Growing & Shrinking

123 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Andrew Brennan Growing Coin idea of shrinking bill from Linking Ring May 1935
 		Oct. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 13)
62
Tom Sellers Diminishing Coins elaborate gaffs
 		1943
Magical Mixture
10
Ross Bertram 10 to 1 dime is stretched until its a silver dollar
 		Sep. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 237)
946
Edward Marlo Shrinkage in paper fold
 		1957
Coining Magic
12
John Giordmaine The Big Nickel borrowed nickel changes into giant coin
  • An Alternate Effect
Variations 1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
473
Everett Lyda Large Coin Routine jumbo coin ideas
Inspired by 1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
59
Juan Tamariz Inflación Monetaria coin grows by rubbing, hands otherwise empty
Inspired by 1969
Monedas, monedas... (y monedas)
23
Ger Copper Speaking of Money half dollar changes to dollar and back, then to quarter and giant coin
 		1970
Magic from Holland
6
Shell Atterury Penny Ante growing coin and trasnposition, with magnifying glass presentation
 		Aug. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 23)
107
Willie Schneider Penny Inflation small coin transposes with large coin in spectator's hand and grows
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
283
Morty Rudnick Coin-Flation coin is magnified with lense and remains large
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
352
Derek Dingle Two Coppers penny changes to giant penny, back to normal, then to micro penny
Related toVariations July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
135
Horace E. Bennett The Half Crown Affair american penny and half crown in hand, one placed in pocket & travels back, transposition with spectator in which one coin grows
 		1973
Close-up Cavalcade
68
Al Schneider Coin Growth coin grows under handkerchief
 		1975
Al Schneider On Coins
82
Scotty York The Ring and the Penny Test gag, penny is dropped through ring, coin grows when spectator wants to try
 		1975
Coins
16
Karl Norman Change for a Penny transposition between penny and silver dollar, penny in handkerchief where it grows to dollar size, then giant penny
 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
21
Tony Spina Mini Magna Paddle mini penny on paddle changes to normal sized penny and grows when removed
 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
114
Jerry Mentzer Penny - Penny - Who Has the Penny? silver dollar into spectator's hand, penny into his own hand, now performer has dollar and spectator dollar-sized penny
 		1975
Super Cents
3
Jerry Mentzer Heads or Tails? penny grows to dollar-sized penny during heads & tails game
 		1975
Super Cents
6
Jerry Mentzer Inflation Cent penny grows to dollar-sized penny, edge grip
Inspired by 1975
Super Cents
11
Jerry Mentzer Undercover Inflation penny changes to dollar-sized penny with handkerchief cover
 		1975
Super Cents
12
Jerry Mentzer Magnified Coin
  • coin magnified with magnifying glass, it really is bigger afterwards
  • same with a lens without handle
 		1975
Super Cents
14
Jerry Mentzer Switch Penny penny changes to dollar-sized penny with handkerchief cover
 		1975
Super Cents
18
Jerry Mentzer Switch Change penny changes to dime and back, then to dollar-sized penny, with handkerchief
 		1975
Super Cents
19
Roger Divella Standup Inflation penny growing to dollar-sized penny, clean displays
 		1975
Super Cents
23
Will Dexter Cash Match two routines
1.) spectator and magician select a coin, both bearing the same date
2.) chosen coin becomes a jumbo coin, with the same date
 		Jan. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5)
202
Dan Tong Jumbo Coin Routine penny & silver dollar transpose, penny grows to dollar size, then to giant size and back, lapping
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
54
Ross Bertram Ten to One dime becomes silver dollar
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
24
Ken Krenzel, Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Slow Motion III slow motion coin vanish, coin shrink when reproduced
Inspired by 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 3)
1094
John F. Mendoza Sitting Spellbound II dollar changes to jumbo coin, several more changes
Inspired by
  • "Sitting Spellbound" (John Mendoza Lecture Notes)
 1978
The Book of John
65
Scott Weiser, John Cornelius Wave Change Metamorphosis Change variation, also as transformation to Jumbo Coin
 		Feb. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 2)
166
Allan Hayden Jumbo Coin Jumbo coin to jumbo coin
Variations June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
212
Bernard Bilis The Growing Coin coin changes to jumbo coin on top of deck of cards
 		June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
214
Alex McFadzean Quadruple Inflation coin grows four times, based on Fred Kaps "The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Routine"
