False Transfers - Take

214 entries in Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Pass 3 fake pick-up
 		1876
Modern Magic
150
Pass 4 (Le Tourniquet) "French Drop"
 		1876
Modern Magic
150
Pass 5 (La Pincette) French Drop from natural grip
 		1876
Modern Magic
151
Das Changieren false transfer, multiple methods with different props
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
139
The French Drop, or Tourniquet
1902
The Modern Conjurer
152
John Northern Hilliard The Hilliard Pass coin ends up in back clip
 		1909
The Art of Magic
245
Louis F. Christianer A Clever Coin Move false transfer with back clip at end of coin roll
 		1923
Selected Tricks
9
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der ertappte Ausreisser french drop
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
16
Laurie Ireland Penny Up the Sleeve back thumb palm vanish and reproduction
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
30
Harry Valcarte Believe It or Not Vanish odd method
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
31
Harry Valcarte Surprise Vanish
1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
32
Jean Hugard The French Drop
1935
Coin Magic
3
Jean Hugard The French Drop - Variation back clipped
 		1935
Coin Magic
4
Jean Hugard The Pinch french drop variation
 		1935
Coin Magic
4
Jean Hugard The Pick Up false take from palm
 		1935
Coin Magic
5
Dime and Half Dollar Vanish half dollar vanishes
 		1935
Coin Magic
25
Modification of the French Drop sleeving while doing a french drop
 		1935
Coin Magic
49
John Ramsay Slow Motion Vanish with cigarette
 		1935
Coin Magic
58
John Northern Hilliard Another Hilliard Vanish back palm
 		1938
Greater Magic
669
8 - Lift Up Vanish pick up from left fingers
Related to 1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
72
10 - Le Tourniquet Vanish. (The "French" Vanish)
1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
73
Harlan Tarbell 11 - Tarbell's Improved "French" Vanish
1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
74
Paul LePaul 12 - Le Paul's Improved "French" Vanish
1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
74
French Drop
1942
Bull's-Eye Coin Tricks
16
Eddie Joseph The Wrist Vanish coin on back of left hand, picked up with right hand, secretly slid into sleeve under watch wrist band
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
7
Eddie Joseph The Clip Pass coin ends up clipped at back of first and second finger
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
31
Eddie Joseph A Real Fooler for the Magicians spider grip vanish with thumb back palm
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
42
, Walter B. Gibson "Free" French Drop like spider grip vanish, as a fake french drop, as a switch, pretending to be a master sleever
 		Jan. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 52)
213
Jack Miller Twist It! coin starts flat between first and second fingers
 		Nov. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 96)
390
Jean Hugard Coin Interlude on the french drop
 		Jan. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 8)
96
Arthur H. Buckley The French Drop (Improved)
1948
Principles and Deceptions
86
John Ramsay Coin Vanish
1948
John Ramsay's Cylinder and Coins
17
The French Drop (Le Tourniquet Vanish)
1952
Modern Coin Magic
37
Dr. E. M. Roberts The Reverse French Drop
1952
Modern Coin Magic
38
Bluff Vanish pretending to take a coin from a handful of change
Variations 1952
Modern Coin Magic
59
Franklin M. Chapman Smart Coin Trick coin balanced on finger, other hand takes it, hidden on the back of the hand
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Bat
 1952
Modern Coin Magic
83
Tenkai Ishida False Transfer a bit like a retention vanish perhaps, unclear
Also published here 1953
Six Tricks by Tenkai
12
The French Drop with added touches from Dai Vernon, showing the Vernon Touch
Related to 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
32
Edward Marlo The Spider Vanish
Variations 1957
Coining Magic
8
Jerry Andrus Squeeze Vanish reverse pumpkin seed vanish, coin ends up on fingers of holding hand
 		1957
Up Close with Andrus
7
Jerry Andrus Index Finger Vanish coin balances on first finger of right hand, left hand grabs it, ends up in thumb palm of holding hand
 		1957
