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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.

Finger Palm

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.