Shell

437 entries in Coin / Gaffed / Shell
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown A notable tricke to transforme a counter to a groat double sided coin glued from two filed down coins, another thin cover disc stuck onto it with wax to show both sides of coin (pre-shell), then disc stolen away and coin changes cleanly in one hand
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIV) 185
Unknown A notable trick to transform a Counter into a Groat double sided coin glued from two filed down coins, another thin cover disc stuck onto it with wax to show both sides of coin (pre-shell), then disc stolen away and coin changes cleanly in one hand
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 46
Professor Hoffmann Multiplying Coins and Tricks therewith shell, one coin becomes three and one again
 		1890 More Magic 161
Unknown Coin Duplication making two out of one coin one-handed, shell
Related to 1890 More Magic 162
Professor Hoffmann The eight Coins and two Brass Covers four borrowed coins each under two brass covers, coins travel from one pile to the other, two shells, also done in hands of spectator without covers
 		1890 More Magic 165
Unknown Head or Tail showing whatever the spectator wants, double-sided coin & shell
 		1890 More Magic 171
Unknown Die Thalerwanderung one-ahead coins across with shell, performed with two cover tubes
Related to Feb. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 2) 20
Unknown Die Thalerwanderung second part of description, including the traveling of a coin into the spectator's hand
Related to Mar. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 3) 36
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Die Vermehrung der Thaler coin stand, coin multiplication, shell with three thin coins inside
 		Dec. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 12) 182
Unknown Der Thaler als Trauring finger through coin, coin with hole starts out in a shell, one-handed
 		Feb. 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 6) 85
Unknown Thalerkrisis
Related to Sep. 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3) 39
Professor Bellonie Die Vermehrung der Thaler coin production routine
 		July 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7) 107
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die Vermehrung der Thaler No. 4, one coin is used to produce multiple coins by breaking off a piece that turns out to be a new coin
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 23
Unknown Der Doppelthaler No. 4, shell and applications
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 11
Unknown Coin Duplication and Vanish with shell, vanish with standard fake pick-up of shell
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 12
Unknown Coin through Table coin thrown in full glass (or hat), penetrates glass and table, shell
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 13
Unknown Der Lochthaler No. 10, finger through coin, one-handed and two-handed handling, hole coin with shell
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 28
T.J. Crawford The Migratory Coins using a shell
 		1933 Expert Manipulative Magic 23
Unknown Penny Changes to a Dime two pennies, one changes into dime
 		1935 Coin Magic 37
Unknown Penny and Dime dime covered by penny penetrates card and falls into glass, nesting coin gaff
 		1935 Coin Magic 38
Unknown Half Dollar and Penny coin transformation, unusual gaff
 		1935 Coin Magic 38
Unknown An Easy Trick coin travels under hat
 		1935 Coin Magic 41
Unknown Coin and String coin with hole penetrates string held by spectators
 		1935 Coin Magic 42
Unknown A Finger Gimlet
Variations 1935 Coin Magic 42
Unknown A Penetrating Coin coin penetrates plate and falls into glass
 		1935 Coin Magic 43
Unknown Silver to Bronze half dollar covered by drawer of a match box changes to penny and back
 		1935 Coin Magic 43
Unknown The Shell Coin fixing coin with shell with hair, spectator turns heads-up coin over under handkerchief, still heads-up
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 59
G. Gloria Ruban de Soie coupé er réparé ribbon is pulled through coin with two slits, cut and restored
 		May 1941 La Baguette Magique (Issue 5) 6
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Miniature Card and Coin miniature card printed between two coins
 		1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 18
James G. Thompson Jr. Mystery on the Half Shell coin production, vanish and penetration of the pocket
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 26) 109
William S. Houghton A Shell Coin Routine two spectators hold one coin each
  • Variation
 		1943 The Magic 36 46
William S. Houghton Another Shell Coin Routine penny coin through hand, coin becomes two pennies, one changes into a quarter, another quarter produced, coin vanishes from spectator's hand, dull/shiny double-headed coin
 		1943 The Magic 36 47
Bruce Elliott Silver Walls piece of paper is put between two coins, any number appears on the paper
Related to 1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 83) 336
Jerry Lukins The Homing Coins up the sleeve type, four coins to glass, shell
Variations May 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12) 117
R. M. Jamison The $1.85 Trick nested shell set, chinese coin as surprise finish
 		Sep. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 4) 151
Phil Huckabee Money Money Money six coins are produced and vanish again, on spectator's lapel
 		1946 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 98) 396
Phil Huckabee The Penny-trating Coin one of two coins penetrates spectator's hand, penny/dime set
 		1947 Watch This One! 94
J. B. Bobo Mystery with a Shell Half short flurry, method to separate shell from coin
 		1947 Watch This One! 96
Ed Heyl Cork Coin coin that swims
 		1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 150) 604
James G. Thompson Jr. Specious Specie lengthy coin transposition routine, then multiple coin production and vanish, with handkerchief
 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 157) 630
Unknown The Hobo's Prayer penny changes into dime, with prepared matchbook
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 15
