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− | '''Sympathetic Coins''' is a coin effect in which four coins are laid at the corners of a square and covered by | + | '''Sympathetic Coins''' (originally called Coins-n-Cards) is a coin effect in which four coins are laid at the corners of a square and covered by cards to eventually come together under one card. |
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It was created by [[Yank Hoe]] as a variation on an old parlor trick with corks and hats. He first performed it in America by 1891.<ref>Encylopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley</ref> | It was created by [[Yank Hoe]] as a variation on an old parlor trick with corks and hats. He first performed it in America by 1891.<ref>Encylopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley</ref> | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
− | "The Mysterious Coin" by [[John Northern Hilliard]] in [[Stanyon's Magic]] (December 1904) | + | * "The Mysterious Coin" by [[John Northern Hilliard]] in [[Stanyon's Magic]] (December 1904) |
− | * "Coins | + | * "Sympathetic Coins" in [[The Art of Magic]] (Hilliard/Downs, 1909) |
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[[Category:Coins]] | [[Category:Coins]] |
Latest revision as of 14:58, 17 June 2012
Sympathetic Coins (originally called Coins-n-Cards) is a coin effect in which four coins are laid at the corners of a square and covered by cards to eventually come together under one card.
It was created by Yank Hoe as a variation on an old parlor trick with corks and hats. He first performed it in America by 1891.[1]
Al Schneider created a modern version called Matrix.
Publications
- "The Mysterious Coin" by John Northern Hilliard in Stanyon's Magic (December 1904)
- "Sympathetic Coins" in The Art of Magic (Hilliard/Downs, 1909)
References
- ↑ Encylopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley