Two Cards

71 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Two Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Yank Hoe The Sympathetic Coins on corners of handkerchief
Related to
Variations
 1909
The Art of Magic
251
T. Nelson Downs Second Method of "The Sympathetic Coins", extra coin
 		1909
The Art of Magic
254
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Diplomaten-Konferenz four coins placed on handkerchief, covered with two cards
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
22
T.J. Crawford The Migratory Coins using a shell
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
23
The Sympathetic Coins on corners of handkerchief, second method with extra coin
Related to
 1935
Coin Magic
52
T.J. Crawford Migratory Coins coins on corners of black cloth, with two postcards
Variations
 1938
Greater Magic
705
George G. Kaplan The Sympathetic Coins two silver, one copper and one copper/silver
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
248
Arthur H. Buckley, John Northern Hilliard Two Playing Cards, Four Half Dollars and a Handkerchief
Inspired by
  • Hilliard trick in Stanyon's "Magic", Dec 1904
 1948
Principles and Deceptions
89
Ross Bertram Coin Assembly
Variations
 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
136
Yank Hoe The Sympathetic Coins on a handkerchief with two pieces of paper
Variations
 1952
Modern Coin Magic
197
Second Version on a handkerchief with two pieces of paper, with extra coin
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
198
Third Version with pennies and playing cards
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
199
Stewart James Fourth Version The Changing Change coins with different values, covered with two bills, extra coin
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
199
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 13
1952
Modern Coin Magic
346
Dr. Jacob Daley Motile! sympathetic coins, on handkerchief
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 249)
994
Bruce Elliott* Coin Assembly with one foreign coin
 		1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
107
Gerald Kosky Penny-Thru two effects with steel pennies and postcard with magnet, coin to glass and coin assembly
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
12
Dr. Jacob Daley Motile sympathetic coins, on handkerchief (originally in Phoenix)
Related to
 1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
383
John Braun Penny Prestidigitation combination routine with seven pennies
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
414
James G. Thompson Jr. Numismatic Necormancy longer coin routine, where four coins are produced using two cards which also change faces, a pencil and a handkerchief; coin produced from two cards, vanishes and appears again using pencil, coin is then split into two and coin travels to second in other hand several times, coin penetrates handkerchief, chink-a-chink with handkerchief and two cards, continuous production of coins with handkerchief (Chanin), ending with lighter and cigarette
Related to
 1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
137
Eddie Joseph Rainbow Coins coins with different-colored stickers, international matrix, postcards
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
103
Dr. Morris Gerry Flying High coins on newspaper gather in one corner, covered with two magazines, bill production climax
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
81
Morty Rudnick Two Coins two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread, see also p. 348
Related to
Variations
 June 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 8)
343
John Bowery Added Bit for "Two Coins" coin travels to under card to second coin, coins connected with thread
Inspired by
 Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 11)
363
Derek Dingle Four Coins in the Countin'
Related to
 1971
Dingle's Deceptions with Cards and Coins
42
John Northern Hilliard Les pièces voyageuses corners of handkerchief assembly, shell, two cards
Also published here
  • J. H. Hilliard "La Prestidigitation du XXe Siècle"
Related to
 1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 4)
62
Lawrence Nudelman Traveling Coins with 2 One-Dollar Bills four coins in square formation assemble under cover of two bills
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes
4
Lawrence Nudelman Two Cards - Four (?) Coins
1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 6
4
Rodolfo Sympatische Münzen
1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 3)
74
David Carré Coin Congregation matrix where the coins change in the end

 		Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
363
Harry Lorayne The Traveling Salesmen four coins on corners of handkerchief, then penetrate upwards, two cover cards
 		1977
The Magic Book
195
Antonio Ferragut, Ross Bertram Notas Sobre "Coin Assembly" de Ross Bertram notes and handling variations for Bertram's routine
Inspired by
 Oct. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 3 No. 34)
211
Ross Bertram Coin Assembly see credit information on page 40
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
37
Trevor Lewis Four-Coin Assembly
May 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 5)
485
Trevor Lewis Me-Too Matrix
1981
Esolc
62
Derek Dingle Technical Variation of Bertram's Coin Assembly
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
194
Derek Dingle Four Coins and Counting slightly different effect
 		1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
211
Paul Cummins Top Billing using two bills (instead of cards) and coins
 		Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
823
Russ Burns Four the Hard Way using two matchbooks
 		Oct. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 10)
834
Stephen Tucker Out & About with two travel passes and a torch
 		Nov. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 31)
595
David Roth Stonehenge Coin Assembly rock production climax
Variations
 1985
Expert Coin Magic
142
Davide Costi, Toni Mantovani David's Reverse Matrix
Also published here
Variations
 1987
For Friends Only...
