Number-Reading

118 entries in Bill / Number-Reading
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown 2. Experimente mit Banknoten medium divines denomination and number of bill, explanation in reference
Related to Mar. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 3) 41
Unknown Erklärung explanation of bill divination code
Related to Apr. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 4) 54
Al Baker Al Baker's Pet Hat Trick hat as a utility prop to exchange billets or other things
Also published here 1933 Al Baker's Book 12
Theodore Annemann, Charles Peet A Mentalist with Money marked bill is divined among others and its number as well
Also published here 1936 The Jinx (Issue 27) 168
Theodore Annemann Serial Number Divination number is divined by medium, in random order
Related to 1937 "En Rapport" 10
Theodore Annemann Mental Dollars three bills folded and put in handkerchief, one is selected and the serial number is divined, the Accessory
 		1939 The Incorporated Strange Secrets 10
Henry Hardin Mystic Perception divined whether serial number on dollar bill is odd or even
Also published here 1940 The Jinx (Issue 97) 596
Dr. Richard Rowe Three Cards and a Bank Note (Bill) three selections & borrowed bill sealed in four envelopes, performer names card and serial number, all vanish and reappear in middle of deck, bill wrapped around the three cards, duplicates
 		1940 More Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 43
Dave Price, Unknown Naming the Date on a Borrowed Bill bills had certain years on them
 		1941 After the Dessert 5
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
 		1941 After the Dessert 6
Clyde Cairy Hoomdangs result of some calculations with the serial number of a chosen bill, appear on slates
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 30) 123
Tom Osborne Instant Number Memorization how to quickly memorize serial number
 		1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 134
Theodore Annemann Controlled Currency two bills placed inside envelopes, serial number reading and other travels into box
 		1944 Practical Mental Effects 235
Theodore Annemann, Charles Peet A Mentalist With Money marked bill is divined among others and its number as well
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 238
Henry Hardin Mystic Perception divined whether serial number on dollar bill is odd or even
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 240
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Impromptu Bill Reading
1945 My Best 163
Ronald B. Edwards Numerology with prepared stage money
 		1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 79) 320
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley A Chance in a Billion bill put in a glass and covered with handkerchief
 		1947 Gems of Mental Magic 41
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley New Bills for Old ten serial numbers are noted on a blackboard, performer is blindfolded and can call out all the numbers
 		1947 Gems of Mental Magic 44
Bob Somerfeld Serial Number Prediction
1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 152) 618
Unknown Reading the Number on a Borrowed Dollar Bill using double envelope
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 178
Al Baker Bill-Epathy using Baker Billet Switch
Also published here 1949 Mental Magic 6
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dr. Stanley Jaks Daley's Device bill switch while putting it in envelope
Also published here 1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 217) 866
Gene "Phantini" Grant Challenge Dollar Bill Test bill in envelope and between slates, still performer divines serial number
 		1955 Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets 10
Dr. Jacob Daley Device bill switch while putting it in envelope
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 213
Royal Vale Heath Heath's Bill Trick Serial number divination, very mathematical
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 52
Tony Corinda (5) The Bartender's Nightmare! divination of a serial number, blindfolded
 		1958 Blindfolds & X-Ray Eyes 150
Dr. Spencer Thornton Other Thorntonism Ideas for a serial number divination, switching playing cards and appearance of a message
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 2
Eric Mason (12) The Star Trap Billet Switch (Eric Mason) spectator throws rolled up bill to performer, who divines the serial number, with star trap towel holder gimmick, bill accidentally dropped
 		1959 Billets 181
