Hooked Coin

70 entries in Coin / Gaffed / Hooked Coin
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Die unsichtbare Wanderung eines Thalers borrowed marked coin vanishes from hand of spectator and reappears in another spectator's pocket, attachable hook gimmick
 		July 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 7)
103
Der Luftthaler coin vanishes and is taken from spectator's pocket, clean handling
 		Nov. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 3)
42
Ein kleiner Zauberscherz coin clings to wall or door
 		Dec. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 4)
59
Professor Bellonie Die Vermehrung der Thaler coin production routine
 		July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
107
Josef Löffler Der wandernde Thaler coin with black back and hook, vanished and ditched by hanging it on the clothing, borrowed coin vanishes and reappears
 		Apr. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 4)
54
Emil Clauß Eine Geldangelegenheit confetti in glass, changes into coins, twelve coins placed in two handkerchiefs held by two spectators each, four travel across, plate used as coin tray
 		Feb. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 2)
22
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli II. Pêle-Mêle coin is produced from selection, then coin is marked, placed under handkerchief and dropped inside glass, coin travels to second glass which is covered with the deck, finally coin vanishes again and appears inside spectator's breast pocket
  • 1. Der Taler im Kartenblatt
  • 2. Der Fliegende Taler
  • 3. Der Lufttaler (hook is added to coin to form a temporary hooked coin)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
74
Frederick F. Furman The Hook Domino and Its Uses vanish of domino, hook
 		1919
Domino Deceptions
8
The Hooked Coin sequence to fit into miser's dream routine
 		1938
Greater Magic
702
John Ramsay Hypno Coin coin stands on edge on thumb
 		1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
416
Joseph Ovette A Penny "Sucker" dime and penny version, one coin vanishes
 		Jan. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 7)
3
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Entwischt, und doch erwischt. borrowed coin vanishes and appears, impromptu hooked coin, from the unpublished book "Luzifer im Frack"
Also published here Oct. 1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 2&3)
9
Edward Marlo Two Ideas hooked coin in sleeve, pocket ditch for complete vanish
 		1942
Bull's-Eye Coin Tricks
19
Phil Huckabee Money Money Money six coins are produced and vanish again, on spectator's lapel
 		Jan. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 98)
396
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Entwischt und doch erischt borrowed coin vanishes and appears, impromptu hooked coin, from the unpublished book "Luzifer im Frack"
Also published here 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 4)
9
Milbourne Christopher Silver From Dollar coin produced from bill
 		June 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 1)
671
Milbourne Christopher Coin From Check coin produced from check
 		June 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 1)
671
D. L. Brown Coin Magic - Coin Load stealing hooked coin while rolling up sleeve
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
793
The Hook Coin different stratagems
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
256
Gene Gordon Short Changed several coins vanish, glued coins with hook
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
262
The Modern Miser five coins appear
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
285
Fred Kaps Hoo Coin Routine
1960 (ca.)
Kaps on Coins
4
Ronnie Gann Coin-a-matic coin vanish and production
 		Sep. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 17)
73
Bob Ostin Perfection Penetration handkerchief on table and coin placed on top, coin penetrates
Related toVariations 1968
Fingertip Fantasies
9
Bob Ostin The "Good Company" Penetration handkerchief held by spectators and coin placed on top, coin penetrates, with variations
Related toAlso published here 1968
Fingertip Fantasies
42
George B. Anderson Let the Volunteer Do It transmitting message to spectator, using a hooked coin
 		1968
You, Too, Can Read Minds
21
Harvey Rosenthal Demon Coin coin from bill, see also p. 270 for reference
 		Feb. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 4)
238
Jay Weiler Hook Coin Gag for magicians
 		Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 4)
318
John Dowdell Here's a Tip how to make a hooked coin with a needle and wax
 		Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 32)
181
Pete Biro No Lapping Coins Through Table hook coin, hoo-coin
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
299
J. W. Sarles A Coin Switch table edge, suggestions with magnetic or hook coin in "Added Notes", see also p. 679 for reference
Related to
  • "The Portcullis Coin Switch" (Abra #803)
Variations 		Nov. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 1)
569
Karl Fulves Hook Coin + Okito Box three coins in box, one penetrates, playing card used in handling
 		Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 6)
727
Karl Fulves Thru The Table single coin through table, playing card used in handling
 		Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 6)
727
Amedeo Vacca Cinquevalli Coins balancing coin on top of other, top one spins
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
81
Amedeo Vacca Pin-Coin pin on coin used for production
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
88
Lawrence Nudelman Hook-Coins Penetration coin produced from two chosen playing cards, coin pocketed, it penetrates trouser pocket, penetration is repeated three more times
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 6
9
Hooked Coin
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
94
Bob Ostin Coin Through Hank handkerchief on table and coin placed on top, coin penetrates, with variations
Related to 1976 ca.
