MAGIC U CAN DO IT 8

Swindled coin

-Effect
The performer removes a hand full of change from his left hand trouser pocket. He holds out the handful of change, along with a black marker, and tells the spectator to choose a coin, mark it with an X, and return it to the magicians left palm. The magician then takes the coin with his right hand, and returns the rest of the change to his left trouser pocket. The coin is then placed against the leg directly below the pocket. The coin is then rubbed into the cloth, whereupon the coin vanishes. It is found back inside the left pocket with the rest of the change.

-Method
After the spectator marks the coin, the right hand “pretends” to take it. In reality the coin is in your right hand covered up with another coin on top. Hold your hand in the air as if you have the coin. Hesitate for a second with your left hand so that the spectator can see that the marked coin is not in your left hand anymore (this way the spectator mentally concludes that the marked coin must be in your right hand). Place the rest of the change back into your pocket. Take the right hand and its supposed coin and place it against your leg, in the area of the left pocket. Now rub the imaginary coin into your leg. Then slowly part your right fingers to show that the coin has vanished. Reach into your left pocket and pull you the change. Ask the person what kind of coin they chose. They might say a quarter. Then go through the change and find the marked coin and put it in top and show the spectators.

Handkerchief and coin trick

-Effect
The magician sticks the coin into the hanky, flips the handkerchief over when the coin disappears.

-Method
You secretly wrap a rubber band around your fingers and thumb.
Then you place the hanky in that hand.
With your other hand place the coin in the hanky.
Then let the rubber band slide off of your fingers and onto the hanky so it surrounds the coin and it is under the hanky.
Then you slide your hand up to the end of the hanky and give it a good shake. That makes it look like the coin disappeared.
The coin is really held in the hanky by the rubber band, invisible to everyone as the hanky material surrounds it.

Palm penetration

-Effect
You ask the spectator to hold out his or her hand palm up. You in turn place your hand on top of theirs, palm down. With your other hand you place a quarter or other coin on top of your hand and explain to the spectator that with one quick slap of the coin you will make it pass through your hand and into theirs!

-Materials needed
2 identical coins, a small piece of transparent adhesive tape or magician’s wax, (for advanced magicians super fast sleight of hand will do)

-Method
When you place your hand on top of the spectators open hand, you will already have the coin in you palm. If you place your hand on theirs quickly enough, the coin will not fall nor will the spectator already feel it in their hand! You then place the “other” coin on top, on the back of your hand.
On the palm of your hand, which is not touching the spectators, is where the tape or wax will be. Then with a quick motion, you smack the top of the coin, which actually gets stuck to the tape/wax. Slowly remove your other hand to let the surprised spectator see how it “magically” passed through your hand! For those advanced magicians out there (you know who you are) you can grab the quarter instead of using the tape/wax. If you do not wish to use the spectators hand you can do the same trick on your lap, but in their hand sells the trick much better.

Coin bite

-Effect
The magician borrows a coin from the spectator and is seen to take a bite out of the coin.

-Preparation
Take a quarter and file one side of it down so it looks like someone has bitten a chunk out of it.

-Method
Approach a spectator and ask them to borrow a quarter.
You have already the gimmicked quarter between your thumb and forefinger of your right hand.
Take the quarter from the spectator and quietly move your finger and thumb and switch the coins.
Their coin is now slid to the back of your finger. Pretend to be biting and tearing of a section of what is now your gimmick coin and eventually tug it free of your mouth to show the spectator who should look amazed.