Up Close with Andrus
8
Jerry Andrus Roll Vanish
1957
Up Close with Andrus
8
Jerry Andrus Drop Vanish
1957
Up Close with Andrus
8
Nate Leipzig False Transfer
1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
118
Nate Leipzig False Transfer with back palm
 		1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
119
Pumpkin Seed Vanish
1967
Deck-Sterity
84
Derek Dingle, Roy Benson The French Drop
Related to 1971
Dingle's Deceptions with Cards and Coins
51
Stephen Juhaz Shepard, Emile Clifton Juhaz Vanish handful of coins, one is apparently removed and then vanishes
 		1973
Magick (Issue 80)
398
Tenkai Ishida False Transfer a bit like a retention vanish perhaps, unclear
Also published here 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
128
French Drop brief
 		1975
Magia en el Bar
15
Frank Shields Shields' French Drop
1975
Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields
3
Frank Shields Pivot Coin Vanish
1975
Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields
6
Charles T. Jordan A Cleancut Coin Maneuver false transfer with back palm
 		1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
212
Tony Slydini The Fake Take
Related toVariations 1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
26
After the French Drop sleeving clean-up
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
105
Karl Fulves A Coin Swindle marked coin through trouser into pocket, fake pick-up from handful of coin
 		1977
The Magic Book
93
Pumpkin Seed Vanish
July 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 3)
116
The French Drop with two exercises
 		1978
Introduction to Coin Magic
161
Bill Tarr A Casual Vanish retention style
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
126
Paul LePaul Paul Le Paul's French Drop
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
130
Rainer Teschner Nehme-Griffe: a) on the French Drop
 		1979
Das Rainer Teschner Seminar 79
16
Rainer Teschner Nehme-Griffe: b) coin picked up from left fingers
 		1979
Das Rainer Teschner Seminar 79
17
David Harris French Drop Cop
June 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 6)
351
Edward Marlo Marlo's Spider Grip Vanish
1981
CoinMagic
64
David Roth Thumb Palm Spider Grip Vanish
1981
CoinMagic
76
Sol Stone Shirting the Issue complete vanish, coin ditched into shirt between two buttons
 		1981
CoinMagic
249
Edward Marlo Spider Vanish
1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
78
John Carney Fingertip Coin Vanish
Related toAlso published here 1981
Encore II
38
Bluff Vanish pretending to take a coin from a handful of change
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
10
Edward Marlo Spider Vanish brief
 		1981
Babel (Issue 2)
6
John Ramsay Coin Vanish
1981
Bennett's Fourth Book
43
The Tourniquet french drop vanish
 		1981
The Magic of Jimmy Grippo
75
Meir Yedid The French Drop
1982
Close-Up Hallucinations
16
Michael Rubinstein The Back Clip French Drop
Related to
  • Ernie Simon vanish in MUM, May 1975, p. 24
 1982
Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique
13
Michael Rubinstein The Rubinstein Vanish coin starts between first and second fingertip
 		1982
Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique
16
Ross Bertram Fake Pick-Up from Hand coin slid under bigger coin
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
73
Spider Vanish
Nov. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 31)
607
Mike Gallo Pretend Take Vanish brief
 		June 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 6)
929
John V. Hope The French Flop coin through glass featuring French Flop vanish sleight
 		Dec. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 12)
997
Shiv Duggal Loser
Apr. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36)
706
Bluff Vanish apparently taking coin from group, credit information
 		1984
At The Table
31
Michael Skinner Skinner's Spidergrip Vanish
Related to 1985
Expert Coin Magic
14
Edward Marlo Spider Vanish
1985
Monedas Personales
71
Ben Harris P.U.P. - Pick Up Palm
Inspired byAlso published here 1985
Out Of His Mind!
13
Ben Harris Pick-Up-Palm (P.U.P) No. 5
Inspired byAlso published here 1985
Singapore
5
Eric Mason False Backclip Take
1985 ca.
Stuff
101
Larry Jennings French Drop
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
112
Ben Harris Pick Up Palm (P.U.P.)
