Holding coins back while throwing to other hand

79 entries in Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Al Baker	Baker Steal		Also published here Baker Steal (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	1941	Magical Ways and Means	38	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Pass			1942	Bull's-Eye Coin Tricks	7	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Eddie Joseph	The Hold Back	methods with finger or classic palm		1942	Coin and Money Magic	39	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Eddie Joseph	The Single Steal	one of a stack stolen as stack is placed on table		1942	Coin and Money Magic	48	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
Eddie Joseph	The Passing Steal	as stack of coins is handed to spectator		1942	Coin and Money Magic	48	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
Paul Morris	The Bottom Steal	bottom coin of a pile is stolen in classic palm of other hand	Variations The T.P. Bottom Steal (Geoffrey Latta, The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins, 2017) The Bottom Steal (Paul Morris, The Monster of the Secret Art, 2021)	1952	Modern Coin Magic	18	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
	Thumb Clip Hold-Back			1952	Routined Manipulation — Part Two	8	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	The Palm	palming a coin from a group		1952	Routined Manipulation — Part Two	51	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
James G. Thompson Jr.	Holding Back a Coin		Related to Holding Back a Coin (James G. Thompson Jr., The Pallbearers Review, 1973)	1956	Top Secrets of Magic	121	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Friction Pass			1967	The Best of Benzais	11	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Retaining Coin in Classic Palm	throwing coins from one hand to the other		1968	Coins Thru the Table	2	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Chuck Barefoot	The Barefoot Shuffle-Pass-Count	"BSPC"		1969	Wonderful Routines of Magic	137	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Joel Moskowitz	Centrifugal	four-coin sandwich, center two coins are stolen out, see also p. 348	Related to "Copper-Silver Sandwich" (Jack Dean, Linking Ring, June 1954)	June 1970	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 8)	344	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Miscellaneous Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Miscellaneous
James G. Thompson Jr.	Holding Back a Coin		Related to Holding Back a Coin (James G. Thompson Jr., Top Secrets of Magic, 1956)	Jan. 1973	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 3)	586	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Dan Tong*	Steal Handling			1973	Close-up Cavalcade	64	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	Baker Steal			1973	Close-up Cavalcade	64	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
David Roth	Drop Steal	from stack of coins into fingers		1973	New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)	2	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
Aaron Black	E Pluribus Unun Coin Pass	three overlapping coins tossed in other hand		1973	Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum	64	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Coin Steal	in classic palm		1975	Al Schneider On Coins	28	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Harvey Rosenthal*	Subtle Coin Steal	palming a coin from a group, flip-over	Also published here Subtle Coin Steal (Harvey Rosenthal, Rubinstein Coin Magic, 2020) Related to Roll-Over Palm (Harvey Rosenthal, Prinzipien in der Praxis, 1992) also in: Roll-Over Palm (Avantgarde Magic, 1992)	1976	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)	890	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
	Holding back a Coin			1977	The Magic Book	191	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
James G. Thompson Jr.	Holding Back a Coin			Dec. 1978	Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)	119	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	Baker Steal			1982	The Complete Works of Derek Dingle	177	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Geoffrey Latta	G.P. Bottom Steal	bottom coin of a pile is stolen in Goshman Pinch of other hand		Sep. 1982	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 1)	5	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
Steve Beam	Thumb Steal			1982	Steve Beam On Coins — Volume II	23	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Steve Beam	Drop Steal			1982	Steve Beam On Coins — Volume II	24	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
John Benzais	Benzais Friction Palm			1985	Expert Coin Magic	19	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
John Benzais	Benzais Friction Palm			1986	The Coin Connection	10	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
	Friction Steal			1987	Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal	27	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	Baker Steal			1987	Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal	81	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Classic Palm one Coin of a Group	brief	Related to To Classic Palm One Coin of a Group (David Roth, CoinMagic, 1981)	1987	New Wave Close-Up	59	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Gary Kurtz, Harvey Rosenthal	Rollover Palm	Rosenthal not mentioned		1989	Full Frontal Assault	8	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
Michael Rubinstein	Coin Steal into Tenkai Pinch			1990	Impossibilia	100	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Back Clip Handlings
Edward Marlo	Friction Palm			1990	100% Sankey	79	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Holding Back Coins			Feb. 1991	Opus (Vol. 3 No. 8)	15	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Chris Kenner, Roger Klause	Aerial Stealth Subterfuge Variation		Inspired by Aerial Stealth Subterfuge (Chris Kenner, Roger Klause, Totally Out Of Control, 1992) also in: Aerial Stealth Subterfuge (The Disclaimer, 2021)	1992	Totally Out Of Control	31	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	Al Baker Steal			1992	Ein Profi packt aus...	102	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Harvey Rosenthal*	Roll-Over Palm		Also published here Roll-Over Palm (Harvey Rosenthal, Prinzipien in der Praxis, 1992) Related to Subtle Coin Steal (Harvey Rosenthal, The Pallbearers Review, 1976) also in: Subtle Coin Steal (Rubinstein Coin Magic, 2020)	Sep./Oct. 1992	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)	11	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
Harvey Rosenthal*	Roll-Over Palm		Also published here Roll-Over Palm (Harvey Rosenthal, Avantgarde Magic, 1992) Related to Subtle Coin Steal (Harvey Rosenthal, The Pallbearers Review, 1976) also in: Subtle Coin Steal (Rubinstein Coin Magic, 2020)	1992	Prinzipien in der Praxis	50	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