Jack Chanin Paddled with paddle, rubberband and coins
 		1950 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 194) 775
Al Baker The Vanishing Quarter using ring and two playing cards and shell
Also published here 1951 Pet Secrets 80
Stewart James Sqeeze Play coin through hole in poker chip and ring, with handkerchief, shell
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 235
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 Modern Coin Magic 236
Stewart James Money Paper paper disc penetrates a stack of four pennies and ends up inside a business card, nickel & penny set
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 237
Stewart James Almost a Transposition trasposition of dime and penny, as a kicker the dime transforms into two nickels, nickel & penny set, dime & penny set
Related to 1952 Modern Coin Magic 238
Alfred Caroselli The Homing Coins three coins travel back under a handkerchief, 21 cent shell set
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 239
Unknown The Circus Trick several coins vanish from a handkerchief, 21 cent shell set
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 240
Unknown The 16¢ Vanish several coins vanish out of the hand, 21 cent shell set
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 241
Rolland Hamblen 85¢ Through the Table (The $1.35 Trick) several coins through handkerchief and table, $1.35 shell set
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 241
Unknown Liberty Head Half and U.S. Penny
1952 Modern Coin Magic 260
J. B. Bobo The Shell Half general remarks
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 265
Unknown Mystery with a Half Shell two coins, one appears and vanishes
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 265
Unknown Shell Split shell and coin are clipped in front palm, coin thrown, shell kept in position
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 265
Unknown How to Make Money one coin appears, two coins are rubbed together and one transforms into a quarter
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 266
Dave Coleman Three Questions two half dollars - one has an X on one side - are rubbed together, the marked coin transforms to a quarter with an X on it
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 268
Unknown Coin Through a Glass two coins in a glass, one coin travels visually into the other glass
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 268
Jimmy Buffaloe Perfect Coin Through Handkerchief shell
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 270
Dr. Carl L. Moore 25¢ and 50¢ Transposition quarter and half dollar change places, in the end both are halves
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 272
Unknown The Peregrinating Halves four half dollar coins from hand to hand, one by one
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 273
Unknown Shell Split Move
Related to 1952 Modern Coin Magic 274
Milton Kort Coins Through the Table with shell and glass
Variations 1952 Modern Coin Magic 276
Milton Kort Removing Shell from Stack in spectator's hand
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 278
Milton Kort The Protean Coin coin changes from copper to silver several times
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 279
Milton Kort The Sympathetic Coin on handkerchief, one card, three silver & one copper, shell
Variations 1952 Modern Coin Magic 282
Unknown Shell Pickup Under a Card
1952 Modern Coin Magic 283
Unknown The Modern Miser five coins appear
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 285
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 9
1952 Modern Coin Magic 344
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 10 shell
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 345
James G. Thompson Jr. Routine No. 17
1952 Modern Coin Magic 350
Cy Keller, Hen Fetsch Hole the Coin coin transforms in process
Inspired by 1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 261) 1043
Stan White Coin Hold Up coin transpo using Texas Holdup clothespin
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 32
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 301-348 (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 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 26
Unknown Regular Shell Coins
1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 438
Unknown Expanded Shells
1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 438
Albert Goshman The Sun and Moon
Variations 1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 440
Sam Leo Horowitz A Quarter and A Half half dollar and quarter become two half dollar and back
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 444
John Mulholland Quarter and Half Routine
1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 445
Conrad H. Haden A Surprise Routine with the $1.35 Trick
1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 447
James T. Stoppard Stoppard's Peregrinating Coins coin produced from purse frame, travel to glass, placed in purse frame
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 447
Horace Goldin The Witch-Doctor's Coin chinese coin and string routine, two routines (originally from Sphinx)
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 463
J. B. Bobo Coin on the Stick chinese coin
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 466
Stewart Judah A Copper and Silver Release coins threaded on string, penny and dime set
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 468
Gerard "Bruno" Bruning The Flash Silver and Copper silver and copper coin wrapped in flash paper in ash tray, lighted, copper penetrates ash tray, "Gerald Bruning"
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 471
Rolland Hamblen The Photo Coins coin travels from one hand to other, paper between coins, selected card appears on paper
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 475
Edward Marlo, Takeshi Nemoto Hanktration coin visibly penetrates handkerchief and falls into glass
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 483
Louis Tannen Blasted coin penetrates inverted glass which is on gaffed tray
Related to 1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 486
Louis Tannen Blasted, Jr.
