62 entries in Bill / Short Changing
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dai Vernon The Short Change with the Long Green using glued bills
VariationsAlso published here 1938 779
George Starke Hornswoggled bills change total value several times
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1944 85
George Starke Hornswoggled bills change total value several times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1945 189
George Starke Hornswoggled - The Smash Finish different ending
Related to Apr. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 11)
111
Hans "Severus" Ernst Zauberkünstler sind kurios aber short changing routine, with T-fold bill gimmick
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 2&3)
11
Ricki Dunn IOU $1.00 spectator's Dollar bill is folded and he holds it, when he opens it up again he holds a paper with "IOU $1.00" written on it, pickpocket presentation
Also published here May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 306)
21
Bruce Elliott The Rip one of five bills vanishes, practical manipulative method
Also published here 1956 59
Bruce Elliott The Fold-Around one of five bills vanishes, folding method
1956 61
Bruce Elliott The Rip one of five bills vanishes, practical manipulative method
Also published here Feb. 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 336)
152
Dai Vernon Short Change With Long Green using glued bills
Also published here 1962 49
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Buckaroo false-count routine with four bills and Elmsley Count
1968 23
Norman Houghton Money Count Gag gag when getting money in bank
Also published here Feb. 1972 484
Dai Vernon Vernon's Bill Steal No. 68
Also published here 1972 20
The Lira Swindle bar bet, short-change type swindle
1974 93
Lawrence Nudelman A Snappy Money Effect a five-dollar bill vanishes from among three one-dollar bills
1975-1978 ca. 2
Lawrence Nudelman Bank Teller bills glues at short ends
Related to 1975-1978 ca. 5
Norman Houghton Ein Zauberer mit Mut gag when getting money in bank
Also published here 1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 1)
7
Gene Castillon Coinswoggled coin production climax
June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
209
Ricki Dunn Der Meisterdieb spectator's Dollar bill is folded and he holds it, when he opens it up again he holds a paper with "IOU $1.00" written on it, pickpocket presentation
Also published here Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
107
George Schindler Der geprellte Zuschauer two different cigarettes wrapped in different bills transpose, as short-changing sucker gag
June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
71
John Mueller Bill Steal
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
807
Robert E. Neale The Con Artist No. 71, shortchange routine with wallet folded from paper, bills change into worthless paper
Also published here 1985 123
Robert E. Neale The Con Artist shortchange routine with wallet folded from paper, bills change into worthless paper
Also published here 1985 5
Karl Fulves Short Count three bills counted out of wallet, only two remain
Variations 1985 43
Paul Cummins Short Sheeted short changing routine, palming bills in gambler's cop
1986 131
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm - Short-A-Bill using Elmsley Count with dollar bills
July 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 7)
1231
Ray Grismer Shorty! five one-dollar bills and one five-dollar bill, a one-dollar bill vanishes and reappears, then the five-dollar bill vanishes
  • The Gimmick (two bills glues at short ends)
  • Making the Set with Real Bills
  • A Special Note to Foreign Magicians
  • Preparation
  • Performance and Patter
  • Simplified Handling
  • Notes and Comments
Related to 1987 1
Jeff Busby History and Background credit information on ill short change routines
1987 2
Dai Vernon Folding Money
Also published here 1989 149
Karl Fulves Cop a Bill four bills become 3, featuring palm-off
1989 13
Karl Fulves Cop Notes bill palm notes for previous trick
1989 15
Karl Fulves Transcam
1989 16
Karl Fulves Bunco Bills
Also published here 1989 17
Karl Fulves Cop a Bill II featuring palm-off with bill folded in quarters
1989 21
Karl Fulves Shortchange Trick chapter intro
1989 93
Karl Fulves Bunco Bills No. 70
Also published here 1989 93
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe, Karl Fulves Shortchanged No. 71, removing bills from spectator's pocket apparently
1989 95
Karl Fulves Bamboozled No. 72, with glued bill flap gaff
Inspired by 1989 97
Karl Fulves Short Change Wallet Z-fold wallet with money clip, short-change routine
Related to 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 3)
25
Karl Fulves Fixed Bets with shortchange description
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 7)
84
Get the Cash method of stealing money from sealed envelope
Also published here
  • "Spycatcher" (Peter Wright)
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 8)
73
Roger Klause Count Van Klause changing a hundred Dollar bill, spectator only gets eighty
Also published here 1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 3)
2
Michael Close, Larry West A Visit from Rocco using giant bills
Variations 1993 20
Harry Riser Hornswoggled Revisited with gaffed bill
Inspired byVariations 1996 233
Charles McFarland Swoggled And Boggled with gaffed bill
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
72
Jim Steinmeyer The Pickpocket Challenge
  • Conjuring
short-change routine with change bag, bills wrapped up in handkerchief and put in change bag transposes with blank paper bills, change bag credit information
Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
75
George Olson Short-Changed with glued bill gaff
1999 218
Karl Fulves Mrs. Jane Doe check scam
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
37
Ron Bauer Hornswoggled Again! bills change total value several times
Inspired by 2001 2
R. Paul Wilson And Finally... short changing during origami folding
Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
35
Karl Fulves On Short Changing Scams
2002
Charlatan (Issue 7)
84
Eric Mead Bunny Bill Swindle using Bob Neale's bunny bill fold, kids are conned out of 9$ in the process
Also published here 2003 13
Charlie Frye Four As Five Shortchange
  • Eccentricks
counting four bills as five
Feb. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 6)
94
Eric Mead The Bunny-Bill Swindle using Bob Neale's bunny bill fold, kids are conned out of 9$ in the process
Also published here 2006 49
Robert E. Neale Trust Me routine with change and fake explanation
2006 262
Jörg Alexander Weber Geldwechsel counting routine with short change presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 2008 7
Larry West, Michael Close, Christian Scherer, Sveroni Spielschulden / Am Bankschalter with giant bills
Inspired by 2009 32
Walter B. Gibson Cheating on the Payout slit bill that makes bills look like twice as many
Also published here
  • Conjurer's, July 1949
2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
428
Scotty York My Handling of Larry West's "Hornswaggled" Hornswoggled, with jumbo bill variations
Inspired by
  • handling in Linking Ring, Aug. 1980
Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
55
Roger Klause Count Van Klause
  • Magic Man Examiner Vault
Also published here May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
32
Jim Steinmeyer A Short Lesson in Short Change
  • Conjuring

  • Part One, The False Count
  • Part Two, Two Transactions at the Same Time
  • Part Three, Careful Counting
Dec. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 12)
44
Jack Carpenter A New York Minute multi-phase short change routine
2024 70