Also published here 1986
1986 World Lecture Tour Notes
3
Edward Marlo Spider Grip Vanish here with small egg
 		1987
New Wave Close-Up
28
Gary Kurtz Vanish and Reproduction
  • Fingertip Take
Also published here 1988
Accumulations
2
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Take and Change-over
Also published here 1988
Accumulations
4
Bob Kohler Spider Vanish Handling
1989
Without
5
Michael Skinner, Ross Bertram, Edward Marlo Skinner's Spidergrip Vanish
1989
Williamson's Wonders
50
Christoph Borer Coin Vanish
1989
Seminarheft
3
John Carney The Carney Vanish
Also published here 1989
Full Frontal Assault
15
Bob Kohler Spider Vanish Handling
1990
Impossibilia
110
Gary Kurtz Vanish and Reproduction
  • Fingertip Take
Also published here 1990
Coin Magic
23
Gary Kurtz The Fingertip Take and Change-Over
Also published here 1990
Coin Magic
25
Alexander de Cova Coin Vanish complete with body servante
Also published here 1990
Horizons
26
Wesley James WJ Snap Retention Pass Fingertip Retention Pass
 		1990
Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes
28
Gary Ouellet Coin Drops on the French Drop
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
115
Gary Ouellet The French Canadian Drop
1990
Close Up Illusions
117
Gary Ouellet The Revolver French Drop Variation
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
119
Al Schneider The Schneider Retention Drop French Drop Variation
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
121
Mike Gallo The Michael Gallo Drop French Drop Variation
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
121
Gary Ouellet The Ultimate French Drop French Drop Variation
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
123
John Carney Fingertip Coin Vanish
Also published here 1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
38
Bob Kohler Bertram Spider Vanish Handling
1991
Smoke and Mirrors
30
Maurice Rooklyn Coin Vanish coin tossed up and caught with other hand apparently, originally with ball
 		Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
146
Ronnie Ramin Retention Spider Vanish
1991
Strange Happenings
8
Carl Albright The Spinning French Drop
May 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 5)
2070
Eric Wolf Pivotal Pinch with retention of vision
 		June 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 2)
8
Steve Dusheck The Dusheck Drop coin balanced on index finger, other hand apparently takes it
 		1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
64
Tom Stone On the Spider Grip Vanish
Also published here 1993
The Warpsmith's Toolbox
[29]
James Chartier Complete Coin Vanish - and Back coin balanced on finger is grabbed by other hand, balanced on upright back of hand
 		Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2419
Coin Vanish pick up from hand and let it fall again, credited to Jennings with a question mark
 		1994
Fred Kaps' Purse
15
Spider Vanish with thumb palm, brief
 		1994
Working Alone
2
Mike Gallo The Eight-Legged Coin Vanish
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 57)
1086
The Full-Face French Drop
1995
Natural Selections
39
R. Paul Wilson Fingertip Vanish one of two coins taken, or both taken one by one
 		1995
Chaos Theories
18
Jimmy Wilson J. W. Palm without proper credit
 		1995
Aus dem Effeff...
82
French Drop
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
80
Walter B. Gibson Spider Grip Vanish
1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
27
Paul LePaul, Ron Aldrich Horizontal French Drop
1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
116
Tom Stone On the Spider Grip Vanish
Also published here 1997
The One Coin Opener
11
Ueda Pinch-Away Vanish one of several is apparently taken
 		Winter 1998
The Looking Glass (Issue 4)
142
George McBride Spider Grip Vanish Variation
1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
76
False Pick-Up Transfer coin picked up from left fingers
 		1998
Das Manuel Muerte Seminar 1998
13
Slide Back Vanish behind other coins
Also published here 1999
3 Fly III
7
Pivot Vanish
1999
Arempi II
15
Gary Ouellet The French Canadian Drop
1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
168
Spider Vanish
2000
Great Britain 2001
11
R. Paul Wilson French Twist coin spins once before French Drop
 		Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
60
Geoffrey Latta False take from fan of coins coin really slid behind others, brief, uncredited
 		2001
The Ends
[10]
John Carney, John Ramsay False Transfer
2002
The Book of Secrets
108
Mike Gallo Thumb Palm Spider Vanish
2002
Visual Coin Assembly
5
False Pick-Up
2002
Skerries
2
Tony Slydini Fake Take
2003
Collexion
9
Bob Fitch Undropped french drop applications
  • 1. Production of first coin
  • 2. Penetration
  • 3. Transposition
  • 4. Transposition
  • 5. Feint
  • 6. Repeat Production
  • 7. Doubling
  • 8. Doubling no. 2
  • 9. Doubling no. 3
  • 10. Transposition no. 2
  • 11. Vanish and Penetration
  • 12. Final Feint Vanish
 		2003
Mystery School
233
Paul LePaul French Drop Variant
2005
Tubthumping
12
False Take from left fingertips
 		May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
29
Tony Slydini Fake Take
2006
Tangled Web
17
Christoph Borer Coin Vanish
2006
Compilation
39
Andrew Galloway Pick Up Vanish
2006
Diverting Coin Magic
9
Hide Kimoto Lapping without a Lap coin apparently picked up from back of other hand
Also published here Feb. 2006
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 6)
81
Edward Marlo, Walter B. Gibson Spider Vanish
2007
52 Memories
142
Fake Pick-Up
Mar. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 3)
17
Mike Gallo Eight-Legged Spider Vanish
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xxxii
Curtis Kam False Transfers general tips
 		2008
The Pocketbook
33
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi On the French Drop
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
17
Fred Robinson Pick-up Vanish coin drops back into other hand
Related to 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
267
Lennart Green Torniquete Lennart french drop variation
 		2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
213
Tony Slydini La falsa cogida de Slydini
2009
Esencias
155
Miguel Ángel Gea Falso depósito psicológico con robo
2009
Esencias
158
John Ramsay The Ramsay Coin Vanish brief
Also published here
  • "The Ramsay Coin Vanish" in "The Ramsay Legend" 1969.
