Skill Demonstration

95 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Das Balancieren mehrerer Münzen balancing two coins on their edges on top of each other between thumb and first finger
 		May 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 5)
77
Geldkunststücke coin rolls back and forth on blade of knife, second coin vanishes and reappears, coin with thread loop
 		Oct. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 2)
24
Das Lesen mit den Fingerspitzen coin marked, it is located by sense of touch by performer among other coins, temperature
 		Jan. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 5)
71
Das Ei des Columbus egg balanced upright, then card balanced upright on egg and coin on that, all on wand
Related to Sep. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3)
38
Das Glas als Geldschrank small coin in shot glass, sealed with bigger coin that gets stuck halfway in glass, challenge to remove small coin without touching anything, blowing
 		Nov. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 11)
174
Die balancierten Geldstücke coins balanced on top of each other, two methods
 		Mar. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 9)
143
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die rotierende Münze No. 11, coin spins between fingers, mechanical
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
42
Die frei an der Wand hängende Münze coin sticks to wall, no preparation
 		Aug. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 8)
127
A Dodge with a Sixpence non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
293
To Bore a Hole Through a Coin with a Needle non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
311
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XI. Traum oder Wirklichkeit?
  • 1. Goldregen (coins are produced and placed inside a hat, Miser's Dream)
  • 2. Hellsehen (marked coin is found among others inside hat)
  • 3. Der Spiritisten-Taler (coin penetrates silk)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
128
Japanese Coin on Finger coin snatching technique, hand is wrapped with handkerchief except first finger, spectator cannot take the coin
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
1
T. Page Wright Coin Catch in Deck coin thrown up an caught at wanted position in deck
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
16
The Spinning Coin coin spins between two pins
 		1935
Coin Magic
29
Heads or Tails coin held between two fingers, control if it lands heads or tails up
 		1935
Coin Magic
31
Balancing a Coin coin stands upright on outstretched hand
 		1935
Coin Magic
32
A Wonderful Juggle
1935
Coin Magic
32
The Elbow Catch
1935
Coin Magic
33
Spin the Coin coin spinned on glass
 		1935
Coin Magic
33
A Pretty Juggle coin catch from back of hand
 		1935
Coin Magic
33
To Pick Up a Dime with the Palm
Related to 1935
Coin Magic
33
A Pretty Flourish coin on card, card is flicked away
 		1935
Coin Magic
33
A Blindfold Detection marked coins shuffled among others coins in hat, performer finds first coin blindfolded, second penetrates hat
Related to 1935
Coin Magic
60
Stuart Robson Feel!! coin found among other by touch, tape
 		July 1937
The Jinx (Issue 34)
232
Joe Berg The Balancing Dime dime balanced on wire of hanger, hanger spun around finger
 		1937
Here's New Magic
14
T. Nelson Downs Reading the Dates of Coins with Finger Tips
1938
Greater Magic
703
Two Penny Stunts two juggling type stunts that the spectator cannot duplicate
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
272
Dr. Swenson Two Quarter Stunts stunt that cannot be duplicated and biting into glass gag
Also published here 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
277
Coin Detection "An Old Trick in a New Way"
marked coin mixed with others, found by touch
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
57
Tom Sellers The Separated Coins many silver and gold coins mixed in pail, separated by touch
 		1942
That's Good!