1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 488
Bob Farrell More Monte using bill
Inspired by Jan. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 14
Aaron Wainer Apex date on coins divined
Also published here Feb. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 21
Niberco Four Coins and a Tumbler four coins
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 198
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Migrating Pennies eight coins, travel from under lid into box, from box into hand, penetrate the table and the box, two shells
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 232
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Spieler-Glück one of two coins penetrates glass
 		1969 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 2) 32
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg 4 Tips several brief descriptions of ideas
  • introducing shell
  • paper coins
  • appearing cane
  • milk bottle
 		1969 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 5) 84
Aaron Black Black's Invisible Flight Of Silver five coins one by one
 		1969 Wonderful Routines of Magic 147
Aaron Black Padded Shell shell lined with aluminum foil so it does not tinkle
Also published here 1969 Wonderful Routines of Magic 151
William Humphries Off Beat Ideas various ideas
  • flag appears on wand
  • Gravity Glass
  • Anti Gravico
  • vase and cord
  • Milk Pitcher
  • orange silk changes into lemon
  • Bang Gun
  • Magic Con Block & Coin Slide
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 88
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Inflation penny changes to dime, quarter, fifty cent piece and into dollar bill, bill placed inside money maker machine turns into blank paper
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 129
Roy Johnson Solo Coins Through Table with four coins, glass and Okito Box
Inspired byVariations 1970 The Roy Johnson Experience 55
Ger Copper Speaking of Money half dollar changes to dollar and back, then to quarter and giant coin
 		1970 Magic from Holland 6
Roger Klause New Theory Coins Across two ahead, shell
Related to 1971 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 26
Ben Christopher Nokito Box using bottomless Okito box, three phases, different gaff options in "Added Notes"
 		Oct. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 12) 463
Roy Johnson, Bob Ostin Ostin-Tatious coin penetrates table and arrives under handkerchief on the table several time, then it changes into another coin
Inspired by 1971 Second Time Around 1
Derek Dingle Coin Assembly four copper coins vanish one by one in hand to reappear with silver coin under card
 		1971 ca. Dingle's Deceptions 7
Dai Vernon The Sensitized Paper chosen card appears on piece of paper between to coins, shell
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 257
Fred Kaps Sun & Moon in Spectator's Hand
VariationsAlso published here 1972 Fred Kaps Lecture 8
Bill Fleischman Fleischman's Djinn one of five quarters marked, marked one vanishes from hand and reappears in pocket with audible clink, then vanishes from there and travels back
Also published here June 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 8) 525
Peter Alexis Copper Ghost silver coin in box, copper coin touched on box and heard inside, but is not there, invisible copper coin again penetrates box, is heard to fall inside and then is really there, see also p. 618
 		Jan. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 3) 583
Karl Fulves New Shell Gaff shell with disc inside that can be shown from both sides, idea, "mint condition"
Related to May 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7) 620
Karl Fulves Sliding Shell shell with half the rim removed
 		June 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8) 633
Aaron Black A Rattle-Killing Tip shell lined with aluminum foil so it does not tinkle
Also published here 1973 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum 66
Karl Fulves Half Shell + Okito Box sliding shell
 		Apr. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6) 727
Charlie Miller, Al Baker Destiny's Date! five dimes, one is chosen and date predicted on business card
 		1974 Magick (Issue 92) 459
Al Schneider Quick Centavos

1975 Al Schneider On Coins 30
Al Schneider, Milton Kort Quick Shot three coins under glass through table, glass through table as a kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 1975 Al Schneider On Coins 55
Al Schneider One Half Gone silver coin travels from between copper coins, nested in an Okito box, to under a card
Also published here 1975 Al Schneider On Coins 63
Mike Cassidy Flight Four
Mar. 1975 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 7) 77
Jon von Gillern Drop Cop "Two with Coins"
playing card on glass, coin on top, other glass on top, card pulled out, coin drops in lower glass and changes to copper
Related to Feb. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 4) 859
Derek Dingle Stand Up Coins Through the Table four coins
 		1975 (ca.) Additional Deceptions 3
Unknown Han Ping Chien done with a shell
 		1975 (ca.) Additional Deceptions 4
Alex Macfadyean Switchback
Mar. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 7) 235
Derek Dingle Coins Thru the Hand
  • Stand-Up Coins Thru The Table
  • In The Spectator's Hand Version (coins penetrate performer's hand and drop into spectator's hand)
 		1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4) 924
Unknown Shell Coins
1976 Now you see it, now you don't! 94
Unknown $1.35 Trick short description of gaff set
 		1976 Now you see it, now you don't! 95
Bob Ostin Coins Across shell, last coin in spectator's hand, handling for last phase