	Friction Pass			Mar. 1993	The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 1)	14	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Steal			1994	Steel and Silver	68	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Pass			1994	Close-Up File	101	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Friction Palm			1995	Opening Night Magic	13	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Harvey Rosenthal*	Roll-Over Palm			1995	Lecture Notes 1995	5	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
John Benzais	Benzais Friction Grip			1998	Come A Little Closer	17	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
John Benzais	The Benzais Friction Grip			1999	Natural Selections — Volume II	166	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Toss			Aug. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 8)	40	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
John Benzais, Gregg Webb	Benzais Friction Palm Variation			Feb. 2001	Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)	2094	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Pass			Sep. 2001	Ego (Vol. 1 No. Special Edition #1)	3	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	Baker Steal		Also published here Baker Steal (Al Baker, Magical Ways and Means, 1941)	2003	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	176	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Dai Vernon	Flip Over Classic Palm Positioning			2005	Channel One (Vol. 4 No. 14)	28	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
R. Paul Wilson	Titian Steal	coins slide into other hand, one stolen in edge grip variation	Also published here Titian Steal (R. Paul Wilson, Genii, 2025)	2007 ca.	ConCam Coins To Glass	7	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Michael Feldman	Hold-Back in Purse	friction toss from purse	Also published here Hold-Back in Purse (Michael Feldman, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	Apr. 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 8)	68	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Purse Sleights
Edward Marlo	Friction Retention Pass			2011	ZauberKunstStücke — Band 3	44	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	The Baker Move			2011	Magic Page by Page	119	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Pass			Feb. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)	20	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
John Benzais	Benzais Friction Pass			2012	Chasing Dovetails	14	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals
Edward Marlo, Jay Sankey	Friction Pass	in palm of hand		2012	The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1	70	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Friction Pass	one remains in classic palm		2012	The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2	767	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Doug Conn	Coin Star Palm	coin star, followed by palming two coins		Aug. 2013	Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)	53	Coin / Sleights / Flourishes Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Geoffrey Latta	The T.P. Bottom Steal	"Tenkai Pinch", stack of coins held at fingertips, bottom coin stolen away, with shell handling	Inspired by The Bottom Steal (Paul Morris, Modern Coin Magic, 1952)	2017	The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins	39	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Shell Moves Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals Coin / Gaffed / Shell
Harvey Rosenthal*	Subtle Coin Steal	palming a coin from a group, flip-over		2017	The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins	107	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
Edward Marlo	Friction Palm			Feb. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2)	67	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Coin Toss Steal			2018	The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)	94	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
John Benzais	Friction pass	uncredited		2018	Pure Imagination	170	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Coin Toss Steal			2019	Münzen durch Tuch 3.0	4	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
John Benzais	Benzais Friction Palm			2019	Monedas Personales Y Más	142	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
	Retention of One Coin from a Group Using Finger Palm	brief		2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	114	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Michael Rubinstein	Retention of One Coin from a Group Using Fingertip Rest	as coin fan is placed in other hand	Also published here Master Coin Technique videos, 1985 Related to The Gallo Utility Switch (Mike Gallo, The Collected Almanac, 1984) also in: The Gallo Utility Switch (The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins, 2017) Fingertip Utility Switch - Gallo Technique (Rubinstein Coin Magic, 2020)	2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	170	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Harvey Rosenthal*	Subtle Coin Steal	palming a coin from a group, flip-over	Also published here Subtle Coin Steal (Harvey Rosenthal, The Pallbearers Review, 1976) Related to Roll-Over Palm (Harvey Rosenthal, Prinzipien in der Praxis, 1992) also in: Roll-Over Palm (Avantgarde Magic, 1992)	2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	172	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
Michael Rubinstein	Retention of One Coin from a Fan			2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	187	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Michael Rubinstein	Retention of One Coin from a Group at the Fingertips	brief		2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	309	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Edward Marlo	Friction Pass			2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	401	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Al Baker	Baker Steal			2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	401	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
Paul Morris	The Bottom Steal	Bottom coin of a pile is stolen in classic palm of other hand	Inspired by The Bottom Steal (Paul Morris, Modern Coin Magic, 1952)	2021	The Monster of the Secret Art	138	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Steals Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
	Friction Pass from Purse			Feb. 2022	The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 2)	67	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Purse Sleights
Michael Feldman	Hold-Back in Purse	friction toss from purse	Also published here Hold-Back in Purse (Michael Feldman, MAGIC, 2009)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	847	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Purse Sleights
Avi Yap	Open Handed Friction Palm	coins dumped onto table, one rests in finger palm		2022	Avi	[22]	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palming Techniques
R. Paul Wilson	Titian Steal	coins slide into other hand, one stolen in edge grip variation	Also published here Titian Steal (R. Paul Wilson, ConCam Coins To Glass, 2007 ca.)	Mar. 2025	Genii (Vol. 88 No. 3)	48	Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand