Splitting Currency & Fusions

81 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Splitting Currency & Fusions
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Laurie Ireland The Quick Change Artist coin into several small coins
Related to 1935 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation") 22
Lu Brent "Here's Your Change---?" coin through knees, changes into small coins
Inspired by 1936 The Jinx (Issue 22) 130
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Keith Clark, Al Flosso, George Krage, a coin trick, a card rising gag by Henry Gordien and a joke by Al Plough
 		1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 13) 54
Eddie Joseph The Money Changer half dollar changes into smaller coins that make up fifty cents
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 86
U. F. Grant Change Please half dollar in hand changes into quarter, two dimes and a nickel
 		May 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8) 13
Dr. E. M. Roberts Splitting the Atom half dollar to two quarters and reverse (wax)
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 123
Dr. E. M. Roberts Change for a Dollar two half dollars to one dollar bill
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 124
Eddie Joseph Fair Exchange coin slapped on back of left hand changes into several coins
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 113
Eddie Joseph Magic Change larger coin changed into several smaller with same value, using mirage holdout
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 326
Harvey Rosenthal Breaking Silver
1976 Close-Up Sampler — Part 2 15
Sol Stone A Bird In Hand dollar changes to two half dollars and back
 		May 1978 Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 5) 54
Les Shore Break-Up!
Sep. 1978 Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 9) 101
John C. Wagner Charisma Change object changes as it is dropped through hand
 		1978 7 Secrets 49
Stephen Tucker Small Change coin is split into two coins
 		1978 Close Up Sorcercy 3
Stephen Tucker Split Tenkai pennies, with two halves of a coin, coin is restored as climax
 		June 1979 The Talon (Issue 4) 47
Al Schneider Split Silver Dollar into two half dollars and back
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 56
Sol Stone Pulling Silver Silver dollar to two half dollars
 		1981 CoinMagic 112
David Arthur Melifluous Meld Two quarters to a half dollar
 		1981 CoinMagic 234
Steve Beam Drawback one half dollar under each hand, they travel under one hand, in repeat change into dollar
 		1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 11
Phillip Young Splitting Coins coin is split into two
 		1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 36
Steve Beam Change Box half dollar shaken in Okito Box, when tossed out it changes into 2 quarters
 		1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 45
Daryl Martinez Close-Quarters two quarters transform into half dollar
VariationsAlso published here 1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 119
Tom Gagnon Split Level silver dollar on back of left hand, it changes into two half dollars
 		1981 Sleightly Original 84
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Die "Tip" Routine coin slapped on table vanishes, three phases
  • Der Wechselgeld-Klimax (coin transforms into small change)
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Pentagram, Sep. 1958
 June 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2) 57
Herb Zarrow, Dan Garrett Visu-Pinch coin dropped into other hand changes visually (or dollar to two half dollars), see credit correction on page lxix
Related to 1982 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 2) 14
Stephen Tucker Karate coin split with Karate chop
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10) 179
Michael Rubinstein The Trick Coin Routine - For Magicians Only copper/silver coin is exposed and split into two separate coins
 		1982 Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique 65
John Carney 1/2 & 2/4 half dollar changes into 2 quarters and then back again a number of times
 		1983 Carney Knowledge 16
Ross Bertram Two-Faced double sided coin changes into two separate coins, for magicians
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 68
Mike Gallo Magical Change dollar to two half dollars and back, then into four quarters
 		1983 Encore III 49
Mike Gallo Two Dollars To Four Halves
  • Simplified Handling
 		1983 Encore III 52
Mirko Ferrantini Split Silver silver dollar is split into two half dollars
 		1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 133
Gary Kurtz Fusion two half-dollars transform into dollar
Inspired byVariations 1983 Powerful Magic 66
Michael Powers Fusion Plus two quarters become a half-dollar, repeat, then two half-dollars transform into dollar, lapping
Inspired byVariations 1983 Powerful Magic 67
Michael Powers, Jay Sankey Fusion Plus Standing two quarters become a half-dollar, repeat, then two half-dollars transform into dollar, no-lap version
Inspired by 1983 Powerful Magic 69
Ben Harris Alloy Division borrowed coin is broken, both halves become hole coins
 		1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 100
Mike Gallo Break Four dollar to two half dollars to four quarters
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 22) 208
David Roth Twice The Tithe dime is "broken off" from half dollar, fuses together again via spellbound
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 53
David Roth Coniunctio - Traiectio - Disiunctio "Amalgamation - Transposition - Separation", two half dollard and one copper coin transpose, half dollars change to full dollar while doing so
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 56
David Roth Deep Palm Tenkai Merge Two half-dollars transform into a dollar
 		1985 Expert Coin Magic 32
David Roth Pulling Off Ten Cents Pulling off a small piece of a half dollar, which transforms into a dime
 		1985 Expert Coin Magic 39
Jay Sankey Shattered! dollar is shattered into loose change
 		1986 Sankey Panky 30
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Making Change quarter in bull dog clip over a flame, changes into two dimes and a nickel, see also p. xi at back of book
Variations 1987 When Creators Collide... 11
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Making Change Again quarter changes into two dimes and a nickel, impromptu version without the clip
Inspired by 1987 When Creators Collide... 39
Gerald Deutsch For a Change
Variations Apr. 1988 Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 4) 1486
Sol Stone Arithmatic
Jan. 1989 Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1) 1587
Jay Sankey Quartertime Two Dollar bill transforms into One Dollar bill and four quarters
 		1990 100% Sankey 61
Rocco Silano Silver Dollar to Two Half Dollars
Also published here
  • Ruminations, Vol. 2 No. 4, April 1987
 1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 63
Michael Powers Fusion/Fission two quarters fuse to half dollar, then are broken into quarters again
 		1990 Top Secret Stuff 134
Gerald Deutsch Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by May 1991 Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5) 1925
David Harkey Silverstroke small purse, coin taken out, then full-sized pen, coin splits into two, then four
 		1991 Simply Harkey 168
Paul Gertner Dollar to Halves to Quarters tabled, using K.I.X.
