Magic Tricks

I first saw this at Al's Magic Shop in Wash DC. I was 10 at the time and this kindly old man in a brown sweater approached. The Magical wizard first took a silver dollar and threw it back and forth between his hands several times - then asked me to squeeze his hand as hard as I could. He then dropped the silver dollar into my hand and it was bent and curved from my squeezing !! I tried to straighten it - to no avail. I was not just a spectator . . . he had me do the squeezing !! Then up came the glass with rubber sheet and nickel on top. He asked me to push down on it with my finger. I could feel the rubber just "swallow up" the coin underneath my fingertip. Again I was not just a spectator - I was doing the trick !! I will never forget that kindly old man.