$0(3 reviews, 5 customer ratings) ★★★★★
The third and final installment of our Jimmy Havilland tribute, from his long-out-of-print lecture notes. A simple, easy-to-execute sequence using four coins and an ungimmicked purse. It resets automatically, has no angle problems or complicated sleights. It actually works itself. Jimmy was known in London as "The Last of the Street Conjurors" and for good reason. We supply this to you as a free download to celebrate our 100th submission on Lybrary.com. Thank you for your patronage.
Cover art by James Humble.
1st edition 2025, video 40s.
Reviewed by Jim Short (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Friday 29 May, 2026"Street Conjuror's Coins Across" is sort of a coins across. It's a transposition between a copper coin and a silver coin. It's super easy and the transposition looks nice. The coin shown last is legit, and that's the one that would have the most heat on it.
I wouldn't do this as a stand-alone. It's more of an interlude that could be included in a longer routine. I think that way, the use of two otherwise superfluous silver coins could be justified. I'm thinking of pairing it with Miguel Angel Gea's "Inferential Wild Coin", but anything using multiple coins with two different types of coins would work. This would be a nice lead-in for "Coins of Ishtar" by Jules DeBarros, for example.
Reviewed by David Iredale (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Saturday 23 August, 2025As someone who has very dry skin, I find most coin slights impossible to perform and have to rely on subtleties rather than sleights. This routine would fit nicely into other routines using a C/S coin.
Reviewed by Rick Sandberg (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Friday 22 August, 2025This is a terrific entry-level effect that can be performed right away - simple, clean, easy. Four stars because it looks to me to be too simple to be a standalone effect, but good for a transition between effects, or a quick change of pace filler. It obviously requires a copper-silver. I've been performing coin effects daily for about a year and wish I had something as easy and impactful when I first took up coin work. Note that I haven't performed this since I don't have a copper-silver, but this is clearly as easy as it gets. And it's free!
