Off-beat Gaffs

49 entries in Coin / Gaffed / Off-beat Gaffs
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown A Florin being spun upon the Table, to tell blindfold whether it falls head or tail upwards coin gaffed
 		1876 Modern Magic 159
Unknown A New Coin Spider gimmick so both sides of hand can be shown empty and fingers spread before coin production
 		1909 The Art of Magic 276
Unknown The Melting Coin coin dropped in glass of water under handkerchief, then it vanishes, off-beat gaff
 		1935 Coin Magic 34
Dr. C. J. Diestel The Weeping Coin water drops fall from coin
 		1935 Coin Magic 37
Unknown Half Dollar and Penny coin transformation, unusual gaff
 		1935 Coin Magic 38
Unknown A Coin Penetration through cloth bag, using a wire ring
 		1938 Greater Magic 688
Unknown A Coin Producing Fan gaffed
 		1938 Greater Magic 699
T. Nelson Downs Fallacy of Vision "Two Impromptus By T. Nelson Downs", gaff on coin to clip coin to finger
 		1941/49 Select Secrets 29
Tom Sellers Diminishing Coins elaborate gaffs
 		1943 Magical Mixture 10
Shaman Half-Head/Half-Tail Coin for rubbing-two-coins-together illusion
Related to 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 47) 195
J. B. Bobo The Squirting Nickel use for hollow coin to squirt water from, heckler stopper
 		1947 Watch This One! 95
Ed Heyl Cork Coin coin that swims
 		1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 150) 604
Fred Kaps Coin Vanish Under Card coin vanishes and reappears under card, with swivel magnet gaff
 		1960 (ca.) Kaps on Coins 5
Karl Fulves Gaffed Coins - 3/4 Silver Fake double facer with silver on one side and a bit of silver and mostly copper on other side, used in transposition with Okito box, see also p. 513
Related to July 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 9) 432
Harry Lorayne Gimmicked Coins overview of some gimmicks
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 238
Roland Hurley The Midas Touch two dollars, quarter & dime change into gold coins, purse & 1.35 gimmick
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 40
Karl Fulves New Shell Gaff shell with disc inside that can be shown from both sides, idea, "mint condition"
Related to May 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7) 620
Karl Fulves Disc Gaff
Related to June 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8) 628
Bill Fleischman Polaroid Problem coin with secret slot
 		June 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8) 633
Karl Fulves Sliding Shell shell with half the rim removed
 		June 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8) 633
Neal Thomas 5¢ Coke coin dropped in shot glass under handkerchief cover, coin changes to coke, squirting nickel
 		Oct. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 12) 677
Karl Fulves Crucible Coin one of three coins changes to copper, modified half shell
 		1974 Epilogue (Issue 22) 211
Karl Fulves Other Applications for half shell (slotted coin)
 		1974 Epilogue (Issue 22) 212
Amedeo Vacca Penetrating Copper copper and silver in handkerchief, locked with finger ring, named coin penetrates ring
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 85
Karl Fulves Half Shell + Okito Box sliding shell
 		Apr. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6) 727
Karl Fulves Timed Release "Problem", slotted coin shoots out other coin in glass, Copentro-style, posed as problem
 		Nov. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 1) 820
Karl Fulves Slot Coin/Slot Box "Okito Box Notes Nr. 6"
combining slotted coin and box
 		Mar. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 5) 871
Bob Elliott Slippery Silver coin balanced on thumb changes into another coin, slippery sam shell / half-shell, one-handed spellbound
Related to 1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 935
Bob Ostin Challenge Coin Across brief, with gaffed coin
Also published here 1976 ca. Sleightly Surprising 6
Lenny Greenfader Obersvation Test group of coins stuck together, lapped
 		Feb. 1979 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2 No. 2) 161
Al Schneider Silencing Coins masking tape on one side of coin
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 56
Steve Beam The Pancake Coin very thin coin, shaved
 		1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 26
Steve Beam Pumpkin Seed Diminish coin visibly shrinks to miniature coin
 		1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 55
Bobby Bernard The "Trouser-Vanish" Coin trapped in material of trousers, spectator can feel it, vanishes
 		1982 The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard 29
Stephen Tucker Zig Zag Coin middle section of coin is moved to the side
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas)) 12
Ben Harris Silver Through Silver spoon handle penetrates coin, then coin vanishes
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 94
Unknown Glued Stack
1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 1) 6
Michael Close The Four Cent Bonus multiple coin transformation, using glued together coins
 		1991 Workers Number 2 37
Steve Dusheck The Hybrid Coin one coin imitatig two coins in a stack
Also published here May 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 5) 2357
Alex Elmsley Milling a Coin small coin is smashed to dust between to large coins, recess in large coin
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 280
Karl Norman Coin in the Bottle
1995 40 Years at the Forks 36
Dominique Duvivier Duvivier Coin Box Okito box type of routine done with an extra black plastic box for the coin box itself, Okito box has flexible Boston Box feature
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 46
Karl Fulves Flatland court card, the direction of the head is changed, looking in other direction, see "Informant" reference for credit information on changing gaze of picture card
Related to 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 269
Al Bertini Ringdurchbruch coin travels to pocket, changes to key and finger ring penetrates key, key/coin gaff
 		2004 Original Al Bertini 5
Bob Ostin Challenge Coin Across brief, with gaffed coin
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 29
Karl Fulves Thick Coin for dislodging coin from slot box without shaking
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 245
Tom Stone Killer Gap Launcher idea for devise that shoots a coin
 		2010 Vortex 64
Al Schneider Silencing Coins sticking paper on back
 		2011 Al Schneider Magic 250
Steve Dusheck Hybrid Coin one coin imitating two coins in a stack
Also published here 2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 75
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