Cool card tricks can really amaze your friends and family.

This cool card trick is a little more difficult to learn but is well worth the effort. You will probably find that it is easier to do if you use an old set of cards. New cards are much stiffer and slippery as they are glossy. Old cards, however, have more ‘give’ to them.

Before beginning this card trick, remove the four Jacks and place them face up on the table. You can tell your audience that these Jacks are going to be your helper cards. Make sure you memorize the card on the bottom of the pack before going any further.

Have someone from your audience choose a card from the pack. Tell them to show the audience what the card is without letting you see it. Have them place the card face down on top of the deck. You pick the deck up and cut it, which places your memorized bottom card on top of that card that they have chosen.

Pick the deck up and than it out slightly with the cards facing you. You know that their card is going to be the one after memorized card that was on the bottom of the pack.

While talking to your audience about what is going to happen or anything else you can think of to distract them, place one of the Jacks before your memorize card. Place the next Jack after their card, and the next two Jacks after the next two cards. Their card is sandwiched between the second and third Jack.

Straighten the pack of cards up leaving the Jack’s sticking out at right angles to the rest of the deck. Then turn the Jacks so they are facing the same way as the rest of the cards. Hold the deck firmly and push the Jacks and other cards into the pack. The trick here is to not push the Jacks all the way in. You want the Jacks and the cards between them a little out from the edge so you can push them through.

As you push these cards in, you will push out the card behind the Jack after their card. Make some comment asking if this is the right card. When told no, tell them you need to try again (or whatever you decide to say). Pushing that card back in will push out the Jack behind it. When you push that Jack back in, it will push out their card. This is when you can act surprised or tell them that this must be the right card. Again, it is up to you to work out what you want to say.

This card trick will take practice to get it right. You will also need to work out your banter or what you are going to use to distract your audience. Remember to practice it in front of the mirror. When you are satisfied that you can do it properly, you are ready to amaze your friends with your latest cool card trick.

Use the video below to help you with seeing what it looks like.

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Spelling Out That Card

You can shuffle cards like this when you learn how to do card tricks.

Learning how to do card tricks can be easy and fun. This one is an easy card trick you can use to amaze your friends. Take a deck of cards, making sure you know which card is on the bottom of the deck. Have someone choose a card and lay it face down on the table. Make various sized piles of cards from what’s left in your deck and ask your friend to place his card on top of one of the piles. Make sure the pile with the bottom card is in the row closer to your body.

Randomly start putting the piles together, making sure the pile with the bottom card that you have memorized is put on top of the pile with the card from your friend. We have picked up all the cards, start turning them over one at a time. When you reach your bottom card that you have memorized, start a new pile. This pile will have your friends card at the bottom (or at the top with the pack is turned over). Continue adding cards to this pile, remembering just what the chosen card is. Start the next pile and silently spell out the words of that card, making each card one letter of the word. Once you have the correct number of cards for the words, start a new pile and continue doing this until all cards are back on the table face up.

When picking up your piles, make sure the pile that spells the words of the card is placed on top of the pile that contains the card. All the other piles are underneath. Show your audience one card and said was your card? When they say no, ask them what their card was. Then you can spell the words of their card, turning each card over as you do so, ending with well here is your card.

Practice doing this a few times, and try it in front of a mirror. When learning how to do card tricks effectively, you will need to work on your dialogue or banter as the more you can weave a story into your magic tricks, the easier it is to distract your audience.

I have included a video of how to do this easy card trick to help you master it. If you want to learn even more easy card tricks, I strongly suggest buying Master Mentalist. You will really be able to amaze your friends and family with fantastic magic tricks or perhaps become a master magician yourself!

The size of the coin is important in coin magic tricks.

The pinch drop coin magic trick is a variation on the French drop way of making a coin disappear. Hold the coin and between your thumb and the tips of your first three fingers of your right-hand. Bring your left hand over your right as though to grab the coin from your fingertips. As your left hand appears to take the coin, drop it into a finger palm of your right-hand. Drop your right hand to your side and hold it naturally while bringing your left fist up to your mouth to blow on. Follow your left hand with your eyes. As you blow, open your fingers to show the empty hand. Always open your fingers slowly to build the anticipation. This is part of your presentation. While you are showing your empty left hand and the audience is distracted, move the coin in your right-hand from finger palm to classic palm.