15
Eddie Joseph A Dose for the Smart Guy glass of water under newspaper, paper whipped away, as sucker trick, coins balanced on glass
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
40
Eddie Joseph The Kick coin stack on table, coin rolls towards it and knocks out selected coin
Related to 1942
Coin and Money Magic
48
Eddie Joseph Date Detection several coins in hat, performer reaches in and divines dates
  • Mental Presentation
  • Sensitive Touch Presentation
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
57
Eddie Joseph Matching the Coin coins brought out heads or tails to match spectator's actions or wishes, by feel
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
85
Eddie Joseph Perfect Timing two coins on table edge, pushed off table towards floor, one straight down one sharply forward, they hit floor together
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
85
Eddie Joseph Sensitive Fingers marked coin mixed with other, performer finds it
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
93
Eddie Joseph The Vicious Triangle monte routine with three coins under cards
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
99
Eddie Joseph Right First Time quick way of counting high stack of coins, using coin as ruler
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
103
Eddie Joseph How the Devil Does He Do It selected coin found in hat of coins by spectator
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
104
Eddie Joseph Good Shootin' coin stack on table, coin rolls towards it and knocks out selected coins
Related to 1942
Coin and Money Magic
105
John Scarne Mystery B. C: Pickups picking up coins, which are flat on the table
Related to May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 106)
425
John Scarne Reverse English coin rolls away and back into the hand
 		May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 106)
427
Frank Garcia Garcia's Gaff balancing a coin on the edge of another
 		July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
830
Nile Rothenbach Wet Cent small balls in tube filled with water are extracted without spilling the water, also with coins
 		Apr. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 226)
904
Three Coin Monte three coins, one is labeled, monte
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
336
John A. M. Howie P.R.P coins rolled on pool table obey the directions given by the performer
 		July 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 259)
1034
Eddie Joseph Find the Spot monte with three coins, one marked
 		1952
Tricks for Informal Occasions
23
Ernest W. Brady Penceforth or A Date with a Mint Mark picking out a coin of a certain date from a bag full of coins
 		Sep. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 361)
272
Max Malini The Coin Game coin snatching technique, hand is wrapped with handkerchief except first finger, spectator cannot take the coin
Related toVariations 1962
Malini and His Magic
35
John Benzais 5c For Your Thoughts coin spun on table, performer knows which side is up
Also published here Jan. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 33)
137
Patrick Page A Sense of Touch coins with same dates in hat, one coin with odd date is added and quickly found by performer
 		1974
Tricks with Coins
52
Tenkai Ishida Catch the Coin coin snatching technique, hand is wrapped with handkerchief except first finger, spectator cannot take the coin
Related to 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
80
Fred Robinson Circulating Coins several ways of spinning a coin on a needle, tossing and rolling a coin
 		Dec. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 4)
190
Marshall Weinstein Witch's Coin marked coin among other coins is found in bag
Related to 1975
Magick (Issue 138)
687
Horace E. Bennett Sense of Touch Perfected bag made from handkerchief, different coins are divined and date on last coin
Inspired byRelated to 1975
Bennett's Best
43
Thomas A. O'Lenick Aero-Dynamic Dollar bill with two quarters in it is folded into propellor and tossed to ceiling where it sticks
Related to 1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
67
Milbourne Christopher Der Geldschein an der Decke bill on ceiling, coin inside drops back down
Related to Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
105
Arthur Setterington Back Hander coin on arm catching, last coin disappears
 		July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
878
Karl Fulves Quarter Finals coin snatching stunt in which spectator cannot trap coin balanced on performer's finger, in the end the coin ends up underneath coin in spectator's hand
Inspired by 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 28)
1340
Dr. Swenson Quarter Stunt stunt that cannot be duplicated
Also published here Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
20
Ron MacMillan Over The Head four coins are tossed one at a time, over the head and caught in the other hand behind the back. The coins are shown spread between the fingers
 		1981
Modern Art Of Coin Manipulation
52
Steve Beam Heads or Heads demonstration of controlled coin flip, using Pancake Coin
 		1981
Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I
27
Mike Caveney, Dick Zimmerman Cents of Touch marked penny is lost and found in a bag of pennies
 		1981
Magicomedy
27
Danny Korem Impossible Coin Catch elbow catch, coins vanish
 		1985
Korem without Limits
5
Karl Fulves Coin Stunts chapter intro
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
35
Stay Put No. 23, balancing-on-finger stunt
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
35
Roy Johnson The Coin Game coin snatching technique, hand is wrapped with handkerchief except first finger, spectator cannot take the coin
Inspired byAlso published here 1989
Silver Special
33
Roy Johnson Das Münzenspiel coin snatching technique, hand is wrapped with handkerchief except first finger, spectator cannot take the coin
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
17
Strongman Stuff No. 52, coin pressed on head with hand, spectator cannot lift hand
 		1995
Easy Magic
74
Thomas A. O'Lenick Aero-Dynamic Dollar bill with two quarters in it is folded into propellor and tossed to ceiling where it sticks
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
181
Chad Long Ninja Coin coin tossed and caught right at the edge
 		1997
More Stuff...
