How to Do Magic Coin Tricks

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Everybody loves money, everybody loves magic and everybody loves magic coin tricks. With a little practice, you can perform a number of simple sleight of hand coin tricks that will amaze and amuse your friends. Many coin tricks are so easy that even young children can do them.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 clear glass
2 pieces of construction paper, must be exactly the same color
1 handkerchief
1 coin
Pencil
Invisible tape

Coin Balancing Trick

Step 1

Announce to your audience that you are going to balance a coin on your forehead.
Step 2

Take a tiny chunk of soap or wax and rub it on a tiny bit of hair near on your forehead.
Step 3

Tilt your head back.
Step 4

Set the coin on edge, in the wax or soap.

Elbow Coin Toss Trick

Step 1

Announce that you will attempt to balance a stack of quarters on your elbow.
Step 2

Bend your right arm back until your hand touches your neck, and hold your elbow level.
Step 3

With your other hand, carefully put a stack of quarters on your elbow.
Step 4

Bring your right hand straight down very quickly, and catch the quarter.
Step 5

Practice this trick a few times, and you'll discover that it really isn't that difficult. Try it with one quarter first.

Easiest Coin Trick in the Universe

Step 1

Announce that you are about to do a very complicated trick, and don't tell your audience that this is the easiest trick in the universe.
Step 2

Place a quarter flat against your forehead.
Step 3

Slide the quarter up about an inch, and it will stick.
Step 4

Remove the quarter from your forehead, take a bow and wait for the applause.

Disappearing Coin

Step 1

Trace around the bottom of the glass with the pencil.
Step 2

Carefully cut out the circle from the construction paper.
Step 3

Tape the circle to the bottom of the glass.
Step 4

Put the coin on the construction paper.
Step 5

Drape the handkerchief over the glass, and while the handkerchief is covering the glass, set the glass on the coin.
Step 6

Remove the handkerchief, and the coin will magically be gone.

Comments

Schwinn160 said

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on 4/17/2008 This article stinks. Maybe you should actually tell people how to do the tricks instead of blabbering.

JuggleMaster7 said

on 3/3/2008 Ok heres the problem. You tell us what to do, but not exactly. You say do this, but then withold the actual trick. It is impossible to do without the secret and that is pointless. Sorry but I would have to give this article a thumbs down.