Inspired byRelated to 1976 ca. Sleightly Surprising 5
Paul Curry Circle of Fire chosen card appears on piece of paper between to coins, shell
Inspired byRelated to 1977 Special Effects 16
Steve Dusheck Copper-Silver Transposition "Slippery Sam" forerunner, sliding shell
Also published here 1977 Close-up Cavalcade Finale 30
Ken Brooke, Albert Verity Monedas - Instantaneo coin changes when tapped with pencil
Related to 1977 Magicolor 93
Scotty York I. Borrowed Nickel Thru Spectator Hand - (Almost) borrowed Nickel turns into five Pennies when tapped with pen, on spectator's hand
 		1977 Greenville Lecture 1
Ross Bertram The Dime and Penny Trick credit information on gaffed set
 		1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 10
Lewis Ganson, Bob Gill, Eddie Gibson, J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Magnetic Coins uses of magnetic coins with Okito box
1. coin through box
2. box load (Bob Gill)
3. handlings with box and a card (Bob Gill)
4. Eddie Gibson's Coin Unique gaff set for vanish sequence
5. other magnetic materials (Rink)
 		1978 A new look at the Okito Box 11
Lewis Ganson Two Times Ten coin penetration with coin box and cigarette pack, using magnetic shell set "Coin Unique" (Eddie Gibson)
 		1978 A new look at the Okito Box 13
Arturo de Ascanio Monedas a Traves de las Mesa con una Sola Mano one handed coins through table, with four coins a coin box and a glass
Also published here 1978 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 2 42
Fred Kaps Sonne und Mond in der Hand des Zuschauers (Silber und Kupfer)
Also published here 1978 Fred Kaps Lecture 10
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Three Coins vanishing coin with coin puzzle presentation
Inspired by 1978 The Talon (Issue 1) 2
Unknown Shell
1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 120
Unknown Expanded Shell
1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 120
Unknown Steel Shim Shell
1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 120
Unknown Lever Set shell set
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 120
Unknown Nested Coins nested shell set
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 121
Unknown Coin Through Glass
1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 160
Bill Tarr Coins Through Table with shot glass
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 162
Unknown Stack with Shell in Spectator's Hand stack with shell on top placed into spectator's hand, top coin (really shell) apparently removed
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 165
Unknown Hand-to-Hand Coins three coins
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 168
Unknown Copper/Silver Transposition
1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 174
Bill Tarr Close-up Magnetic Coin Routine
1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 180
Unknown Traveling Coins (Passe Passe Coins), two piles of four coins are covered with nickel-plated covers, coins travel one by one, two shells
 		1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 132
Unknown Nickle to Penny to Dime coin changes when briefly covered, magnetic shell
 		1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 133
T. Nelson Downs, Dai Vernon Coin Clip Vernon story from Buffum tapes reprinted
  • The Gimmick
  • Vanish of the Fake
  • One at a Time Vanish
  • Producing the Coins
  • Flash Method
  • Karl Fulves Notes (combination with shells)
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 23) 1285
Earl Nelson Pretty Good Coins Across four coins one by one
Also published here 1979 Variations 65
Al Schneider Cone And Coin with a cone
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 62
Al Schneider Source four dollars produced, two of them shells
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 75
Mark Weston Hong Kong Coin Visible Release chinese coin penetrates pencil
 		Nov. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 11) 942
John F. Mendoza The Spiked Half spiked half dollar coin put in styrofoam, marked penny transposes and is now spiked and half dollar in hand
 		1980 John: Verse Two 101
Jimmy Ray Coins Through the Table (with Shell)
1980 A Ray of Magic 41
Paul Copp Coin Through Handkerchief into glass with a rubber band, also as "Paul Coppy"
 		1980 A Ray of Magic 43
Albert Verity 10p to 2p Piece tip click, sticky pencil used to pick up shell
Related toAlso published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 48
Steve Dusheck Copper/Silver Transposition "Slippery Sam" forerunner, sliding shell
Also published here 1980 ca. Lecture No. 1 15
Steve Dusheck Copper/Silver Transposition "Slippery Sam" forerunner, sliding shell
Also published here 1980 ca. Lecture Notes 12
Horace E. Bennett Poor Man's Peripatetic Coins four coins from hand to hand, one by one
 		1981 Bennett's Fourth Book 26
Horace E. Bennett Change for Two two half dollars change to quarters, one at a time
 		1981 Bennett's Fourth Book 39
Tom Gagnon Popeyed coin placed in eye like a monocle, it drops into hands and is vanished, found back in eye
Inspired by 1981 Sleightly Original 88
Tom Gagnon Two-Sided Shell with thin milled down coin at inside of shell, can be shown from both sides, "mint condition"
Related to 1981 Sleightly Original 88
Tom Staton Reverse Color Channging Matrix matrix with flash-back, all coins change to other coins as kicker
 		1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 50
Reinhard Müller Haden-Matrix international matrix, Conrad Haden coin
Variations 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 19
David Britland See Shell signed coin, coin penetrated selection