 		Mar. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 3)
820
Bob Fitch Small to Jumbo Coin Changes & Transpositions - 3)
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
6
Bob Fitch Special Load or Unload Move "Extras - Variations - 14)"
  • A) Rabbit from Hat
  • B) Small, Medium & Large size Chinese Coins
  • C) Card in Lemon (based on Derek Dingle idea)
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
8
John Berry Think Fast coin changes to jumbo coin, seated, steal from under close-up mat
 		1980
Visual Inspirations
13
Steve Dusheck Shrinking Fluid coin dropped into shot glass with water, it shrinks
Also published here 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
16
Steve Beam Pumpkin Seed Diminish coin visibly shrinks to miniature coin
 		1981
Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I
55
Fred C. Baumann Think Big penny changes to jumbo coin, then jumbo coin vanishes from handkerchief
 		1981
Milestone in Coin Magic
47
Derek Dingle Inflation penny becomes bigger, finally jumbo coin
Also published here 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
110
David Roth Funnel coins shrink when thrown in funnel
 		1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
29
Fred C. Baumann Think Big normal coin becomes jumbo coin beneath silk
 		July 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 7)
659
Joe Safuto "On The Lap" coin changes on knee
 		Dec. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 12)
712
Steve Beam The Perfect Climax coin dumped out of box becomes jumbo coin
 		1982
Steve Beam On Coins — Volume II
44
Phillip Young Swelled Head coin changes into jumbo coin, when turned over
 		1982
Fingers don't Entertain, People Do
56
Phillip Young Slydini Revolve and Kick coin is slapped on table and changes into jumbo coin
 		1982
Fingers don't Entertain, People Do
58
Michael Rubinstein The Diminishing Coin coin shrinks two times under business card, then changes to jumbo coin
 		1982
Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique
40
Michael Rubinstein Step by Step Coin Creation miniature coin produced, it changes into normal coin
 		1982
Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique
45
Ross Bertram Unflation dime is stretched to silver dollar
Related to 1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
8
Ross Bertram Parvum in Multo quarter grows and becomes English penny
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
11
Ross Bertram Small Change two copper coins shrink, one in each hand
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
51
Roy Baker It's Getting Larger Coin flurry where coin keeps increasing in size until it is gigantic
 		1983
Baker's Capers
14
Daniel Kalanowski Shrink coin apparently shrinks, with English currency
 		July 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 27)
522
Michael Powers The Shrinking Dime dime changes into miniature dime on close-up pad
 		1983
Powerful Magic
72
Chris Power Spell Binder coin changes in size
 		1984
The Best of Close-Up Magic
143
Mike Gallo More Than a Penetration coin penetrates hand three times, then coin grows in two step
Inspired by 1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
104
Patrick Page Big Coin, Little Coin coin transform into a bigger coin and back
 		1984
Book of Thumb Tips
10
Fred Kaps The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Routine "Giant Chinese Coin Climax"
Chinese and half dollar transpose, Chinese coin grows, smaller one found under purse, the different-sized Chinese coins transpose with handkerchief, one grows again and smaller one again under purse, giant Chinese coin produced
Related toVariations 1984
The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Trick
5
Walter Rollins Penny Times Two in essence two english pennies become small american pennies
 		Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
287
David Roth The Funnel Coins change into tiny coins to fit through funnel into bottle
 		1985
Expert Coin Magic
310
Danny Korem Revolving Imp Coin Exchange coin changes in hand and becomes jumbo coin which changes again in handkerchief
 		1985
Korem without Limits
26
Martin Lewis Texas Money Silver dollar and penny change places (using handkerchief), before growing into jumbo coins
 		1985
Martin's Miracles
128
Albert Goshman Coin Under Glass coin appears under glass, jumbo coin appears under glass then under salt shaker, mini salt shaker appears, small coin appears.
Also published here 1985
Magic By Gosh
83
David Roth Gone but Not Forgotten one of two coins "vanishes" and small dime appears instead
 		1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
68
Karrell Fox "Yes-Sational-Coin Climax" half dollar becomes Chinese coin and grows several times with handkerchief to five inch coin
Inspired by
  • "The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Trick"
 1986
For My Next Trick...
