Stealing Coin out of Hand

92 entries in Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Stealing Coin out of Hand
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Pass 9 (The "Jerk-Back" Palm) coin touches left palm and secretly jumps back in other hand
Related to
Variations
 1890
More Magic
139
Louis F. Christianer Two Coin Moves
  • coin placed on fist, hand waved over it, it changes (sleeve clean-up)
  • coin sleeving from left fist as right hand rubs it
 		1923
Selected Tricks
14
Harry Valcarte* Top Notch Vanish
1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
27
Harry Valcarte* Spectre Vanish
1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
27
Harry Valcarte* The Startler Vanish coin stolen into back palm of other hand
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
28
Harry Valcarte* Natural Drop coin is dropped into other hand
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
29
Harry Valcarte* The Super Lift
1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
34
Harry Valcarte* The Laets Steal
1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
35
Eddie Joseph The Hurdle Vanish coin on left fingertips, right hand hits hand and coin jumps on left palm, hand closes and coin vanishes
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
7
Eddie Joseph The Pulsation Vanish left hand closes, coin secretly at end of fingers, dragged out with right hand towards wrist
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
8
Eddie Joseph The Backer Vanish coin secretly tossed back to other hand as body moves back
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
9
Eddie Joseph The Elbow Grease Vanish as coin is rubbed against elbow, it is secretly tossed in other hand which then leaves it behind collar
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
18
William D. Forest A Coin Vanish
Related to
 Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
145
Coin Steal heel clip steal
 		Aug. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 157)
632
The Bounce Vanish from one to five coins, coins bounce back into tossing hand, optional sleeving
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1948
Principles and Deceptions
52
Arthur H. Buckley The Steal coins in hand, one stolen from heel of hand with other hand, done five times in a row
Related to
Variations
 1948
Principles and Deceptions
84
Cardini The Steal coins in hand, one stolen from heel of hand with other hand, done five times in a row
Related to
 1948
Principles and Deceptions
92
Harry Lorayne "Jerk-Back" Palm Improved coin touches left palm and secretly jumps into sleeve
Inspired by
Related to
 Aug. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 3)
571
Bill Simon Coin Vanish
Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Bill Simon Gone steal to other hand, with reference to produce a coin from spectator's ear
Also published here
Variations
 1952
Modern Coin Magic
32
Eddie Joseph Heads or Tails? while doing heads or tails, coin disappears
 		1952
Tricks for Informal Occasions
2
The Vanish
1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
51
Jerry Andrus Coin Vanish and Return coin stolen out of left fist and loaded back in
 		1957
Up Close with Andrus
7
Jerry Andrus Roll, Up Your Sleeve coin rolls into sleeve on table
 		1957
Up Close with Andrus
8
Jerry Andrus Manipulative Vanish
1957
Up Close with Andrus
8
Jerry Andrus Coin Steal from heel clip, two handlings
 		1964
Nameless Notes
2
Utilitarian Coin Move
1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
155
Eddie Joseph The Back Hand Smack coin tossed up and then slapped on back of left hand as for a coin toss, vanishes there
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
109
David Roth An Amazing Coin Vanish coin dropped into other hand
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
267
David Roth Another Amazing Coin Vanish coin stolen, then put on back of hand
Related to
 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
269
Jerry Andrus A Coin Move coin held openly between thumb and first finger, other fingers straighten to cover it, coin lapped or dropped in other hand
 		1973
Five Dollar Trix
34
Joel Moskowitz Gypsy Coin coin vanishes and reappears in hand
 		Oct. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 12)
811
Patrick Page Another Coin Vanish coin drops, after being picked up it vanishes
 		1974
Tricks with Coins
22
Harvey Rosenthal* Misdirection Vanish sleeving from closed hand
 		1976
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #1)
883
Karl Fulves* Fulves Coin Steal "Loads/Palms/Steals"
 		1976
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #3)
904
Harvey Rosenthal* The 1955 Routine hand steal
 		1976
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #3)
911
Changeover Palm I
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
150
Changeover Palm II
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
151
Hand Steal steal with second and third finger
 		1979
Das Rainer Teschner Seminar 79
11
Jerry Andrus Coin Steal
1980
Visual Inspirations
7
Clip Steal
1982
Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique
82
Ross Bertram B.U.D. Bertram Utility Drop, coin dropped Wand Spin type
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
36
Eric DeCamps Coin Vanish stolen out of fist when brushing a card over hand
 		1985
The Magic of Eric DeCamps
7
Larry Jennings The Heel Steal
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
89
Larry Jennings The Wave Vanish heel clip handling
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
174
David Regal Mental Attitude coin secretly drops into other hand, angly for one spectator
 		Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1527
Procedures for the Vanish of the Coin several methods including lapping, false transfer, cuff, sleeving, ...