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18) 349
Unknown, Peter Kane An Ancient Coin Con Game stack of coins sits on table, betting on orientation of bottom coin
  • With Cards (deck shuffled face-up/face-down, betting on orientation of bottom card)
 		1982 Kane 15
Peter Kane The Three Silver and Three Copper Transposition one by one, shell
Inspired by
  • Paul Rylander, The Sphinx, Vol. 49 No. 11, 1950
 1982 Kane 66
Hen Fetsch Eine kleine Durchdringungsroutine bottom smaller coin penetrates to top under thimble
 		Oct. 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3) 88
Gene Castillon Purist Reverse Assembly international, shell and double-sided coin
 		1983 The Card Puzzle 14
John Carney Gaffed Coins Across with shell
Inspired by 1983 Carney Knowledge 12
Ross Bertram Shell Coins Downs anecdote
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 83
Ray Mertz Hole Coin/Whole Coin penny with hole in silk, half dollar in hand, the hole transposes into half dollar
Inspired by
  • "Hugs & Kisses" (Al Schneider)
 1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 154
Roger Curzon, Les Johnson Goldmine production of three coins
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24) 459
Reinhard Müller Freewheel Variation on Haden-Matrix, Conrad Haden coin
Inspired byRelated to 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24) 467
David Britland Sea Shell coin turns into cut out circle of a card
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26) 510
Stephen Tucker Cla$ico three different coins, asymmetrical transposition, then one coin becomes a jumbo coin
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 29) 569
Reinhard Müller Variant variation for second phase of Haden-Matrix
Inspired byRelated to 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 31) 599
John Kennedy Multiplying Coins four half dollars produced, some from under close-up mat
 		1983 Lecture III 5
John Kennedy Translocation four coins in a vertical row on the table, both hands palm down on table, one by one they travel across
Related toVariations 1983 Lecture III 8
Mark Lefler Reversal Ending backfire finale for "Translocation"
Related to 1983 Lecture III 11
John Kennedy Coins from Nowhere two coins vanish one at a time and reappear in spectator's cupped hand
 		1983 Lecture III 21
Michael Powers International Reverse Matrix Plus
Inspired by 1983 Powerful Magic 59
Rudolf Braunmüller Münzenshell-Tricks introduction to collection of tricks using a coin shell
 		Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 18
Derek Dingle, Roy Johnson, Rudolf Braunmüller Münzen durch den Tisch with shot glass
 		Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 18
Unknown Glasdurchdringung one of two coins through glass
 		Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 22
Bill Fleischman Mein Lieblingskobold one of five quarters marked, marked one vanishes from hand and reappears in pocket with audible clink, then vanishes from there and travels back
Also published here Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 26
Derek Dingle Münzenwanderung in die Hand eines Zuschauers
Also published here Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 27
Aaron Wainer Daten-Hellsehen date on coins divined
Also published here Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 29
Unknown Münzenaustausch switching a coin with help of shell
 		Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 30
Takeshi Nemoto Eine eigenartige Übereinstimmung card chosen from miniature and normal deck match, miniature card switched with coin shell à la photographic coin
 		Apr. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1) 31
Philip T. Goldstein Sinology silver and chinese coin under paper on table, they travel around and finally disappear, gaffed
Also published here 1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20) 190
Tom Craven Four Coins and a Purse four coins travel into purse one by one
Inspired by 1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 99
Bob King Double Reverse Matrix three silver coins join a copper to a corner twice, flash-back finale
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 105
Bob King Simplex Reverse Matrix
VariationsAlso published here 1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 446
David Roth Shell Coins Across
Variations 1985 Expert Coin Magic 62
Stephen Tucker, Subir Kumar Dhar Spondulics Plus Mentalism three different coins in the hand, spectator selects one, that or the other coins vanish
 		May 1985 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1286
Martin Lewis Going Home Three coins vanish one by one, reappear in purse
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 121
Barrie Richardson Power of Darkness II marked coin turns over on spectator's palm without him noticing and with his eyes closed
Also published here Jan. 1985 Magick (Issue 344) 1717
James Lewis Coin Box
Related to 1985 Thinking About Magic 10
Karl Fulves A Richer Missionary one of two coins vanishes with a card
Inspired by 1985 S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 2) 31
Bruce Cervon "Blasted" Routine with Blasted set, glass on coaster, coin through glass
Related to 1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 5
Larry Jennings Stack with Shell in Spectator's Hand stack with shell on top placed into spectator's hand, top coin (really shell) apparently removed
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 26
David Britland The Shining coin is removed from chain to divine which of five envelopes has the spectator's word in it, word divined, coin travels back onto chain
 		1986 Psychomancy 43
