66 entries in Coin / Gaffed / Thread
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
With words to make a groat or a testor to leape out of a pot, or to run alongst upon a table coin crawls out of cup along table, thread pulled by stooge, recommended at night with candle light to make it more deceptive
1584 185
The Animated Coin, which answers Questions, etc. coin jumps around in glass, threaded coin or gimmicked glass, as question-answering coin
1876 185
The Walking Shilling
1890 125
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
Ein Solo coin vanishes and reappears a few times, coin slides on thread that goes into sleeve
Feb. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 6)
87
Die vier magischen Münzen four coins vanish from hand at once, coins are on a thread
May 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 9)
130
Professor Bellonie Die Vermehrung der Thaler coin production routine
July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
107
Carl Willmann Der dressierte Taler glass covered with newspaper piece, coin vanishes and visibly drops into glass and dances
Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
121
T. Nelson Downs The Tattling of Toto six selections, penny in glass jumps up and down to communicate with performer
Inspired by
  • French magazine "The Illusioniste"
1909 184
The Trained Half Dollar "Animated Coin", borrowed coin dropped in glass jumps up and down, thread & assistant
1909 266
New Coin Catching coin on thread, attached to body, for endless coin production where coin can be thrown in tumbler
1909 271
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Reise der Münzen. No. 8, four signed coins travel from hat to glass, with threaded coin
1926 32
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Ätherisch oder kompakt coin under handkerchief is dropped on plate, it penetrates plate and table and arrives inside glass held under the table
1927 45
Another Method coin dropped in glass of water under handkerchief, then it vanishes,thread method
1935 35
The Peripatetic four coins travel from a jar to a glass, one by one, threaded coin
1935 56
Coin on Thread
1938 676
L. Vosburgh Lyons The "Good-Bye" Coin coin on pull
July 1940
The Jinx (Issue 100)
610
Lloyd W. Chambers New Coin Vanish elastic pull up sleeve, alternate method of hooking up elastic to coin (no hole)
1941 10
Al Baker The Rising Coin - Baker Method coin dropped in glass, rises out and drops out, thread
Also published here 1941 42
Eddie Joseph The Coat Vanish pendulum pull attached with wax
1942 18
Eddie Joseph The Cotton Rail thread around hand to hold coin in place on front or back of hand
1942 36
Eddie Joseph The Looped Coin loop of thread on coin
  • For a Vanish
  • For Production
  • For Continuous Front- and Back-Palm
1942 38
Eddie Joseph The Hair Gimmick hair/thread rolled around pencil until ready for use
1942 43
The Passe Coins and Glasses from glass to glass, using coin on thread
1942/27 112
Al Baker Miscellaneous Hair Tricks
  • cup moves on the table
  • animated bill
  • remote haunted deck
  • rising coin/card from glass
  • throwing a loose deck of cards to a spectator over some distance
  • balancing cane/umbrella
Also published here 1951 22
Fred Kaps Coins Through Table four coins, with thread
1960 (ca.) 9
Fred Kaps Another Coin Vanish Under Card with thread
1960 (ca.) 11
Nate Leipzig Penny Out of a Glass of Beer coin in a glass of beer rises out of it
1963 130
Albert Spackman Merely A Beer Matter coin appears and vanishes between two coasters, bigger coin appears as a kicker
1967 290
Morty Rudnick Two Coins two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread, see also p. 348
Related toVariations June 1970 343
John Bowery Added Bit for "Two Coins" coin travels to under card to second coin, coins connected with thread
Inspired by Sep. 1970 363
Alan Brown Ritual Coin dime covered with dollar bill, card and copper coin, the dime vanishes, dime appears under copper coin in Okito box, using coin attached to bill with Monofilament/thread
Apr. 1973 618
Lawrence Nudelman Two Halves on a String two coins travel from hand to hand at once, sucker element, method not clear
1975-1978 ca. 4