 		1988
The Magic Way
25
Shigeo Takagi Coin Vanish with Card coin stolen out of hand under card
Also published here
 1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
62
Heel Clip Steal
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
260
David Harkey Hand Ditch Vanish dropping item into other hand, like lapping without lap
 		1991
Simply Harkey
89
David Harkey Flyby Principle coin secretly dropped into other hand during gesture
 		1991
Simply Harkey
239
Heel Clip Steal
1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Hiroyuki Sakai The Vanish Which Elevates Tenkai coin put in hand, other hand waves over it, hand shown empty, transfer from Tenkai pinch to fourth finger to other hand
Also published here
Related to
 Apr. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 8)
50
Shigeo Takagi Coin Vanish with Card coin stolen out of hand under card
Also published here
 Dec. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 4)
59
Push Steal coin is pushed in fist and stolen back
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
284
Jerry Mentzer Coin Vanish - Handwash Sequence
1994
Close-Up File
174
Harry Riser Crossed-Hands Vanish using rear thumb clip
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
183
Pablo Domenèch Un Juego con una Moneda coin vanishes and appears again
 		1996
La Magia de Pablo Domènech
133
Doug Conn Four-Bits Bounce Bit half dollar tossed in hand, it changed into two quarters
Inspired by
 May 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 9)
62
Milton Kort, Dave Hertzberg In-the-Well Steal Handling
Also published here
  • Magic & Spells Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 4, 1972
Related to
 1999
Kort
184
Michael Rubinstein Retention Open-Palm Steal coin starts out on palm and is stolen with other hand during closing
Also published here
 Apr. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 8)
70
Bounce Vanish coin bounces back into tossing hand
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Oct. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 2)
79
Thomas Fraps Deep BackClip Heel Steal
Aug. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 8)
67
Aaron Fisher De Manche Dissolve coin vanish with De Manche palm
 		June 2000
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 10)
72
Steve Beam Pocket Change coin put in hand, pencil pushed through hand, coin gone, ditch into breast pocket
 		June 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 10)
82
Shigeo Takagi Coin Vanish with Card card stolen out of hand when fist is stroked with card
 		July 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 11)
70
Wrist Grab Transfer
July 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 11)
70
Bill Simon Gone steal to other hand, with reference to produce a coin from spectator's ear
Also published here
Variations
 2003
Bar None
10
Thumb Palm Steal of stack
 		2006
East Coast Super Session
36
Miguel Ángel Gea Falso depósito psicológico con robo
2009
Esencias
158
Miguel Ángel Gea Un concepto técnico - El enmangue de la moneda que no desaparece (o la desaparición de la moneda que no se enmanga) technical concept for coin vanish, coin in each hand, one is vanished
 		2009
Esencias
174
Howard Schwarzman Coin Vanish
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1968
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
117
Jay Sankey Merlin Vanish back thumb palm
Also published here
  • Revolutionary Coin Magic 2.0 DVD, 2008
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
324
Jay Sankey Newton Drop coin secretly dropped into other hand held at the bottom of the elbow
Also published here
  • Revolutionary Coin Magic DVD, 2001
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
326
Jay Sankey Chien Ping Han reverse Han Ping Chien maneuver, as vanish
Also published here
  • Revolutionary Coin Magic DVD, 2001
Related to
  • Revolutionary Coin Magic 2.0 DVD, 2008
    • also in: Wave Load (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1, 2012)
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1271
Tony Clark The TC Pivot Vanish coin apparently crushed, secretly drops in other hand, jumbo coin
 		2013
The Magic Apple Live!
13
Alexander de Cova Bill Simons Münzenverschwinden coin put in one hand, a small coin placed on fist, coin inside hand vanishes
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Bill Simon coin vanish in The Gen
 June 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 19)
650
Kainoa Harbottle The Push-Through Steal coins placed in left hand, stolen to right hand into curl palm
Inspired by
 Nov. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 11)
27
Alexander de Cova Bill Simon Vanish coin put in one hand, a small coin placed on fist, coin inside hand vanishes
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Bill Simon coin vanish in The Gen
 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
199
Bill Simon, Benjamin Earl Gone Steal Handling
Also published here
Inspired by
 2016
This is not a Box
23
Geoffrey Latta Double Feint Vanish mimicking a Ramsay steal
 		2017
The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins
299
Hand-to-hand transfer coins from left heel grip to right thumb palm
 		2018
Pure Imagination
113
Giancarlo Scalia Desaparición de la Ultima Moneda coin vanish, seated
 		2019
Punto Cero.1
5
Danny Goldsmith The Autumn Vanish coin openly dropped on right fingers, stolen/dropped back
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
202
John Carney, John Ramsay Steal Vanish
2020
Sleights & Insights
195
Michael Rubinstein The R.O.P.S. Move - Retention Open Palm Steal coin starts out on palm and is stolen with other hand during closing
Also published here
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
3
Michael Rubinstein Pointing Heel-Clip Steal
Inspired by
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
179
John Carney, John Ramsay Stack Steal
2021
Suite for Coins & Handkerchief
18
Wrist Transfer Steal
Feb. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 2)
68
Hand Steal
2022
Studies in Deception
180
Michael Rubinstein Drop Transfer coin dropped from hand to hand lapping-style in choreographed movement
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
988
Bill Simon, Benjamin Earl Gone Steal Handling brief
Also published here
Inspired by
 2025
Clair Obscur
64