Eric DeCamps The Coin Connection multiphase coin routine
  • Act I The Homing Coins (coins travel to coin wallet)
  • Act II Travel Agents (coins from hand to hand)
  • Act III Foreign Exchange (coins change from silver to copper and back)
 		1986 The Coin Connection 5
Jay Sankey Jay Sankey coin penetrates bill
 		1986 Gimmick (Issue 2) 11
Pat Conway A Routine for the 27p Coin Trick routine with set of nesting coins ("The Master Coin"), jumbo coin appearance as finale
 		1987 The Pat Way to Con 63
Tom Gagnon The Shelter Change coin change with card
 		1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 23) 396
James Lewis Visible Coins Through The Glass Table three coins, first two penetrate upwards with other hand covering top, third one visibly
 		1988 Visible Coins Through The Glass Table 3
Dick Cook Twilight's Last Gleaming with copper and silver coins
Inspired by 1989 The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 4) 1
Philip T. Goldstein Sinology silver and chinese coin under paper on table, they travel around and finally disappear, gaffed
Also published here 1989 A Phil Goldstein Collection 53
Bob King Simplex Reverse Matrix reprinted from reference
Also published here 1989 Magician Foolers 36
David Neighbors Table Squeeze four coins travel from underneath one hand to the other
Inspired by 1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 3) 7
Michael Powers Twisted Reverse Matrix Hopping Half set, double shell
 		1990 Top Secret Stuff 136
Ken Brooke Wertsteigerung tip click, sticky pencil used to pick up shell
Also published here Oct. 1990 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4&5) 178
Homer Liwag Fast Four-Mation Matrix and reverse
 		1991 The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2) 1
David Neighbors Chinese Exchange three coins in box transpose with three different coins
 		1991 The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4) 1
Steve Dusheck Experiment No. 8 coin production gimmick
 		1991 Dusheck's Thumb Tip Magic 52
Roger Klause Triple Play three coins across
 		1991 Roger Klause: In Concert 147
Tony Cachadiña Matrix T.C. with four coins and a jumbo chinese coin
 		1991 Lecture Notes 12
Tony Cachadiña Inverse Matrix
1991 Lecture Notes 14
David Harkey Flashpoint flashy four-coin production, tabled
Inspired byVariations 1991 Simply Harkey 99
David Harkey Deadlift Principle lifting the shell off a coin via natural moisture on finger tip
 		1991 Simply Harkey 100
Dan Strange All Fair Copper & Silver half dollar inside spectator's fist transposes with copper coin on back of his hand
Inspired by 1991 Strange Happenings 5
Troy Hooser Squeezed Away hanging coins variation
Related to 1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 3) 4
Steve Dusheck Eccentric penny shrinks, then changes to dime, edge grip
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 8
Steve Dusheck Innocent coin balanced on finger, touched with card, it instantly changes
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 11
Steve Dusheck Migration four coins assemble under one card one by one
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 14
Steve Dusheck Capital Pennyshment coin appears and reappears under any of three pill caps, monte/cups&balls
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 17
Steve Dusheck Inner Sanctum coin changes twice in plastic tube
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 23
Steve Dusheck Magnetic Chinese Ring Illusion coin vanishes when covered with rings (à la Wisenheimer Coin Trick), reappears, penetrates into plastic card case
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 27
Steve Dusheck Concave Con coin looks smaller through lens, then it actually is smaller
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 42
Steve Dusheck Concentric jumbo coin becomes regular coin and back several times, with edge grip
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 45
Steve Dusheck The Klondike Kicker two coins placed in two plastic cases, one travels to the other
 		1992 Dusheck's Coin Magic 97
Troy Hooser Touch of Brass three half Dollars change into three Chinese coins one by one
Related toVariations 1993 The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 3) 1
Sid Fleischman The World Famous Coin Swallowing Act using $1.35 locking coins set
 		1993 The Charlatan's Handbook 17
Paul Gertner Bounce Assembly and Reverse two cards, extra coin handling or shell handling
 		1994 Steel and Silver 45
Paul Gertner A Familiar Ring shell coins across with spectator's finger ring
Inspired byVariations 1994 Steel and Silver 54
Bob Ostin Coin to Spectator's Hand lifting off shell from spectator's hand
 		1994 Steel and Silver 57
Dan Harlan Rising Dough ambitious coin routine, three silver and a penny
Related to 1994 The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 2) 1
David Neighbors Q.C. Wild Coin "Quick Change"
 		1994 Close-Up File 100
Mike Gallo Well Hung Coins
Inspired by 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 57) 1084
John Riggs Coins to Pocket four coins travel one by one to pocket, they arrive with a clink
 		1995 The Magic of John Riggs 26
Aaron Fisher You Never Give Me Your Money three coins, two travel to other hand one by one, then back, they all change to copper
 		1995 The Sleight Album 8
Michael Ammar Shadow Coins performed on the floor, using four coins
Inspired byVariations 1995 Shadow Coins 1
Bob King Auto-Flight stand-up coins across
 		1995 Opening Night Magic 17
Derek Dingle Han Ping Chien out of Shell uncredited, onto spectator's hand
 		1995 Opening Night Magic 19
Bob King Matrix Minus Two
1995 Opening Night Magic 35
Frederick Braue Spirit Cartography - Version One