Harvey Rosenthal Banish nickel and penny on table, covered with hands, one travels across, repeat, then chosen coin travels table, then both covered with card, one travels across, two coins joined with thread
Related toVariations 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)
899
Rising Coin Trick coin rises up from bottom of glass filled with water
1976 106
Wayne Dobson, Morty Rudnick Coin Assembly two connected coins, gimmick by Morty Rudnick
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
613
David Roth Squash Coins through the table
1985 139
David Roth The Ruler Coins across with a ruler
1985 280
Jay Sankey The Visible Coin Assembly four chinese coin visibly travel on table into one corner, thread
1986 103
Pat Conway The Coin in Beer Glass coin dropped into full glass, it rises out back into the performer's hand
1987 137
John Cornelius Coin on Thread as a vanish or hold-out
1988 30
Karl Fulves Two Coins No. 61, two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread
Inspired by 1989 74
Steve Dusheck Penny Pincher coin in clothespin, it is dropped into other hand where it vanishes
1992 49
Steve Dusheck Auto Silk plastic jumbo coin produced from silk, applications with Dusheck Vest and Fanglassic
Also published here 1992 87
Alex Elmsley The Astral Coin Rides Again coin and two cards, coin appears, travels and penetrates table, coin threaded to card
Variations 1994 273
Alex Elmsley Coin-Card Gaff coin is attached to card with thread
1994 273
Coin Jumping out of Glass coin dropped into glass jumps out on command
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
91
Jim Steinmeyer The Coins & Glass
  • Conjuring
with threaded coin
July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
51
Ron Aldrich One Coin for Connoisseurs actually several coins, coin under lapel
1997 111
David Regal, Ken Krenzel There & Back as Coin Transposition under napkins on table
1999 72
David Regal The Man With The X-Ray Eyes Four coins placed between two large slabs of marble. Any coin is secretly removed, the magician can tell which coin is removed
1999 215
John Cornelius The Fickle Nickel invented 1972, with credit information
2001 143
Wayne Dobson Coin Flux 2 two coins threaded together
Inspired by
  • "Coin Flux" (Wayne Dobson, Pro-File)
2002 13
Morty Rudnick Thread Coin Gimmick
2002 13
Al Baker The Rising Coin "Baker Method"
coin dropped in glass, rises out and drops out, thread
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
180
Al Baker Miscellaneous Hair Tricks
  • cup moves on the table
  • animated bill
  • remote haunted deck
  • rising coin/card from glass
  • throwing a loose deck of cards to a spectator over some distance
  • balancing cane/umbrella
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
371
Al Baker Miracle Man's Penny Trick marked coin moves out of heap, thread
Also published here 2003 724
Al Baker The Miracle Man's Penny Trick marked coin moves out of heap, thread
Also published here Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
51
Mark Lewis, Johnny Neptune Spooky Pencil animated coin and pencil
  • The Coin Trick and the Spooky Pencil
  • The Pencil Rises in the Fist
  • The Pencil Moves Across the Hand
  • The Pencil Rises Across the Fingers
  • The Pencil Rises from the Bottle
2006 7
Vanni Bossi Stand Up Coins Through Table threaded coin attached to table
2007 16
Karl Fulves Empty Hands complete vanish, coin at thread
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
616
Vanni Bossi High Strung and Lapless through table into glass, coin on thread
  • First Penetration
  • Second Penetration
  • Third Penetration
  • Fourth Penetration
2016 172
Jan Logemann An Anfang war 'ne Münze three coins appear and vanish, jumbo coin finale, pendulum, incorporating appearing sand in presentation
2019 4
Avi Yap One Handed Coin Vanish
  • Gimmick Version (loop coin)
    • Vanish
    • Reproduction
  • Sleight of Hand Version
    • Clean up
  • Other Uses
2022 34
Avi Yap Three Fly Routine incorporating one-handed coin vanish with loop coin
2022 49
Mortenn Christiansen Stage Coin Vanish + Metal Detector coin vanishes and reappears multiple times, using electronic metal detector, card-to-coin ending
2023 44