Self-Working Coin Magic

Money and magic — a combination that never fails to attract attention! With this helpful and revealing book, even novices can astound friends and relatives with mystifying magical feats requiring little more than common coins and paper currency. Written by one of today's foremost authorities on self-working magic tricks (those that need no special dexterity or long hours of practice), this how-to book features an impressive array of 92 simple-to-do tricks sure to dazzle any audience. Clearly worded instructions and 251 illustrations show beginning as well as veteran conjurers how to pluck a seemingly endless number of coins from the air, make a coin penetrate a tabletop, and perform psychic tricks with coins and bills. "Quick Print" lets you apparently print a genuine $5 bill on blank paper, while "Bunco Bills" takes the audience behind the scenes to expose the methods of the shortchange artist. Other intriguing illusions include "Metal Bending," "Tower of Nickels," "Balancing Act," "Thru the Ring," "Immovable Object," "Sealed-Box Mystery," and dozens of other phenomenal tricks. No previous experience is necessary to perform these tricks and apart from the required currency, most call for nothing more than a few easy-to-find items (tabletop, cup, handkerchief, playing cards, etc.). Almost all can be mastered in a short time.

Karl Fulves is one of the most respected authorities in the field of magic. For over 40 years, he has written hundreds of books on the subject and taught the art of illusion to thousands of people of all ages. This legendary figure also edited and published such magazines as Epilogue and The Pallbearers Review.

EASY MONEY MAGIC 1 Quarter Bet 2 Money Changer 3 Five Riser 4 One from Two 5 Quick Print 6 Quick Copper 7 Animation 8 Never Was STAND-UP MAGIC 9 Slap Coin 10 Money Makes Money 11 Penny-tration 12 Impromptu Bill Vanish 13 Crash Glass 14 Hot Silver 15 Air Traffic 16 Higher MATTER THRU MATTER 17 Drop Kick 18 Timing Pattern 19 Tunnel Move 20 Glass Go 21 Rub a Dub 22 Winged Silver COIN STUNTS 23 Stay Put 24 Flip Out 25 The Pivot 26 Reflexes 27 Metal Bending 28 Tower of Nickels 29 Billflip 30 Spread the Wealth 31 Penny Hex 32 Dates 33 Snow 34 Key and Scale 35 On the Line 36 Triangle Solitaire 37 Touch Four 38 Two-Headed Coin 39 How Many Eyes 40 Betting Lincoln 41 Not a Half 42 Penny Catch 43 Penny Checkers 44 How Many Ones? 45 Date Bet 46 Balancing Act 47 Confucius Coins 48 Sharper's Game AT THE TABLE 49 Nimble Nickels 50 Twist 51 Penny Ante 52 Mobility 53 Down Under 54 Cover Up 55 Duet SWINDLE SWITCH 56 The Masked Move 57 Thru the Ring 58 Lockpick 59 Miller's Magic PREPARED TRICKS 60 Half and Half 61 Two Coins 62 Porous Coin 63 Moneyfly 64 Safe Deposit 65 Magnetizo 66 Mystic Dime 67 Topsy-Turvy 68 Astral Coins 69 Puncture SHORTCHANGE TRICKS 70 Bunco Bills 71 Shortchanged 72 Bamboozled MONEY MENTAL 73 Divination 74 Time Will tell 75 Take One 76 Destiny 77 Metalogic 78 Immovable Object A LESSON IN TIMING 79 "Easy as 1, 2, 3" 80 Coin Thru Table HAUNTED HOUSE 81 Thru and Thru 82 Rebound 83 The Gathering 84 Sealed-Box Mystery 85 Holed Out 86 Coins and Cups PLATFORM TRICKS 87 The Miser's Dream 88 Hyper Banking 89 Coin-juring 90 A Stab in the Pack 91 Pay Day 92 Smart Money