1996 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7) 1
Frederick Braue Spirit Cartography - Version Two
1996 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7) 3
Harry Riser The Jumping Bean Coins four coins, plus shell
Inspired by 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 67
Unknown Shell Unload
Related to 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 70
Bob Driebeek Das Erbe des alten Arabers illogical puzzle, dividing money under three sons, done with real coins
Related to 1996 Aenigmas Rätsel 37
Curtis Kam The Twenty One Cent Murder Mystery presentation for 21 cent trick
Also published here 1996 Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam 103
Evert Chapman The Grassy Knoll
Inspired by
  • John Kennedy's "Visible Coins Across"
 1997 Trephine 55
Richard Bartram, Jr. Transposition Treatment
1997 Trephine 65
Al Stevenson Ideen mit der Münzenshell ideas with a coin shell, intro
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 74
Al Stevenson Geister-Fotografie
1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 74
Al Stevenson Der Adler fliegt one of two coins travels from hand to hand
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 74
Al Stevenson Geld-Verdoppelung one coin becomes two with piece of paper
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 75
Al Stevenson Eine Fortsetzung one of several coin vanishes
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 75
Al Stevenson Der Griff, der gar keiner ist one of two coins vanishes, with piece of cardboard or card
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 75
Dean Dill Tonight Show Matrix one-at-a-time matrix followed by backfire
 		1997 Intimate Miracles 9
Dean Dill Coins and Napkin four coins travel under napkin one by one, optionally with a pen light
 		1997 Intimate Miracles 62
Ben Cohen Foiled Again! complete vanish of a coin from Spellbound position, homemade gaff
 		1997 Labyrinth (Issue 7) 20
Jack Avis Hole in the Table copper and silver coins under paper-covered glass, chosen coin penetrates table, then glass itself
 		1998 Vis à Vis 118
John Derris The Big Squeeze coin penetrates finger ring, with handkerchief
 		1998 Come A Little Closer 43
David Neighbors Kickless four coin one by one from hand to under tabled card, without kick-vanish
Inspired byRelated to Jan. 1998 Onyx (Issue 2) 18
David Regal 4 1/2 Coins Across
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 155
David Regal 3 1/2 Coins Across
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 158
David Regal 2 1/2 Hanging Coins type of routine, three coins plucked out, vanished, and reappear
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 161
Bob King Coins Through Table four coins, shell, final coin travels upwards
 		1999 Private Notes 13
Bob King Silver/Brass Transpo china coin in pocket and quarter covered by card transpose and travel
 		1999 Private Notes 15
Doug Conn Three Lumps coins to glass with coffee cup
  • The Non-Gaffed Version
  • The Gaffed Version
 		1999 Tricks of my Trade 146
Baltazar Fuentes The Magic Purse four coins produced from purse frame, they vanish again when put inside one by one
Inspired by 1999 Arempi II 35
Barrie Richardson Powers of Darkness II marked coin turns over on spectator's palm without him noticing and with his eyes closed
Inspired by
  • "Powers of Darkness" (Tony Corinda, marketed ca. 1958)
Also published here 		1999 Theater of the Mind 74
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
Bob King International Backfire
Inspired by
  • "Matrix Minus Two" (Bob King, Opening Night Magic)
 2000 Great Britain 2001 10
Tony Bartolotta Mark Down three dimes and three pennies in paper cup, out come a quarter, a nickel and three pennies, three "penny and dime" sets
 		2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 108
Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves Mark Down II four nickels on table in row, dates in numerical order, four cards with positions mixed, coins exchanged according to cards's order, performer rearranged coins in numerical order without looking by sense of touch, optional appearance of another coin or wedding ring
 		2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 109
Al Schneider One Half Gone
  • The Schneider Technique
silver coin travels from between copper coins, nested in an Okito box, to under a card
Also published here Jan. 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1) 60
Vernon Winiecke Transpo Coins coin inside spectator's fist visually transposes with coin on top of his fist
Inspired by
  • "Pennys Thru Table" (Tony Kardyro)
Related to 		2000 Discoverie (Issue 4) 53
Paul Curry Circle of Fire chosen card appears on piece of paper between to coins, shell
Inspired by 2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 31
Karl Fulves Never Was eighteen coins in pairs in 3x3 square, one pair chosen, one of the coins in this pair vanishes, nickel & dime set
Inspired by 2001 Hex Squared 18
John Cornelius An Assemblage of Silver
2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 67
Eugen Höbel, Ed Keener Zwei Münzen, ein Papierpunkt, ein Kartenspiel
2001 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5) 159
David Neighbors Handkerchief Slow Motion Reverse Vanish four coins assemble one by one under the corners of a tabled handkerchief, then they vanish
 		Sep. 2001 Ego (Vol. 1 No. Special Edition #1) 6
David Neighbors No-Kick First Class Flight four coin one by one from hand to under tabled card
Related to Sep. 2001 Ego (Vol. 1 No. Special Edition #1) 9
Reed McClintock Scotch and Soda for Real Transpositions and vanishes of American half dollar and Mexican centavo.