Dr. Spencer Thornton Serial Number Telepathy one of five collected bills is selected and the serial number divined
 		1959 More Miracles in Mentalism 12
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dr. Stanley Jaks Einfacher Zettelaustausch bill switch while putting it in envelope
Also published here 1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 1) 786
Corvello Mentalism in Numbers three bills folded and put in a handkerchief
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 68
The Amazing Maurice A Spectator Performs Telepathy spectator divines number from a bill by looking into a glass of water
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 19
George B. Anderson Ultimate Dollar Bill Divination spectator divines serial number of Dollar bill
 		1968 You, Too, Can Read Minds 36
Lou Borin Mind vs. Money ten bills borrowed, performer reveals serial numbers behind back, see p. 246 for further references & p. 258 for Evan Shanahan playing card adaption
Also published here Feb. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 4) 237
Alfred Zorn The X-Ray Match-Box bill is folded and cicled with rubber band then put in matchbox, serial number reading
 		1969 Entertaining Mental Miracles 7
Alan Shaxon The Banknote in Walnut bill in walnut in egg in lemon, serial number divination to start
Inspired by 1970 My Kind of Magic 37
Jack Kent Tillar The Third Eye signed bill
 		1970 Magick (Issue 5) 21
Marshall Weinstein In Mind's Eye! using a Hoy stick
Related to 1971 Magick (Issue 29) 143
Paul Siegel Money Madness any bill put in envelope, performer reveal serial number
 		1972 Doorway to Delusion 17
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Telep-a-Bill handkerchief switch
 		1973 Magick (Issue 81) 403
Amedeo Vacca Budapest Switch featuring switch of crumpled bill with handkerchief, tabled
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 93
Fredric Broder Charitable Chicanery serial number reading in context of a charity event
 		1974 Magick (Issue 103) 512
Nathan Stark The Bill of Belphegor bill folded and put under rubber band of a banded stack of index cards
 		1975 Magick (Issue 120) 597
Tieneblas Eye Level with pad
 		1975 Magick (Issue 129) 642
Orville Wayne Meyer The Pineal Senses playing card, serial number of bill and a name are divined, clever pre-show handling
 		1976 Magick (Issue 144) 717
Paul Rylander Psi Traveler... Revisited follow up for Psi Traveler, serial number divination
Related to 1976 Magick (Issue 157) 782
Al Mann The Legal Tenders serial number is divined, with Abyss envelope
 		1977 The Sibylline Messages 8
Erwin Schussel Sonic Sight spectator seals bill in envelope before the show
 		1977 Magick (Issue 194) 969
John Cornelius "Nor Eyes to See With" Revisited denomination and serial number of bill read that is given behind back
Inspired byAlso published here 1977 Innovative Magic No. 2 15
Robert Cassidy A 35mm Triple Test die, ESP card and bill are placed into three film cans, number, symbol and serial number are divined
 		1977 Pseudo-Mentally Yours 11
Harry Lorayne The Larger the Bill spectator reverses one of four bills and eliminates one by one after given instructions and will end up with the reversed one, with optional serial reading
Inspired by 1977 The Magic Book 231
Francis Carlyle The Blindfold Act
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 129
John Cornelius Read Out denomination and serial number of bill read that is given behind back
Related toAlso published here 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 11) 1165
Jack Bridwell Bill Changer switch behind card, with paperclip
 		1978 Magick (Issue 198) 988
Roy Miller Divine Power number is generated with calculator, it turns out to be the serial number of chosen bill from audience member, with bulldog clip on stick
 		1978 Magick (Issue 207) 1031
George Kemp, Nita Kemp PK: By the Numbers bill in glass moves, then with aid of spectator part of serial number is divined
 		1978 Magick (Issue 213) 1061
Larry Becker Ultraffinity folded bill in one of several matchboxes is found by performer, then serial number is divined
Variations 1978 World of Super Mentalism 91
Neal Rider Planned Failures after failing at a routine, serial number of bill is revealed
 		1979 Magick (Issue 222) 1109
Karrell Fox Forward and Sdrawkcab bit of business for bill serial number reading
 		1979 Another Book 139
Larry Becker Ultraffinity Revisited folded bill in one of several matchboxes is found by performer, then serial number is divined, different boxes
Inspired by 1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 54