 2009
Esencias
275
Luis Piedrahita La Falsa Cogida false take among of a coin, among other coins on hand
 		2011
Monedas Y Otras Historias
64
Gary Ouellet French Canadian Drop
2011
More Power to You
100
Roberto Giobbi The Rossini Insight "It's Better to Take Than to Put", on false transfers
 		2012
Confidences
139
False Take from Greater Magic
 		Jan. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 1)
35
Walter B. Gibson Spider Grip Vanish
Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
51
False Take mime taking coin from pile on table, brief
 		2012
Noteworthy
6
Fred Robinson Fred Robinsons Münzverschwinden coin drops back into other hand
Related toAlso published here May 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 6)
20
Alexander de Cova Revolver "Ein natürlich aussehendes Münzverschwinden"
coin vanish, starts by turning coin over between fingers of both hands multiple times
Also published here July 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 8)
27
Alexander de Cova Ein Münzverschwinden complete with body servante
Also published here 2013
Horizons — Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1986
67
Jean Caroly Spider Grip Vanish with a stone
 		2014
Schlaglichter
29
John Ramsay The Ramsay Coin Vanish
2014
Schlaglichter
40
Roberto Giobbi Coin Vanish Actus Interruptus application
 		May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
24
Fred Robinson Robinson Vanish coin drops back into other hand
Related toAlso published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
250
Alexander de Cova Revolver Vanish coin vanish, starts by turning coin over between fingers of both hands multiple times
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
203
Alexander de Cova Der French Drop details on execution
  • Der Drill
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
234
Fred Robinson Pick-up Vanish brief
Related to 2016
Eye Candy
8
Mago Stubi Uptoss-Vanish
2016
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 78 No. 6)
47
Fred Robinson Pick-Up Vanish
2016
Arbeitsbuch Misdirection
92
Vertical Thumb Palm Vanish
2017
Coinlang.
59
Tomoya Horiki Auto Vanish 2 (オート・バニッシュ２) Coin vanish by squeezing it with fingertips
 		2017
Coinlang.