29
Gary Kurtz Five Hundred Percent half dollar is stretched into jumbo coin, visual handling
 		May 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 10)
12
Gary Kurtz The Bottle Cap and Coins dollar vanishes and appears under bottle cap in from of four quarters, they vanish and four Chinese coins are found under cap, they grow larger than the cap
 		1987
To the Point
1
Gary Kurtz 500% coin grows into jumbo coin
 		1988
Flurious
2
Steve Spillman The Coin On Forehead coin dropping from spectator's head changed to jumbo coin, Paperballs Over The Head situation
 		1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
29
Michael Powers Jumbo Finale half dollar grows to jumbo coin, changes back via tabled change with lapping
Inspired by 1990
Top Secret Stuff
142
Aldo Colombini Kayak multi-phase routine with half dollar, Chinese coin, string, cards
  • Air Mail: two coins and two cards
  • Express Transposition: two coins and one card
  • Hands Only: without cards
  • Chinese Coin: a coin and a length of rope
  • Karate Chop: two coins from one
  • The Magnified Coin: climax for the routine (with magnifying glass)
Also published here Jan. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
15
Sveroni Der radfahrende Joker und die Münze joker on card vanishes, then complete card, then a card shrinks and a coin transforms into a jumbo coin
 		1991
Sveroni Original
37
Karrell Fox Gulliver's Nickel nickel becomes giant nickel under handkerchief and back to normal
 		1991
Goodies
17
Karrell Fox The "Slaphappy" Coin normal coin slapped, it grows to giant coin, sleeve load
 		1991
Goodies
18
Steve Dusheck Eccentric penny shrinks, then changes to dime, edge grip
 		1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
8
Steve Dusheck Shrinking Fluid coin dropped into shot glass with water, it shrinks
Also published here 1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
20
Steve Dusheck 3 Mile Nukel paddle routine with coin
 		1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
39
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
Burton the Bizarre Sensory Deception transposition of Penny and Dollar coin, both grow in size
 		Sep./Oct. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 13)
140
Harvey Rosenthal A Quarter and a Half and a Quarter "A Tribute to S. Leo Horowitz"
quarter and half dollar shown, quarter expands to half dollar, then both are quarters
 		Feb. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 6)
43
Paul Gertner The Very Big Penny eight inch penny appears
 		1994
Steel and Silver
59
John M. Bauman Pulling Through chinese coin changes into jumbo chinese coin, with handkerchief, story to pull handkerchief through hole
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
926
Warren Stephens Double Surprise penny grows two times, cloth pin holder
 		1994
Close-Up File
84
John Riggs Coinfusion Two silver coins, one vanishes and the other changes into a smaller copper coin. One silver coin is reproduced, coins across and with the two odd coins
 		1995
The Magic of John Riggs
23
Felix Farrell Coin Transformation to jumbo coin, under handkerchief
 		1995
Aus dem Effeff...
31
Harry Lorayne Cointrol as a change, sleeving
Related to Nov. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 11)
2716
Michael Kaminskas Playful Penny coin grows and shrinks in stages
 		1996
Miracle Material
57
Eddie Ganim Jumbo Drop Change jumbo coin changes into normal coin when dropped into other hand
 		1997
Trephine
51
Richard Bartram, Jr. Enigmatic Purse and Coin coins are produced and vanished with purse frame, jumbo coin shrinks to normal coin
 		1997
Trephine
52
Toyosane Sanada Bottled Quicksilver coins into miniature bottle, shrink when entering
 		Winter 1998
The Looking Glass (Issue 4)
139
Steve Taylor Shrinking Nickel on spectator's hand with Raven
 		1999
Real World Magic
165
Hiroshi Sawa The Sleeve Shootout one-handed production of handful of coins on the table, or growing coins (normal coins change into jumbo coins instantly)
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11)
50
Andrew J. Pinard Sweet Cents borrowed coin transforms into a penny, grows, vanishes, reappears, shrinks, finally transforms into several dollar-size chocolate coins
 		May 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 9)
88
Derek Dingle Expert's Copper Silver copper in one hand, silver in the other, they transpose, then both become silver, then both copper, then both grow to dollar-sized silver and copper coins
Inspired by
  • Fred Kaps's unpublished routine
Related to 		May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
53
Derek Dingle Inflation penny becomes bigger, finally jumbo coin
Also published here 2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
36
John Born The Lonely Coin single coin travels around the mat, grows, four coins appear for chink-a-chink
  • Phase 1: The Magical Journey
  • Phase 2: Getting Big
  • Phase 3: Come Out to Play
  • Phase 4: Instant Assembly
 		2004