5
Charles W. Fait Fait's Coins "Unsolved Mysteries"
three coins stuck to forehead, chosen one drops, no method given
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
148
Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves Mark Down II four nickels on table in row, dates in numerical order, four cards with positions mixed, coins exchanged according to cards's order, performer rearranged coins in numerical order without looking by sense of touch, optional appearance of another coin or wedding ring
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
109
Barrie Richardson The Human Scale
  • From My Thoughts
spectator grabs handful of coins from container, performer matches the same type and amount of coins
Also published here May 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)
60
John Scarne Quick Pick Up snatching coins out of spectator's hand before he can close it, variation in which a small coin is sandwiched between two coins and only the large coins are snatched
Related to 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
286
Eric Mead Change marked coin mixed with other coins, marked one found by touch, all other change to match
Inspired by
  • "The Odd Coin" (Jay Sankey, Up For Adoption, 1987)
Also published here 		2003
Collexion
25
Keith "Kip" Pascal Beginner's Grab Basic, easy technique of snatching coin from spectator's hands
 		2005
Coin Snatching
19
Rochester Switch Switch a coin from a spectator's hand with another, speed demonstration
Related to 2005
Coin Snatching
37
Keith "Kip" Pascal Kip's Take Variation on Rochester Switch, finesses added (no counting, larger distance)
 		2005
Coin Snatching
55
Keith "Kip" Pascal Creating the Minor Miracle: Performance Tips How to present a coin snatch
 		2005
Coin Snatching
63
P. Dean Fox, Jim Richardson The Upside-Down Impossible Grab Snatch a coin with performer's hand facing up
Variations 2005
Coin Snatching
73
Keith "Kip" Pascal The Upside-Down Impossible Switch Method to do Upside Down Grab as a switch
Inspired by 2005
Coin Snatching
84
Keith "Kip" Pascal No Telegraphing: Pure Speed How to avoid telegraphing your movements for the coin snatch
 		2005
Coin Snatching
87
Keith "Kip" Pascal Coin-Snatching Tips for Success Tips on improving your coin snatching technique
 		2005
Coin Snatching
97
Keith "Kip" Pascal Just for Magicians How to perform the coin snatch / switch in a magic routine
 		2005
Coin Snatching
111
Keith "Kip" Pascal For Martial Artists (Actually, advice for everyone) How to use coin snatch techniques to improve martial arts
 		2005
Coin Snatching
127
Keith "Kip" Pascal Best Place and Time to Present Coin snatch presentation ideas
 		2005
Coin Snatching
163
Keith "Kip" Pascal Anecdotes Storytelling ideas that can be used to present a coin switch/snatch (stories are fictional)
 		2005
Coin Snatching
177
John Calvert Bonus #1: Calvert's Claw Spectator holds handful of change, names any coin, magician snatches all the coins except the named coin
 		2005
Coin Snatching
193
Karl Fulves Fractions And Cents heads and tails sequence remembered as memory stunt
 		2005
Combo II
17
Barrie Richardson The Human Scale spectator grabs handful of coins from container, performer matches the same type and amount of coins
Inspired by
  • earlier version in Club 71, Winter 2000
Also published here 		2005
Act Two
87
Eric Mead Change marked coin mixed with other coins, marked one found by touch, all other change to match
Inspired by
  • "The Odd Coin" (Jay Sankey, Up For Adoption, 1987)
Also published here 		2006
Tangled Web
77
Tyler Wilson Shortser Cut stack ten coins, any named number instantly snatched, repeated with signed coin and from spectator's hand, "Shrimp concept"
 		2014
The EH Team
28
Max Malini The Coin Game coin snatching technique, hand is wrapped with handkerchief except first finger, spectator cannot take the coin
Related to 2022
Max Malini
382
Gregory Wilson The Coin Con bowl with coins, spectator grabs a bunch which is counted, performer matches the amount, also possible with candy or other objects
Also published here
  • in publication called "10 for Thom"
 June 2024
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)
9