68
Walter B. Gibson Spider Grip Vanish
Related to
  • "Misdirection Drop" (Walter Gibson, The Sphinx, Feb. 1919, p. 239)
 2017
The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins
112
Jamy Ian Swiss On the French Drop detailled discussion
Related to 2017
Preserving Mystery
186
Tomoya Horiki Isolation Vanish Coin held between fingers, seem to "float" and remain isolated as hands move around it (something like contact juggling), then coin vanishes, inspired by Jerry Andrus and Troy Hooser
 		2018
Progress Principle
29
Jeremiah Zuo The Drop Vanish coin held with left forefinger and thumb and apparently taken by right hand
  • The Vanish
  • The Left Hand's Action
  • The Right Hand's Action
  • Other Comments
VariationsAlso published here 2018
Institutes of A Coin Magic Fan
6
Jeremiah Zuo Silent Drop doing the Drop Vanish while secretly holding out another coin
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2018
Institutes of A Coin Magic Fan
16
Luiz Castro Speedy coin vanish, hold-out on sleeve
 		May 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5)
82
Fake take penny sliding behind nickel as it is apparently taken in other hand
 		2018
Pure Imagination
46
Scott Robinson Visual Retentive Vanish can be used as a vanish, switch or change
Inspired by
  • "The Ramsay Coin Vanish" (John Ramsay, The Ramsay Legend, 1975, p. 4)
Also published here 		2018
Pure Imagination
58
Geoffrey Latta, Scott Robinson Latta coin-fan false take with Scott Robinson’s finesse
 		2018
Pure Imagination
108
Coin vanish from deck coin on top of packet is made to vanish, secretly being transferred beneath packet
 		2018
Pure Imagination
159
Geoffrey Latta Coin false take coin slid behind coin fan
 		2018
Pure Imagination
298
Edward Marlo Spider Vanish
2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
75
Alexander de Cova False-Transfer Subtlety
  • Notizen
put vs. take
 		Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
52
Spider Grip Vanish
2019
Veintiséis
173
Fred Robinson Pick-Up Vanish
2020
Magic for BLM
220
Michael Rubinstein Spider Grip Vanish Variation
2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
276
Moritz Mueller Slide of Hand Vanish coin slides into back thumb palm and along back of hand
  • As a Complete Vanish
  • Complete Vanish with Short Sleeves
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
394
Marc DeSouza Spider Vanish Variation nowhere palm
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
407
Roberto Giobbi Practical Examples use of gaze
  • The Eye Onstage
  • Zarrow Shuffle
  • Elmsley Count
  • Coin Vanish
 		2021
Sharing Secrets
41
Benjamin Earl New Theory French Drop
  • The Isolated Take
  • The Isolated Place
  • The Isolated Place & Take
  • A New Motivated Action
 		2021
Inside Out
111
Daryl Martinez Slide Back Vanish
Also published here 2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
116
Moritz Mueller Gedanken zur Falschübergabe
  • Put vs. Take (Puke)
  • Gewicht
    • 1. Der Gesamte Körper
    • 2. Die Arme
    • 3. Die Hände
  • Blick
 		2021
Ransom Notes
32
Geoffrey Latta Pullback Vanish top coin from fan taken into other hand
 		May 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
42
Jeremiah Zuo 1. The Drop Vanish coin held with left forefinger and thumb and apparently taken by right hand
  • The Vanish
  • The Left Hand's Action
  • The Right Hand's Action
  • Other Comments
Also published here Dec. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. Christmas Special)
1
Jeremiah Zuo 7. Silent Drop doing the Drop Vanish while secretly holding out another coin
Also published here Dec. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. Christmas Special)
24
Jeremiah Zuo 8. Silent Drop 2 improved, doing the Drop Vanish while secretly holding out another coin
Inspired by Dec. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. Christmas Special)
26
Sebastian Midtvaage French Spider spider vanish from French Drop position
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
102
Hide Kimoto Lapping without a Lap coin apparently picked up from back of other hand
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
475
Aurelio Paviato About Pointing pointing in vanishes, French Drop example
 		2022
Studies in Deception
155
Edward Marlo Spider Grip Vanish
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
988
John Ramsay The Ramsay Coin Vanish
2024
Mosaic
8
Jean Caroly Spider Grip Vanish with a stone
 		2024
Mosaic
84
Alexander de Cova Revolver coin vanish, starts by turning coin over between fingers of both hands multiple times
Also published here 2025
Sechzig Sechzig
[19]
Eric DeCamps Coin Vanish Number One John Ramsay style vanish
 		2025
Cylinder and Coins Reimagined
14
Eric DeCamps Second Coin Vanish Take Vanish with another coin already palmed
 		2025
Cylinder and Coins Reimagined
23
Eric DeCamps Third Coin Vanish two coins held in both hands, one taken and it vanishes
 		2025
Cylinder and Coins Reimagined
27
Eric DeCamps Fourth Coin Vanish with wand under arm, while palming more coins
 		2025
Cylinder and Coins Reimagined
31
Tim Conover On the Ramsay Vanish coin pivots down
 		2025
Conover — Volume 3: Cylinder & Coins
48
Tim Conover Finger-Palm Fake Take Technique picking up wand as part of choreography
 		2025
Conover — Volume 3: Cylinder & Coins
82