Channel One (Vol. 4 No. 13)
17
Curtis Kam The Dime Machine three dollar coins shrink as climax of a routine, anti-theses to jumbo coin finale
 		2006
Earning Interest
28
Michael Powers Expanding Expenditure coin tossed on mat grows to jumbo coin, vanishes and reappears
 		2006
Power Plays
187
Reed McClintock Time is Big Money borrowed quarter grows to jumbo coin, coin fold vanish with jumbo coin, quarter found under spectator's watch
 		Feb. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2)
67
Guy Hollingworth Inflation
  • Part 1: Dime to Quarter
  • Part 2: Quarter to Half Dollar
  • Part 3: Half Dollar to Morgan Dollar
  • Part 4: Morgan Dollar to Jumbo Coin
 		Mar. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 3)
16
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
Earl "Presto" Johnson Jumbo Copper/Silver penny transposes with silver dollar in spectator's hand, penny grows to silver dollar side in his hand
Also published here Dec. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 12)
74
Chuck Meyer Growing Penny odd transposition of two coins, then coin grows, glorpy
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
168
Hiroshi Sawa The Sleeve Shootout one-handed production of handful of coins on the table, or growing coins (normal coins change into jumbo coins instantly)
Also published here 2013
Japan Ingenious
239
Hiroshi Sawa Sawa's Multiplying and Expanding Coins Chinese, copper and silver coin, another Chinese and silver coins are produced from copper coin, repeat, then all three coins grow to jumbo coins
 		Feb. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2)
68
Alexander de Cova Phase V: Die Riesenmünze jumbo coin production, coin changes into jumbo coin
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 2
96
Geoffrey Latta The Flopperino Jumbo Coin Production coin grows to jumbo size
 		2017
The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins
51
Geoffrey Latta Gulliver's Transpo penny transposes with dollar in spectator's hand which is shown to be a jumbo penny, dollar grows as well
Inspired by
  • unpublished Earl "Presto" Johnson routine
 2017
The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins
174
Geoffrey Latta, Jamy Ian Swiss Hung Fu three half dollars vanish, Chinese coin part of handling, grows into jumbo Chinese coin as finale
Inspired byVariations 2017
The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins
312
Earl "Presto" Johnson Jumbo Copper/Silver penny transposes with silver dollar in spectator's hand, penny grows to silver dollar side in his hand
Also published here 2017
Preserving Mystery
148
Alexander de Cova Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Routine Chinese and half dollar transpose, Chinese coin grows, smaller one found under purse, the different-sized Chinese coins transpose with handkerchief, one grows again and smaller one again under purse, giant Chinese coin produced
  • Abschlussladung - Patrick-Page-Variante
Inspired by 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
139
Alexander de Cova Quiz-Pfennig growing penny, visual with magnifying glass
 		2018
Burners — Vol. 6
187
Alberto de Figueiredo Rutina de una moneda one coin routine, then coin changes to bigger coin and then to jumbo coin
 		2019
Veintiséis
167
Curtis Kam, Jonathan Friedman Zooming In photo taken of coin, performer zooms in on photo and real coin becomes jumbo coin
 		Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
60
Christian Scherer Stand-Up Hung Fu three silver coins travel in hole of Chinese coin and appear again, then Chinese coin turns into jumbo coin and silver coins vanish and reappear a second time
Inspired by 2020
Stand-Up Hung Fu
3
Jeremiah Zuo 2. The Drop Shuttle Pass/Color Change also as visual growing of coin
Also published here Dec. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. Christmas Special)
7
Tom Gagnon Radical Expansion visual switch of tabled coin with aid of playing card into jumbo coin
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
213
Michael Rubinstein Purse Transpo Surprise copper and silver coin removed from purse, they transpose, then vanish and are found back in purse, then they grow to dollar size
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
881
Juan Tamariz The Secret Life of Coins coins are produced by rubbing cards together, coins travel from hand to hand, transpose, shrink and grow
  • Birth
  • Love
  • Travel
  • Change
Related to
  • "Sun and Moon" (Román García, Nanomagics DVD, 2015)
 2024
Flamenco
229
Al Baker, Juan Tamariz Shrinking Coin while rubbing it to other coin
Related to 2024
Flamenco
241
Tim Conover Fred Kaps' Chinese Coin Trick Simplified a Chinese coin grows, smaller one found under handkerchief on table, large coin vanishes and appears under handkerchief, the different-sized Chinese coins transpose, they grow again and larger Chinese coins are produced, mouse brass statue (or hourglass) appears
Inspired by 2025
Conover — Volume 1: The Magic of Tim Conover
61