Posts Tagged ‘Coin Tricks’

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 .

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The classic palm is a little more tricky and could take you longer to learn. For this, you need to hold the coin between the muscle at the base of your thumb and the the fleshy part on the side of your hand. Once you are used to holding the coin there, you should be able to stretch your little finger and thumb back out into a more natural position. Then, while holding it in position, start moving and wriggling your fingers. With practice, you should able to do this easily without dislodging the coin. Next, try turning your hand over while keeping the coin in place. Don’t forget to practice moving your fingers.

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.

To French Drop a coin is when you hold the coin and pretend to grab it with the other hand. To do this trick, make a ‘C’ with your fingers and hold the coin between your thumb and the tips of the first three fingers on your right-hand, thumb on top and fingers underneath. Bring your left hand over as though to take the coin. Slide your thumb between your hand and the coin and curl the fingers of your left hand over the coin. As soon as the coin is masked, relax the fingers of your right hand and let the coin drop down into the finger palm position. Get used to dropping the coin into your hand and into the best position for a finger palm. Turn your right-hand palm down and drop it to your side in a relaxed position while focusing your eyes and attention on the left hand which is now in a fist.

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.

There are a few different ways you can palm a coin when performing magic tricks. Palming a coin refers to how you hold the coin to conceal it. Palming is the foundation of many coin magic tricks so it is something you need to be able to do easily. A good magician will learn all the different ways of palming a coin and keep them in his repertoire. By knowing the different ways of doing this, you will be able to make changes on-the-fly depending on your audience.

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.