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If youâre a Coin Guy, you have to have this book. Itâs some of the best Coin Magic of the last century.
Not only is this book in like new condition, but it is signed by David Roth!
David Roth was known as the modern father of Coin Magic and he passed away a few years ago. All of his signed items are extremely collectible.
One of the most iconic magic books ever produced is finally back in stock. Richard Kaufmanâs seminal Coin Magic features some of the most revolutionary and influential coin magic routines and techniques ever published. It is widely considered to be an absolute must-read for any student of coin magic.
This more than 260-page hardcover book offers the tools you need to evolve from a basic coin magician into a masterful coin worker. It is filled with contributions from an unbelievable slate of some of the greatest magicians to ever live.
Legendary magicians like David Roth, who has who his own section in which he dives into the Shuttle Pass, his beloved Karate Coin routine, a mind-blowing Torn and Restored Coin effect and so much more. Ed Marlo, Slydini, Sol Stone, and Geofrrey Latta also have their own sections, while Dai Vernon, Tom Gagnon and other amazing contributors help round out the other parts of the book.
Everything is explained in crystal-clear detail and accompanied by easy-to-follow illustrations crafted by Richard Kaufman.
Donât miss your exclusive opportunity to add this quintessential book to your collection. Grab a copy before they inevitably sell out and take your coin magic to the next level!
Contents of Coin Magic by Richard Kaufman
Opening Section
Retention Clip Vanish (Richard Kaufman)
Palm Change
Fingertip Rest Position
Palm and Grip Transfers: switching grips
David Roth Section
The Shuttle Pass
Edge Grip Technique
The Scoop Addunder
The Frontal Imp Pass
Pop Outs
To Classic Palm One Coin of a Group
The Deep Back Clip Steal
The Karate Coin: Finger penetrates a coin tossed in the air
The Complete Torn and Restored Coin: a coin is visibly torn and then restored
Oval Purse Holdout: Produce a stream of coins on command
The Acentric Purse: Production of coins from a purse frame
High Flying Winged Silver: Coins across using edge grip
Hanging Coins Plus: Coins vanish and reappear as they are hung on an invisible hook
Flash Production: Producing coins one at a time from apparently empty hands
Standup Copper/Silver Classic: Start/end clean
Edge Grip Copper/Silver
Ultra Coin Assembly: Chink a Chink for magicians, hands never cross
Wild Coin No. 1: Silver coins turn to copper and are placed in a cup, when dumped out they are silver again
Wild Coin No. 2: Standup impromptu version using a coin purse instead of cup
The Portable Hole: A full routine involving a purse frame and a portable hole, in which coins vanish & reappear.
Spellbound Section
In a Twinkling (Wesley James): Spellbound color change with a touch of the fingertip
Touch Change One (Richard Kaufman): Color change by rubbing two fingers
Touch Change Two (Richard Kaufman)
Touch Change Three (Geoffrey Latta)
Spellmell Bound (Richard Kaufman): Continual change without grip change
Twisting With Victor (Wesley James): Starts with both coins in one hand
The Inertia Change (Tom Gagnon): C/S reverse on the table
The Tiddlywinks Change (Tom Gagnon): C/S under a glass
Spin to Win (Mark Levy): C/S spinning coin change
Silver Slippage (Bruce Berkowitz): Spellbound sequence for magicians. At the end, two coins clink, but they are seen to both be copper!
The Sol Stone Section
Turnover Vanish: Visually deceptive coin vanish
Ramsay Vanish Refined: Coin vanish based on Ramsayâs.
One Hand Spectator Sleeve Change: An impossible coin switch
Tumble Switch/Change: Utility move
One Hand Thumb Palm Turnover Switch: Coin exchange
One Hand Triple Spellbound No. 1: C/S and Chinese coins
One Hand Triple Spellbound No. 2: No gimmick, advanced
Hung Coin: Chinese coin and string routine
Pulling Silver: Silver dollar broken into halves, then quarters
Double Twist: Two C/S routine
Half and Half: a C/S rolldown flourish
Silver Hole Switcheroo: A hole in coin is pushed to the other edge of the coin
The Geoffrey Latta Section
Ultimate Han Ping Chien: Two handlings
Isolation Placement: Isolating a single coin from a stack
One Hand Turnover Switch
To Classic Palm Two Coins of a Group
Thumb Touch Coins Across: Uses only Geoffâs Han Ping Chien
Standup Spectator Coins Across: Anytime, anywhere coins across into spectatorâs hand
Cosmic Coins Across: Ultra clean
Silver Extraction: Silver coin is melted, leaving clear disk and molten metal
Silver Extraction No. 2
Wild Coin No. 3: Three handlings, best when seated
QuadraQuicksand Coins Away: One at a time four coin vanish can be done standing & surrounded
Glassed In Attraction: Three silver coins join three coppers under a glass one at a time
Impossible Under Glass C/S Switch: application of Tiddlywink change
CopSilBrass: Copper/Silver/Brass routine; uses purse
Ed Marlo on The Sympathetic Coins
Olramâs Instant Sympathy: Impromptu four coin assembly
Simplex Matrix: Easy and direct assembly
Quick Coinvergence: Speedy method, uses dimes and two extras
Theyâre Here, No â There, No Where? Uses Tim Wenkâs E Pluribus Unum gimmick
What Happened? Another E Pluribus Unum gimmick effect
Slydini: Three New Sleights
Table Tilt Vanish: Vanishes behind the table while transferred to other hand.
