
Bob Ostin Click! in the hands
 		2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
111
Jack Parker Cain & Cord coin appears underneath selection in the deck. Then, card vanishes and reappears folded around the coin
Also published here
 2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
39
Miguel Ángel Gea The Policewoman Coin using Navajas Catapult
 		2005 (ca.)
Magic with Coins from the Profound of Madrid
20
Thomas Otto, Christoph Borer Sugar Blues sugar packet vanishes and appears over selection in deck
Also published here
  • Sugar Blues in "Was ist wo?", 1990
 2006
Compilation
172
Rafael Tubino The Search Coin
Also published here
 June 2006
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 10)
104
Robin Gunney Coin Meets Deck coin changes into folded selection, coin found in deck next to second selection
Also published here
 July 2006
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 11)
84
Jack Parker Cain & Cord coin appears underneath selection in the deck. Then, card vanishes and reappears folded around the coin
Also published here
 2007
52 Memories
142
Herb Zarrow Double Tosheroon Two coin locates two selections
Inspired by
 2008
Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic
170
Miguel Ángel Gea Monedas colgantes (y cayentes) three coins vanish and appear inside a purse, a glass and next to selection
 		2009
Esencias
77
Miguel Ángel Gea La Esencia Carto-numismágica complex coin and cards routine, coin vanish and appear inside deck to locate Aces, three more coins appear, they travel under card, Matrix, coins change into copper and eventually vanish
  • Historia de La Esencia Carto-numismágica
  • Fase I: La moneda policia
  • Fase II: Aparición
  • Fase III: Viaje relámpago
  • Fase IV: Matrix
  • Fase V: Wild Coins
  • Fase VI: Encore
Inspired by
 2009
Esencias
269
Larry Jennings Coin load into deck coin loaded from classic palm onto lower half of deck as deck is cut
 		2009
Esencias
275
Jon Allen Drop Zone deck appears and card is selected, coin appears on selection, everything vanishes again
Also published here
Inspired by
 2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
122
Christopher Pierce Dropped deck held under table, coin penetrates table and is found in deck next to selection
Also published here
 Apr. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 8)
69
Steve Reynolds Easy Coin Cut
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Coin Cut" (U. F. Grant's 50 Kute Koin Tricks, 1940)
 2010
Card Magic USA
205
Jeff Prace Slo-Mo Coin coin cut, then the coin visibly moves along in-the-hand spread towards selection
 		Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
56
Jay Sankey Tracking Device button vanishes in flash an appears in deck sewn onto selection
Also published here
  • Revolutionary Card Magic DVD, 2003
Related to
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
341
Steve Reynolds Easy Coin Cut
  • The Monk's Way
Also published here
 Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
72
Tomoya Horiki Air Coin Cut (エアーコイン・カット) Coin Cut routine with "invisible" coin
Inspired by
Related to
 2017
Coinlang.
19
Scott Robinson Sprite a coin vanishes and reappears in deck three times, each time locating a selection, Breather Crimp
Inspired by
 2018
Pure Imagination
155
Larry Jennings Coin load into deck coin loaded from classic palm onto lower half of deck as deck is cut, see reference on p. 155
 		2018
Pure Imagination
161
Iñaki Zabaletta, Manuel Llaser A Través de la Baraja coin penetrates coin box and deck and falls into glass, when repeated coin is found inside the deck next to selection
 		2019
¿Quién es Iñaki Zabaletta?
31
Donny Orbit A Picktastic Adventure guitar pick travels into deck next to selection, marked coin placed in card case, guitar pick transposes with the coin, then card transposes with guitar pick
 		June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
70
Rafael Tubino The Search Coin
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
509
Robin Gunney Coin Meets Deck coin changes into folded selection, coin found in deck next to second selection
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
515
Christopher Pierce Dropped deck held under table, coin penetrates table and is found in deck next to selection
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
940
Alex Elmsley Bluff Coin in Deck deck with selection set on floor, coin vanished, it is shown next to selection, shown 1995
Variations
 Apr. 2026
The Sleightist (Issue 4)
1
Justin Higham* Double Bluff Coin in Deck selection peeked at and deck set on floor, coin vanished, it is shown next to selection
Inspired by
 Apr. 2026
The Sleightist (Issue 4)
1