Roy Johnson Third Dimensional borrowed bill in envelope, number divined
Related to 1979 Final Call 40
George B. Anderson Serial Number Divination serial number of folded bill is divined with pendulum, switch
 		1980 The Magic Pendulum 24
Jules Lenier Sneak Preview one of four bills is selected, using a Himber wallet
 		1980 Magick (Issue 254) 1269
Robert Priest Orobas Factor before the show spectator buys a magazine and seals a bill in an envelope, magazine test and serial number reading, himber wallet
 		1980 Magick (Issue 265) 1321
Hanussen Numystic Eye serial number divination with five bills, in paper bag
 		1980 Magick (Issue 271) 1353
Gene "Phantini" Grant Supreme Psychometry pseudo psychometry, different objects in envelopes, serial number divination of a bill
 		1981 Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 71
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Scott David idea for Serial number reading
 		1981 Magick (Issue 288) 1440
David Avadon, Sid Fleischman One Man Telephone Trick prediction of serial number on answering machine of telephone
 		1981 Magick (Issue 290) 1449
Barrie Richardson Dollar Divination using bill switch
VariationsAlso published here Aug. 1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5) 1034
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson "Bill Divination" several bills in a bowl, one is selected and number divined
 		1982 A Boon for All Seasons 37
Rev. John "Jack" Keenan Ripper Amok number divination of a bill and prediction with a office spike
 		1982 Of Gifts and Talents 10
Karroll Priest Z divination of the banks who printed the US-bills, sticker to cover the names
 		Apr. 1982 Magick (Issue 305) 1522
Nathan Stark Test-a-Money using number cards, switch
 		Aug. 1982 Magick (Issue 309) 153
Unknown Serial Secret No. 88, how to really memorize the serial number of a bill quickly
Related to 1983 Self-Working Number Magic 115
Basil Horwitz Challenge Bank Note Mindreading several bills are collected and sealed in envelopes, spectator choses one and serial number is divined
VariationsAlso published here 1984 The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 2 57
David Lederman Darkness at Noon divination of year and serial number of bill
 		Mar. 1985 Magick (Issue 349) 1741
Marvyn Roy Omega-Four...One-Man Mental Act routine with four phases
  • named card is written on blank card in the deck
  • number divination, then signed bill travels to sealed card case
  • selected cards are named, memory stunt
  • spectator looks at ping pong ball and names a card, card appears inside case
Inspired by Sep. 1985 Magick (Issue 357) 1781
Karl Fulves Mind vs. Money No. 10, five bills borrowed, performer reveals serial numbers blindfolded or behind back
Also published here 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 21
C. James Rainho Dimension X number reading, special index card to switch bills and billets, with paperclip
 		June 1986 Magick (Issue 372) 1859
Karrell Fox "Clipswitch" switch with paper clip
 		1988 My Latest Book 19
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Point Blank with large pushpin, switch
 		July 1989 Magick (Issue 425) 2124
Mike Millet Nines performer hands out stack of bills, one is selected and spectator names serial number but skips a digit, number is divined by performer
 		Mar. 1990 Magick (Issue 436) 2180
Rudy T. Hunter Gimlet number is revealed using a Ouija board
 		Sep. 1990 Magick (Issue 445) 2223
Tony Johnson Bill Fold three bills folded, numbers divined
 		July 1991 Magick (Issue 457) 2285
Basil Horwitz Der Geldschein-Hellseher several bills are collected and sealed in envelopes, spectator choses one and serial number is divined
Also published here Jan. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1) 28
Larry Becker, Lee Earle Divination bill placed inside Becker Coin Purse, with idea by Lee Earle
 		1992 Stunners! 358
Ted Lesley Serial Killer using the Teleport Envelope
 		1994 Paramiracles 191
Karl Fulves By George, He Got It! No. 53, quarter folded into bill by spectator, date of coin and serial number of bill divined by performer behind back
 		1995 Easy Magic 75
Paul Harris Bat Fishing borrowed dollar bill, eight cards selected, their values are serial number of bill
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue New Stuff) 37
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Bill-Z-Better! bill in glass covered with handkerchief
Inspired by
  • Steve Shaw's "Bill-Z-Better" in "Magick"
 1996 Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 8) 121