Palm Tilt Production: From a lapped coin; also includes standup version
Automatic Sleeving: As one hand closes the other
More Effects and Routines
Scott Weiserâs Chinese coin and lock routine using edge grip
Framed (Scott Weiser): Double purse frame, expanded shell, Chinese coins
Visual Drop Switch (Richard Kaufman): Visible change or secret switch
Framed Again (Richard Kaufman): Purse frame, uses Visual Drop Switch. Similar to Framed, but no lapping or shell
Scott Weiserâs Tabled Coins Across, no lapping
Torn Between Two Worlds (Weiser and Kaufman): Half is split in two. Spectator and performer each take a piece. Performerâs piece turns to copper. Spectator openâs their hand and sees theirs is copper as well. Pieces are joined back together into a single coin.
Stick It! (John Bentz): English Penny is wrapped in a napkin, and three pins are stuck through it, both sides of the napkin being shown. The performer removes two pins, spectator removes the third, and all can be examined. Gimmick coin you can make.
Copper/Silver No. 1 (Roth, Latta, Arthur, et al.): Shuttle Pass
Copper/Silver No. 2 (David Arthur): With reset
Copper/Silver No. 3 (David Arthur): As above
Copper/Silver No. 4 (Geoffrey Latta): Uses Geoffâs Han Ping Chien
Copper/Silver No. 5 (Geoffrey Latta): Offbeat metho
Starfish Copper/Silver (Herb Zarrow): Copper & Silver coins change places at the fingertips
Ken Krenzel routine where three coppers & three silvers exchange places, no gimmicks
C.S.B. on the Fly (Fernando Roman): CSB and coins across combination using 5 coins
Erase Away (Mark Levy): Coin switch using pencil eraser
ESPenny Miracle (Mark Levy): A glass of pennies is emptied on the table, and spectator views different dates. All are scooped back into the glass, and the spectator selects a penny. The date on that penny has been predicted
Odd Coin Transit (Bruce Berkowitz): Impromptu 3 Silver, One copper routine
Open Travelers No. 1 (Richard Kaufman): Coins travel from one position to another on the table
Open Travelers With Edge Grip (Kaufman and Arthur): as above
Open Travelers No. 2 (Geoffrey Latta): As above, uses shell
Invisible Noise (Joe Safuto): Three coins are audibly dropped into a glass covered with a handkerchief, and are found to have acutally transferred there
Sleeved Coin Cut (Richard Kaufman): A coin locates a selected card
Telling Tails Vanish (Danny Korem): Heads/tails flip vanish, using shirt as servante
The Melting Coin (Les Shore): A borrowed quarter melts (and drips) away into nothingness
Shuttle Pass No. 2 (Friedhoffer): Based on Schwarzman method
The Pandaâs Purse (David Arthur): Impromptu 4 coins and purse routine
Melifluous Meld (David Arthur): Two borrowed quarters visibly meld into half-dollar
Last One Through (David Arthur): Last coin through the table handling using Lattaâs Han Ping Chien
SeeSaw âSembly (David Arthur): Four coins assemble and then immediately return to starting position, uses only 4 coins and cards
Finishing Touches
The C.S.B.Q. Coins Across (Geoffrey Latta): A copper/silver/brass/quarter coins across using a purse and extra C/S coin
Shirting the Issue (Sol Stone): Using the shirt for a complete vanish
Glass-Topped Coin Through Table (John Cornelius): Uses muscle pass
Molecular Coins Through Table (Derek Dingle): Four coins through table
The Nefarious Nest of Boxes (Derek Dingle): A unique effect using a plastic set of nesting boxes
David Roth on the Retention Pass
IV (David Roth): A magicianâs four coin vanish using Retention Pass
Dai Vernonâs two coin transposition with the signature Vernon touch!
