Off-beat Gaffs

55 entries in Coin / Gaffed / Off-beat Gaffs
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
A Florin being spun upon the Table, to tell blindfold whether it falls head or tail upwards coin gaffed
 		1876
Modern Magic
159
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
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
Half Dollar and Penny coin transformation, unusual gaff
 		1935
Coin Magic
38
A Coin Penetration through cloth bag, using a wire ring
 		1938
Greater Magic
688
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 Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (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
 		May 1948
The Phoenix (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
Bernard Shine, Roger Smith The Head-less Coin Half dollar with head of Kennedy cut out
  • The Partial Travelor
half dollar placed inside spectator's hand, only head of the coin travels to performer's hand, coin has hole
 		Mar. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8)
5
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
 		May 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
 		Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
211
Karl Fulves Other Applications for half shell (slotted coin)
 		Nov. 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. 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
Glued Stack
Feb. 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. 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
Mike Gallo Visual Coin Assembly matrix type assembly with one business card and a small upside-down glass, shim quarter
 		2002
Visual Coin Assembly
1
Stephen Hobbs Shim Coin on the thin coin gaff
 		2002
Visual Coin Assembly
1
Mike Gallo Burning Put Down tabling a coin with shim coin together as one
 		2002
Visual Coin Assembly
3
Mike Gallo The Matrix Routines using shim coin
  • The 4-Card Routine
  • The 2-Card Routine
 		2002
Visual Coin Assembly
6
Tom Stone Killer Gap Launcher idea for devise that shoots a coin
Also published here 2002
Skerries
8
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
Also published here 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