Show both sides of your left hand to show it is empty. To make the coin reappear, create a fist with your left hand, make sure that your thumb is over your fingers and that there is a gap between your fingers and the palm of your hand. Keep your hand a little relaxed, so the coin will slip in easily. The coin must be held in classic palm of your right-hand. To move the coin from finger palm to classic palm you need to use your fingers to push the coin into position. As your right-hand comes over to rub the back of your left hand, you let the coin drop onto the gap next to your thumb and let it work its way down as you rub your hand. When the coin is in position you can do your magic by blowing on the hand or clicking your fingers then opening the hand to show the coin.

These are some fundamental and basic methods of making a coin disappear and reappear. You need to learn and understand them as they form the basis for many coin magic tricks.

Enjoy this video which shows you step by step instructions on how to do the pinch drop coin magic trick .

If you would like to find out more about how to do coin magic tricks and many many other magic tricks, Master Mentalism – Magic Instruction is a great resource and one I totally recommend.

Coin magic tricks are so much fun.

This is another easy coin magic trick you can learn. Take a coin and rest it on the middle and ring fingers of your right (or dominant) hand. Place your other hand, palm up over the first hand.

You need to flip the coin so that it lands in the top (or left) hand. Then, slide your left hand up fingers of your right-hand on a very slight angle so that the coin slides into your right-hand. Then immediately snap both hands shut. Palm the coin which is in your right-hand into either a classic palm or finger palm and drop your right-hand to your side naturally.

Focus your attention and your audience’s attention on your left hand, do your ‘magic’ by shaking your hand or blowing on it (or what ever you choose), then open the fingers slowly to show that the coin has disappeared. Possibly the hardest part of this trick is flipping the coin onto your other hand. Once you can do this, it is a matter of practicing until you can do this trick really quickly, without looking.

To make a coin reappear you push it from a finger palm up your fingers with your thumb. As you are this making the coin reappear, move your hand forward. Make it disappear by sliding it back down your fingers, pulling your hand back as you do so. The forward and backward motion of your hand adds to the coin appearing and disappearing.

Coin magic tricks are fun and can be easy to learn. They will really add to your ‘magic bag of tricks’ to show your friends!

Here is a video showing you how to do it.

Again, try doing everyday activities with a coin in the classic palm position. With practice, you should find yourself able to write and even type without dropping the coin.

Raise your left hand up and away from your body while keeping your eyes on it to take the attention away from your right-hand. Your audience will watch what you are watching. Then when you are ready, start rubbing away or crumbling the ‘coin’ in your left hand and then open the fingers slowly to show the empty hand. Practice this trick in stages. First, get used to relaxing your fingers so the coin drops into position and then holding it in a finger palm. Then practice coordinating bringing your other hand over to ‘grab’ the coin and forming a fist. Make sure to drop the hand containing the coin to your side in a natural position while focusing your eyes and attention on the other hand.

There are other ways you can ‘create your magic’, such as using the hand with the concealed coin to wave over the empty hand, blowing on it or tapping it. Use your imagination. If you want to wave your fingers over the empty hand to create the magic, you will need to transfer the coin from the finger palm coin hold to a classic palm coin hold.

The finger palm is probably the easiest way of palming a coin so it is best to master this one first. The coin sits on your middle and ring fingers on the crease where your finger joins your hand. Your fingers curve naturally to hold the coin in place. You should be able to move your hand around quite naturally while still holding the coin in place. By keeping the coin between your middle and ring finger, it leaves your thumb and index finger free to pick other things up, which makes the audience subconsciously think there is nothing in that hand. To start with, use a quarter or a half dollar to get your hand used to holding the coin. Make sure you emphasize the empty hand by looking at it and moving it around. Your audience will automatically look where you are looking. This is called redirection.

It is essential that you learn and practice palming with both hands. A good way to practice is to spend time doing everyday things with a coin palmed in your fingers. You will surprise yourself the things you are able to do it withoit dropping the coin. As you improve, you will find your own way of holding the coin in a finger palm. Some people prefer to hold it with just the ring finger, others prefer to use two fingers. It is up to you.

Remember, palming a coin is about muscle memory. You need to train the muscles on what to do so they remember is without you thinking about it. This only comes from practice and repetition. The more comfortable you are doing something, the easier it becomes.

When first starting out, experiment with different types of coins to find the ones that suit your hand. Children and teenagers will probably do better with smaller coins. Don’t feel that you can only use coins from your own currency. As an example, the British penny has a good weight and being copper contrasts well with the US silver dollar. You should be able to purchase coins from other countries at any good coin shop.

Remember, palming a coin is about muscle memory. You need to train the muscles on what to do so they remember is without you thinking about it. This only comes from practice and repetition. The more comfortable you are doing something, the easier it becomes.