Convincing Coin Magic

A Practical Treatise on Coin Sleights and Effects with 54 explanatory photographs and diagrams.

Farelli was regarded by his fellow magicians as "beyond all other writers on conjuring in that he sought not only to explain the 'how-to' in minute detail, down to the last crook of the little finger, but he also threw in a thousand asides—the origin of the trick, a bibliography, alternative props or moves the performer might use, a quote from David Devant, the psychology behind the feat, audience reaction to it, and tips on practicing" (Robert Lund). Contains a select bibliography of coin magic.

1st edition 1946 George Armstrong; original 92 pages; PDF 83 pages.

Table of Contents

9. PREFACE

   ENTRE NOUS

10. DIGITAL ABILITY 10
11. PRACTICE AND SURPRISE
11. THE QUACK CONJURER
12. AN ARTIST IN MAGIC
13. EXPERIENCE VERSUS THEORY
14. THE FIXED ROUTINE

    LEST WE FORGET

15. One
15. Two
15. Three
15. Four
15. Five

    CHAPTER I COINS

16. THE OWEN CLARK METHOD OF MILLING
16. COINS FOR BACK PALMING
17. SPECIAL PALMING COINS

    CHAPTER II "VANISHES" Sleight of Hand Methods

18. THE "CLIP" AND "PALM" COMBINATION
21. THE OKITO "SLAP"
22. THE "SIMPLICITY" VANISH

    CHAPTER III PALMING AND "ACQUITMENTS"

25. THE TRANSFER
26. PUZZLING "ACQUITMENTS"
26. CONVINCING ACQUITMENTS
27. FINGER PALMING A "STACK"

    CHAPTER IV "COIN FOLDING"

28. STANDARD METHOD OF FOLDING
30. MONEY FOR NOTHING

    CHAPTER V PREPARED HANDKERCHIEFS

34. Section One Dummy Coin in Corner of Handkerchief
38. Section Two Faked Handkerchiefs and Scarfs

    CHAPTER VI WITH A BORROWED HANDKERCHIEF

42. THE SHOME SYSTEM
44. TOPIT
44. A PURE SWINDLE
45. THE RUBBER BAND METHOD
46. THE FOLD METHOD
47. BY MEANS OF A PULL

    CHAPTER VII BANG WENT A PENNY!

50. A SHARPER'S TRICK

    CHAPTER VIII A CHUNG LING SOO MASTERPIECE

    CHAPTER IX THE PUZZLING PLATES

    CHAPTER X A COMPLETE COIN ACT

65. APPARATUS AND ARRANGEMENT
68. A SPECIAL SLEIGHT OR "MOVE"
69. REMARKS ANENT BACK PALMING
70. MUSIC
70. PRESENTATION

    POSTFACE

80. PARADE OF DEXTERITY
80. CASTING A SPELL
81. A FINAL WORD
82. BIBLIOGRAPHY

word count: 22235 which is equivalent to 88 standard pages of text