This trick is one of the greatest I own and is a genuine worker I always carry with me and perform.
It requires virtually no skill and is super easy to do if you manage the coins and participant
correctly. Plays big. 10 stars!
I ONLY perform this is the participant's hand and it always
stuns them when the coin has vanished from their own hand.
Several pointers:
Why
the hell are you carrying a bag of international coins? I simply say, you never know when you're
cell phone is gonna die, so I like to carry pay phone change in case of emergency. You just never
know when your going to be stuck in China or Europe without a phone. When was the last time I was in
China or Europe? Exactly. You just never know.
If you perform in the participant's hand,
make sure they keep it flat and steady. No table even required. Use your index finger to hold the
"special" coin in place when you put it down, so you don't have premature magiculation. Then ask the
spectator to quickly close their hand and then jiggle the coins (with a loosely closed hand) to feel
that they're there.
I always count the number of coins with the participant to ensure there
is no debate how many coins are in their hand when they close it and jiggle the coins.
Lastly, I make this an exercise in hypnosis. I tell the participant that in a second I'm going
to ask them to quickly pull out the quarter from their semi-closed hand, and they're going to try to
pull it out, but I'm hypnotizing them that there's no way they're going to be able to do it. This
goes on until the last coin and then the miraculous bag reveal.
Reset is quick and easy,
but you need 5 seconds of privacy. No "resetter" included - but everyone should already have one ;)
This trick is so good, so no lost stars for that.
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I don't give many 5 stars but this deserves it I think. Yes, it's pricey and maybe over-priced….but
it is an excellent routine and the gimmick is very well made.
I probably should take a star off
for the high price or perhaps adding "Another" gimmick would have justified the higher price… Still
its difficult for me to complain about it because its so strong!
I would much rather pay a
higher price for something I will use anytime/Anywhere as opposed to something less expensive (but
still way over priced) that sits in a drawer..like that new "Vanishing Pen"….UGH.
If you
want to do a strong coin effect thats interesting…Pocket Money is one to consider. I am very happy
with the purchase.
Good Luck!
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The chinese coin is the cheapest toy coin I have seen, looks and feels awful. The gimmick is not the
best, and NO IT IS NOT EXAMINABLE! They will detect the secret. I am very disappointed, for that
price the props should be really good, even the coin "bag" is the cheapest shi* ever!!! Dont buy!!
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Overpriced? Not in the least! This is so easy, and so forgiving, that anyone can perform a miracle
in the spectator's hand. Forget the pocket (routine shown is a bit weak, truthfully). Let them
just scoop up the coins with one hand, and start pulling out the coins with their free hand. There
are so many options at this point, that you are free to come up with a unique take on it to make it
your own. For example, "Without looking, reach in to your hand and give me the US quarter (my
favorite), and you can keep ALL the other coins you are holding". One coin after the other will be
handed to you, but not the coin you asked for! In the end, the coin can be found anywhere (coin to
impossible location?, or back in the supplied pouch?). Just superb...and deceptive; even under
close scrutiny. Dobson+Mason=perfection!
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10 stars! Great trick! Easy to do and kills everytime. Quick reset. You can even perform directly in
the spectators hand if you are very careful laying the coins! I love doing it this way when there's
not a table around.
One nice performance tip...put the smallest coin behind the quarter in
the bag, hold it and "shake it out last." Wink, wink. A real fooler as being the "last" coin in the
bag.
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I really thought something was missing when I opened up the package. I couldn't tell that the coin
was gimmicked.
I thought I'll have trouble with the participant not making "it" happen, but
I had the chance since purchasing this to perform it 6 times. It's all good. And it plays well on
stage.
The spectator won't detect the gimmick, unless there's an M5 on his person.
Although very expensive for the gimmick, I don't regret purchasing it, because I knew that those
80$ will definitely add what I want to my repertoire.
To be honest, I only checked the DVD
to know how the gimmick is handled. Otherwise, the routine provided isn't that impressive, relative
to what you can actually do with this.
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Easy to fool everyone and high quality workmanship.
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Pocket Money is a nice addition to your set. It is easy to do so you can focus on presentation.
I like the fact you are not limited to the coins supplied, for the most part you can change the
coins to suit your style.
You willook like a coin master with this set.
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This trick rocks, in a good way. I performed it today to perfection and the spectator sad that was a
good one. This is worth every bit of the price. If you buy one Chinese coin sepretly in may cost 15
or so dollars. You are getting five different countries coins, the trick, two predictions and a coin
vanish and production, good teachings and its amost fail proof. You can perform this effect over and
over to everyone with confidence. Oh, and this trick plays out big. Extremely recommended. Wayne
Dobson has producded two heavy hitting effects one for close up and one for stage in this and Torn 2
that im fortunate to both have. Lastly the trick is so simple only thing you have to really pay
attention to is the spectators handling. If you can afford this and you are interested, this should
be bought on site.
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This is a very well thought out trick. Whenever any magic happens in the hands (or in this case the
pocket) of the spectator it is as close to real magic as it gets. This is relatively easy to do,
can reset if you go table to table in seconds (although you cannot repeat it instantly in front of
the same people-but why would you?). You do have to be a little careful in your setup (u will
understand when you get the trick)but its nothing differcult. Overall this is very cleverly thought
out. As I said its an in THEIR hands trick which is in my mind where the best magic happens! I
wanted to give it 5 stars and would have for the trick itself. The only reason I gave it 4 is
because it requires something that was not included (but which most magicians will have around the
house somewhere or you can easily get)and it is a bit expensive. However I doubt this will end up in
your drawer you WILL use this!
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