Sleightly Surprising
4
Hooked Coin (Hoo Coin)
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
122
Michael Skinner Ein unorthodoxer Münzentrick
Inspired byAlso published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Mike Skinner Seminarheft)
7
Dime Museum coin stands up on palm
 		1981
Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I
56
Gerald Kosky Münzenproduktion coin produced under spectator's lapel, then it vanishes and is fairly produced from the same spot again
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
76
Michael Skinner The Wonderful Coin Trick Revisited coin disappears and reappears, sucker trick with openly visible elastic thread, hook coin
Inspired byAlso published here 1982
Intimate Magic
12
Bobby Bernard The Hook Coin: Its Value in Sleeving
1982
The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard
70
Hen Fetsch Schnelles Geld coin vanishes in silk
 		Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
91
John Blake Hook Or Crook complete vanish with hook coin
 		Apr. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 4)
760
Ross Bertram Hooked Again hook attached to borrowed coin
  • To Apply the Gimmick
  • To Remove the Gimmick
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
204
Ross Bertram A Hooked Again Sampler
  • Seated at a Table
  • Seated Away from the Table
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
206
William A. Morales Hoo Dunnit? using hook coin
 		Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
889
Karl Fulves Catchbets No. 6, on bets in which the sneak solution does not work as expected
  • coin on strip of paper on edge of glass has to be put into glass
  • three coins in a row, some can be touched, some moved
  • tearing a strip of paper, one hand on each end, into three pieces, posed as a problem
Related to 1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6)
93
Lawrence Frame Spellbound Climax after spellbound routine, coin changes to coat button, and coin is now found attached to coat
Also published here 1986
Close-up Framework
4
Fred Kaps The Hoo Coin hook coin hangs on flesh instead of cloth
 		1986
It's So Simple
13
Patrick Page Karate Chop Coin Trick coin covered with handkerchief on table, it is hit with hand, then shown to be broken in two parts
Also published here 1990
Pages From Patrick's Notebook
68
Steve Dusheck Mum's the Word coin to lapel flower
 		1991
Dusheck's Thumb Tip Magic
9
Patrick Page Münzen-Karate coin covered with handkerchief on table, it is hit with hand, then shown to be broken in two parts
Also published here Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
128
Steve Dusheck Double Knit Coin coin through leg, special kind of hook coin made with knife, Hookless Hoo Coin
 		1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
5
Joe Rindfleisch Hooked on You keys vanish and reappear in hand
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54)
996
Karl Fulves Smoke/Silver "A routine for the cigarette thru quarter"
cigarette and quarter held between first finger and thumb of both hands, the hands link and unlink
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
52
Alan Alan Hung Up hook coin unloaded onto spectator
 		Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
24
Bill Spooner Hoo-Doo Coin clean vanish and reappearance of coin, handling of Hook Coin
 		Sep. 2000
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 1)
68
Peter "Peki" Kinnigkeit The Hoo Coin
2002
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 64 No. 1)
11
Al Baker Hooked Coins for miser's dream
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
716
Tom Burgoon Ultra Mint hooked jumbo coin with black art back
  • The Basic Vanish
  • The Recovery
  • The Split
 		Feb. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 2)
66
Tom Burgoon Ultra Mint II hooked jumbo coin with black art back
  • Vanish and Reappearance with a Silk
 		Feb. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 2)
69
Florian Severin Alea iacta est humorous article, prediction of which spectator will die on stage
 		2004
Thirteen Steps to Vandalism
116
Miguel Ángel Gea Un viaje - tercera parte essay and study on the traveling of coins, using gaffed coins
  • Pros y contras del viaje con o sin cascarilla
  • Manipulación
  • Trucajes
  • Efecto (routine with hooked coin)
  • Técnica y trucaje juntos
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
119
Karl Fulves Dr. Hook coin openly dropped into sleeve transposes with coin rubbed at outside of sleeve, method guess
 		2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
654
Michael Kras The Weakness Magician can slide coin around on table, but spectator unable to slide coin on table surface
Inspired by Oct. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 2 (Autumn #1))
18
Max Malini Using a Hook Coin coin vanishes, reappears on the back of spectator
 		2022
Max Malini
117
Lawrence Frame Spellbound Climax after spellbound routine, coin changes to coat button, and coin is now found attached to coat
Also published here 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
144