 		1994 Steel and Silver 40
Paul Gertner Slap Split Coins dollar spun on table and slapped into two half dollars, then four quarters
 		1994 Steel and Silver 75
Meir Yedid Making Change quarter changes into nickel and twenty cent coins
Inspired by 1994 Magical Wishes 13
Sol Stone More Coin-Fusion two half dollars to dollar
 		Mar. 1995 Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3) 2479
David Acer Double Header one double-headed and one double-tailed quarter shown, they fuse into one regular coin, then changes into half dollar
 		1995 Natural Selections 78
Daryl Martinez Close Quarters two quarters transform into half dollar
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 63
Lou Gallo Fifty-Cent Pitch two quarters travel from one hand to the other, then change into a half dollar
 		1996 Lou Gallo: The Underground Man 8
Lou Gallo A Pitch for a Change two dollars change into two half dollars, then four quarters, with variation
 		1996 Lou Gallo: The Underground Man 10
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Squink! dollar in shot glass splits into two half dollars when heated, then into four quarters
 		1997 Ah-ha! 29
David Devant Change of a Half "Unsolved Mysteries"
half crown in hand changes to any combination of change the spectator chooses, posed as problem
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, August 1956
 1997 The Fine Print (Issue 5) 120
Ed Andres Bankrupt! half dollar broken into two quarters and back, using edge grip
 		July 1999 Onyx (Issue 8) 24
Tony Bartolotta Mark Down three dimes and three pennies in paper cup, out come a quarter, a nickel and three pennies, three "penny and dime" sets
 		2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 108
John Carney Bits dollar breaks into four pieces which change into four quarters, see Issue 3, p. 1, for further credits
 		2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 10
David Gripenwaldt The Sound Of One Coin Clinking two quarters slide together on table and transform into half dollar
 		2006 Penumbra (Issue 10) 2
John West Pushing Two Quarters two quarters become a half dollar, then it is split again
Inspired by
  • "Two Quarters" (Daryl, Steven's Impromptu Magic #1)
 2006 Power Plays 194
Dan Lewis Merlin's Matchbox half-dollar on table covered with matchbox, match lighted, half-dollar changes to quarter and another quarter is in box
Inspired by 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 145
Nathan Kranzo, Rune Klan Hot Hands coin put in hand, lighter gas transferred from lighter to hand and ignited, coin explodes into smaller coins
 		July 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7) 22
Daniel Garcia Math One quarter jumps from one hand to join another quarter in the other hand, then they fuse visually into a half dollar
Inspired by
  • "Pitchen' Penetration" (Paul Cummins)
 2009 Limited 10
Al Schneider Split Silver Dollar into two half dollars and back
 		2011 Al Schneider Magic 250
Richard Sanders Making Change quarter is split into two dimes and a nickel
 		May 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 5) 24
Marc Trudel Tenkai Fusion Tenkai Pennies with two quarters, then the two quarters change into a half dollar in second phase
Inspired by June 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6) 48
Tom Gagnon Pumpkin Seed Split half dollar split into two half dollars
Inspired by 2013 Too Hot for the Devil 188
Hiroshi Sawa 1-2-4-10 (One-Two-Four-Ten) One dollar coin splits into two half dollars, then into four quarters, then ten dimes.
 		2013 Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術) 81
Hiroshi Sawa The Atomic Coins silver dollar is split in half dollars, quarters, then dimes
 		Feb. 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2) 74
Koudai Cointeger dollar is split in two half dollars, then in four quarters, then reversed back to a dollar
 		Mar. 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 3) 36
Jonathan Friedman Pop Outs Split to visually split a tabled coin
Inspired by Mar. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 3) 57
Jan Logemann High Five two spectators cut (deeper) in two halves, four cards of same value show up, cutting the high card presentation, money prize is split in two
Inspired by
  • Aldo Colombini trick
 2019 Eine Inselbegabung tourt mit 52 Freunde 8
Peter Gröning Coinfused coin version of Resigned with initialed coins
Inspired by 2020 Resigned to Miracles 81
Michael Rubinstein Shattered Spellbound coin changes into many pennies as finale
  • Phase One: The Changes
  • Phase Two: The Shatter
  • Phase Three: The Cleanup
 		2020 Rubinstein Coin Magic 160
Jonathan Friedman Smack Split coin splits and multiplies into two coins
 		Apr. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 4) 58