Inspired byRelated to 2002 Knuckle Busters Vol. 1 1
Reed McClintock Ninth Dynasty four coins produced, they travel to right hand one by one, last one appears on table, then five more cards appear on table under fingertips
 		2002 Knuckle Busters Vol. 2 13
Reed McClintock Coin Steal four coins straightened out in left hand, one stolen into right hand edge grip, shell
 		2002 Knuckle Busters Vol. 2 13
Frank Garcia Clip Art copper and silver coin, one given to spectator, performer's coin travels into spectator's hand
 		2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 235
R. Paul Wilson Gone Wishin' three coins appear and vanish one by one, then they reappear in purse
 		2002 13 13
Peter McLanachan Strange Currencies four coins travel one by one from under hand to under card, jumbo coin finale
 		July 2002 Ego (Vol. 2 No. 13) 8
Al Baker The Vanishing Quarter using ring and two playing cards and shell
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets) 428
Al Baker Tri-Coin - The Photographic Coins chosen card appears on piece of paper between two coins, shell
Related toAlso published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions) 589
Bob King Underground Matrix III slits in mat, coins vanish and jumbo coin appears as climax
 		2003 New Magician Foolers 14
Reed McClintock New World Chink-a-Chink four coins move in four different positions in one hand
 		2003 Knuckle Busters Vol. 4 4
Arturo de Ascanio Monedas a Través de las Mesa a una Mano one handed coins through table, with four coins a coin box and a glass
Also published here 2003 La Magia Española del Siglo XX 144
Al Baker The Photographic Coins chosen card appears on piece of paper between two coins, shell
Also published here Feb. 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2) 51
Earl Nelson Pretty Good Coins Across four coins one by one
Also published here 2003 Variations Revisited 77
Justin Hanes Sharper Image three silver dollars change into poker chips (or other coins) one by one, in-the-hands
 		2004 Mystery Engineering 2
Dave Campbell Observation Test penny, half dollar and Chinese coin, routine with set and handkerchief, shell and double-faced coin
Inspired by
  • "The Chinese Bit" (Fred Lowe, marketed)
 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 379
Wayne Dobson Unique Prediction three coins on table, one card chosen, outcome predicted, "Free Will"
Related to
  • "Physiological Coin" (Peter Nardi)
 2004 Dobson's Choice 3 16
Curtis Kam The Twenty One Cent Murder Mystery presentation for 21 cent trick
Also published here 2004 Dangerous Notions 38
Al Schneider Three Halves Through
  • The Schneider Technique
three coins under glass through table, glass through table as a kicker
Also published here Mar. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3) 18
Joshua Jay Three-coin Vanish Vanishing three coins with flipper, expanded shell and watch holdout
Inspired by
  • "Squeezed Away" (Troy Hooser, Destroyers, 2001)
Related to 		2005 Sleight of Hand and a Twist of Fate 56
Bob White Copper and Silver Transposition
  • White's Comments
Variations 2005 It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition) 57
Eric DeCamps Copper and Silver Transposition Handling
Inspired by 2005 It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition) 58
Bob Ostin With Thanks To Jennings shell, last coin in spectator's hand
Inspired byRelated to 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 30
Rick Merrill Three Change three silver coins are produced, they change to international coins and back
Inspired by
  • "Ex-Troy-dinary" (Troy Hooser, DesTROYers, 2001)
 Feb. 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1) 20
Unknown Spellbound with Shell silent addition
 		May 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2) 28
David Neighbors Tabled Spellbound with shell
 		May 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2) 30
Eric Jones Flash Coins Re-Lit three coins appear in fire flashes, the vanish again with lighter and reappear in purse
Inspired by
  • "Flash Coins" (Chad Long's Magic Video, 1997)
 Nov. 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4) 22
David Neighbors Clear Up Through three coins travel up through a clear glass table one by one
 		Nov. 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. Annual 2005) 9
Michael Powers Ten To One with visible transformation on spectator's hand, magnetic shell
 		2006 Power Plays 179
Michael Powers Captain Hook three coins
Inspired by 2006 Power Plays 200
Michael Powers Minimalist Matrix international with dime, penny, nickel and quarter, two shells
 		2006 Power Plays 204
Nathan Kranzo Progressive Wild Coin half dollar produced, then copper coin produced and half dollar changes to copper, then Chinese coins produced and earlier two coins change to Chinese, edge grip
 		Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 21
Everett Chapman A Misrepresentation of Vision one coin sequence, it then becomes three coins that vanish, they are found in previously empty purse
 		Feb. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1) 26
David Neighbors Silver-Brass Expo three silver coins placed in one hand, three Chinese coins are changed to silver one by one with one hand, in the hand are now the Chinese coins
 		May 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2) 34
Danny Archer Money Talks Back three coins appear and vanish with wand
Inspired by Dec. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. Annual 2006) 24
Scott Robinson The Da Vinci Coin three silver coins change to Chinese one by one
 		2006 East Coast Super Session 29
Dan Lewis Merlin's Matchbox half-dollar on table covered with matchbox, match lighted, half-dollar changes to quarter and another quarter is in box
Inspired by 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 145
Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items, sliding shell, Werry's Matchbox Illusion
Related to 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 209
Toshio Yamauchi Glass Menagerie
  • Part I: Coin Through Spectator's Fist and Glass
  • Part II: Coin Through Glass onto Spectator's Palm
  • Part III: Another Coin Through Glass onto Spectator's Palm
  • Part IV: The Shrinking Coin Purse (coins inside shrink as well)
 		Oct. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10) 92
Eric Jones Impossible Coins Across four coins produced one by one, they travel from hand to hand with help of spectator
  • The Production Sequence
  • The Coins Across Sequence
 		Oct. 2007 Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3) 36
Robert Bengel Stack with Shell in Spectator's Hand stack with shell on top placed into spectator's hand, top coin (really shell) removed by spectator
 		Oct. 2007 Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3) 39
Unknown Shell Vanish one of two coins picked up
 		2007 Abyss 11
Robert E. Neale Thirty Two pennies and a dime, dime vanishes completely while telling ghost story
 		2008 This Is Not a Book 390
Karl Fulves Slot + Shell shelled coin in slot box
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 246
David Regal A Lesson in Larceny with Slippery Sam shell
 		June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 56
Paco Rodas Tres monedas viajantes three coins, one through table, one from hand to hand and one travels into spectator's hand
 		2008 El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 3) 6