Coin Magic Tricks

A Close up Pad like none other The Coin Magic Tricks Blog is proud to announce a new line of custom, hand crafted close up pads.  Master craftsman, Ben Zottolo, has been crafting close up pads and close up mats for the magic fraternity for years and has partnered with our website to launch a [...]

I had the opportunity to chat with Michael Rubinstein regarding the latest Coin Magic Seminar and the release of Volumes 14,15 and 16. What prompted the theme of methods, performances and presentations for the last seminar? Knowing Bob Fitch’s focus on presentation and performance, how did adding him to the line up affect the types [...]

Let me start out by saying I want a Todd Lassen Triple Threat and a Jamie Schoolcraft 3CM. I just can’t justify the $450 price tag. I’ve got both volumes from Troy Hooser’s series – Destroyers and Momments and I’m looking forward to working through the coin magic material using a Triple Threat or 3CM [...]

If you like coin magic, you gotta see Radek Makar’s work.  Radek has entertaining sleight of hand that is simply fun to watch. Better yet, Radek has recently shared a few of his creations with the Magic fraternity including: Eni-Where Into Thin Air – Hang on to your coins and learn a refreshing 3 coin [...]

Have you seen the price of a single Morgan Silver dollar? A few years ago I paid about $25 per coin and of course I wanted to do 3 Fly, Coins Across and other variants so I ended up shelling out about $100 for 4 Morgan Silver Dollars.  That’s a lot of coin for a [...]

As a walk around performer or a causal entertainer, what is your go to coin magic trick? What is the one one single coin effect that you choose to perform for a live audience?  We’re not talking YouTube here folks…I want to know what is your single, must-perform ENTERTAINING gotta-show-a-coin-trick effect.  Magicians have a lot [...]

I’ve been playing with a few of the coin magic moves from Ponta the Smith Sick DVD and noticed the large dollar sized Japanese coin he uses in his Spellbound presentation.  I found a few at SEO Magic and ordered both their dollar sized Old Japanese Coin and a few of their half dollar versions. [...]

Magic meetings are filled with grabby hands eager to play with other magician’s props.  For this reason, I’ve always been hesitant to hand out any gimmicked coins to the performer who promises to handle the coin magic trick gimmick carefully.  A few years ago at the Columbus Magi-Fest convention, Troy Hooser had brought in a [...]