64
Tom Gagnon You Have My Sympathy with close up map
Inspired by
 1988
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 23)
399
Karl Fulves* Undercover pocket card, "high card wins" presentation
Inspired by
 1989
Money Moves
30
Dr. Jacob Daley Mobility No. 52, three coins and two cards
Also published here
Related to
 1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
56
Karl Fulves* Cover Up No. 54, simplified matrix
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
60
Karl Fulves* Two Coins No. 61, two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread
Inspired by
 1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
74
Karl Fulves* The Gathering No. 83, coin travels from under one playing card to another
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
117
Bob Kohler Return to Spender reverse matrix with two cards
 		1990
Impossibilia
108
Scott Robinson The Big Bang reverse coin assembly
 		1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 33)
587
Paul Gertner Bounce Assembly and Reverse two cards, extra coin handling or shell handling
 		1994
Steel and Silver
45
Bob King International Backfire
Inspired by
 2000
Great Britain 2001
10
John Cornelius An Assemblage of Silver
2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
67
Andy Luttrell Ace, Ace, & the Critter Chase coin matrix with two Aces, Aces change to Jacks as climax
 		Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
12
Mike Gallo The Matrix Routines using shim coin
  • The 4-Card Routine
  • The 2-Card Routine
 		2002
Visual Coin Assembly
6
Al Baker The Cards and Coins shell
Also published here
  • marketed 1934
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
591
Al Baker Sympathetic Coins
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
744
Davide Costi, Toni Mantovani Reverse Matrix
Also published here
Variations
 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
121
Adam Keisner The Vanishings four coins vanish and reappear visually on the table in matrix configuration with two cover cards
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
26
Luis Piedrahita Monedas y Plástico de Embalar four coins appear under a piece of bubble wrap, then the bubble wrap is cut into two pieces and the coins covered with them, very visible matrix
 		2011
Monedas Y Otras Historias
122
Mark Tams Two Card Backfire Matrix four coins
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
259
Jay Sankey Tunnel Vision black sticker (hole) placed on one corner of a handkerchief, coins then are apparently pushed through that hole to under a card lying on the hole, matrix
Also published here
  • Sankey's Secret Files video, 2002
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1380
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Sympathetic Coins coins penetrate upwards through pad to join coin under card, extra coin
Inspired by
 2013
Too Hot for the Devil
164
Tomoya Horiki Unexpected Assembly (アンエクスペクテッド・アセンブリ) Four coins and two cards, travel from under one card to another
 		2017
Coinlang.
40
Scott Robinson Big Bang four-coin matrix with one card, first coin vanishes and joins other beneath card, card split into two, last two coins join them one at a time, backfire finish, good follow-up for “Automated Teller Card” (p. 130)
 		2018
Pure Imagination
135
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Premier four coins four cards with backfire ending, repeated with four coins and two cards
 		2019
The Illusioneer
265
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Deuxième
Inspired by
 2019
The Illusioneer
271
Michael Rubinstein Two Coin Monte (Two Card Reverse Matrix) credit information
Also published here
  • Knockout Coin Magic videos, 1986
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
252
Carlos Vaquera Matrix Premier four coins assemble under one card with backfire, first with four cards, then again with two cards
Also published here
  • The Illusioneer
 2020
The Session 2020
18
Motoki Kaido Easy Quick Four Matrix, four coins and two cards, instant assembly, uses KATSUKARE Steal
 		2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
10
Motoki Kaido Back Fire Assembly Matrix with Backfire ending. Four coins and two cards.
 		2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
57