Alain Nu Double Delight drawing on business card and Dollar bill are placed inside Bendix Bombshell wallet, drawing and serial number are divined
 		1996 Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 2) 183
Harry Lorayne Money Talks two $1 and one $5 bills put in envelopes that are mixed, performer divines which is which and the serial number of one bill, switch with Himber Wallet
 		1998 The Himber Wallet Book 15
Gary Lee Williams Bill Divin(Ation)
1998 The Himber Wallet Book 119
Barrie Richardson Dollar Divination bill switch, with full presentation
Also published here 1999 Theater of the Mind 16
Kenton Knepper Scrying in Your Wine using a mug or a bottle
 		May 2000 Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 3) 2040
Paul Curry Payoff bill folded and put in envelope, serial number is divined, first published in "Something Borrowed, Something New", 1941
 		2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 159
John Cornelius MoneyTalk denomination and serial number of bill read that is given behind back
Also published here 2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 113
Al Baker Al Baker's Pet Hat Trick hat as a utility prop to exchange billets or other things
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book) 77
Al Baker Bill-Epathy using Baker Billet Switch
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 283
Al Baker Dollar Bill Trick
2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 710
Neil Tobin, Larry Becker, Ted Lesley The Big Game bill is located among several envelopes and serial number is divined, using the Teleport Envelope
Inspired by 2003 2003 U.S. Master Class Notes 23
Robert Cassidy Black and White, and Red All Over spectator's bill in envelope, bill found in remaining envelope while other were burnt, serial number divination as climax
 		2004 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy 124
Chuck Hickok Suggestions for "Dollar Divination" presentational points on the Richardson routine
Inspired by 2005 Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two 125
Barrie Richardson, David Hoy Dr. Faust Does a Miracle description of a performance of David Hoy with possible method reconstruction, reading of letter in serial number for three spectators, then full serial
 		2005 Act Two 121
Darwin Ortiz Note Under Cup Finale discussion and number reading ending
Inspired by 2006 Designing Miracles 114
Neil Tobin Reserved several bills are collected and redistributed, one of them divined
 		Jan. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 1) 24
Oliver Meech Secret Service Load Performer divines serial number of a bill inside the spectator's wallet. The bill is never taken out of the wallet during the reading.
 		2009 The Plot Thickens 72
Robert Cassidy Five Canisters and a Bill five film canisters, in one is a bill in the other are rolled up pieces of paper, performer locates canister with bill, serial number divination as climax
 		2013 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals 38
Alexander de Cova Der Reverse Take unusual thumb-tip transfer principle
  • Als Austausch
Also published here Dec. 2013 New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 13) 432
Alexander de Cova Die Geldscheinnummer reverse take switch application
Also published here Dec. 2013 New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 13) 434
Alexander de Cova The Serial Number Divination reverse take switch application
Also published here Apr. 2014 Scrapbook (Issue 9) 56
Karl Fulves Note 1 memory
 		2015 The Lowdown (Issue 1) 22
Alexander de Cova Die Seriennummer
2017 Arbeitsbuch Daumenspitze 74
Josh Janousky Billuminati magician can divine which Federal Reserve printed the bill despite bill being folded up
 		July 2019 Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2)) 140
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Intra-Sensory Perception testing five senses by divining the following things
  • number of cut of cards with blank deck
  • date of birth
  • what spectator had for breakfast
  • occupation of spectator
  • serial number of bill
 		2020 Parlour Tricks 111
Mike Pisciotta, Manuel Llaser Ideas for using The Devil's Lunch Sack
  • Lunch 1
  • Lunch 2
  • Map
  • Music
  • Book Test
  • Magazine Test
  • Cards
  • Money
  • Drawing Duplication
 		2020 As Above, So Below 7
Roberto Mansilla A Finale for Multiple Location
  • Artifices
the eight selections make up the serial number of a bill that is used as a bet
  • With a Borrowed Bill
 		Dec. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 12) 46