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Modern Coin Manipulation

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Reprinted in 1999 by Dover Publishing as "Classic Coin Tricks"

Availability

Copyright has expired for this book in the United States (and likely many other countries as well). One edition is available in its entirety on Google Books: Modern Coin Manipulation (1901). The book is also available for PDF download from the same location.

Contents

  • CHAPTER I. T. NELSON DOWNS, "KING OF KOINS."
    • An appreciation and outline of his career by W. J. H.
  • CHAPTER II. "THE MISER'S DREAM."
    • 33 Description of the act
    • 35 Continuous Front and Back Hand Palm
    • 39 Latest improvements in connection with same
    • 45 Method of getting first stack of coins into hat
    • 49 The apparent "catching" of the coins
    • 51 Passing coin through bottom of hat
    • 51 Passing coin through side of hat
    • 53 Coin thrown in the air and invisibly caught in hat
    • 53 Manner of getting a second load into hat
    • 55 Method for continuing the "catching" after second load is exhausted
    • 59 Production of any number of coins at finger tips
    • 63 To pass a coin through the knees
    • 65 The "Elusive" Pass
    • 69 New "Change Over Palm"
    • 73 Downs' new "Click" Pass
    • 75 Ten coins passing into tumbler
    • 79 Downs' new "Fan" Pass
    • 81 Downs' "Eureka" Pass
    • 83 The "Turnover" with 40 coins
    • 87 Three distinct methods of palming coins at the same time
    • 89 To palm and make the pass with 40 coins
    • 91 To produce same in a shower from the vest
  • 95 CHAPTER III. A SERIES OF ABSOLUTELY NEW AND ORIGINAL COIN VANISHES AND PASSES.
    • 95 Methods for causing the disappearance of one coin
    • 95 With the aid of a piece of hair
    • 99 Vanishing coin from handkerchief
    • 101 Coin vanish with the aid of the vest
    • 103 Disappearance of a coin while lying on the table
    • 104 Coin vanish with the aid of the outside of sleeve
    • 105 Coin vanish with the aid of the trousers pocket
    • 106 Novel pass with a coin
    • 107 New back palm idea
    • 108 The sleeve vanish
    • 109 The sleeve vanish in conjunction with back palm
    • 110 The coin and tumbler
    • 111 Novel adaption of the "rattle box" idea
    • 112 A rapid pass with six coins
    • 113 Disappearing pile of coins
  • 115 CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS COIN TRICKS, ILLUSIONS, AND COMBINATIONS.
    • 115 The equilibrium of silver
    • 117 To pass 20 coins from one hand to the other
    • 120 Quadruple coin
    • 121 Gold versus silver
    • 124 The transmutation of metals
    • 125 Vanishing coins from goblet
    • 129 Multiplying coins (sleight-of-hand method)
    • 130 New coin production from bare hands
    • 133 The money-producing cigarette
    • 135 The coin of Phoenix
    • 137 New money-producing card
    • 139 The marvelous transit of coins
    • 142 Novel appearing coin
    • 143 The new crystal target
    • 147 The flying coins
    • 151 The "Downs" goblet of mystery
    • 153 The mysterious claret glass
    • 155 Magnetized coins
    • 157 The demon goblet
    • 159 The silver question
    • 162 Handkerchief as money producer
    • 163 New money-producing candle
    • 166 The dematerialization of 30 coins
    • 168 Coin passing through a table
    • 169 The crystal coin ladder
    • 174 The travelling coin
    • 177 The sixteen to one silver trick
    • 180 The fusible coins
  • 187 CHAPTER V. MECHANICAL DEVICES FOR PERFORMING "THE MISER'S DREAM."
    • 187 Coin with wire loop
    • 189 Coin with attachment for first finger
    • 191 Single spider "fake"
    • 193 Single spider "fake" (differently constructed)
    • 193 The "Hilliar" coin spider fake
    • 194 Coin holders
    • 196 New coin dropper for hat
    • 200 Coin caught on rim of the hat
    • 202 Apparatus enabling performer to easily palm 50 coins
    • 204 New vest coin dropper
    • 205 New vest coin dropper (differently constructed)
  • 209 CHAPTER VI. ADDITIONAL COIN TRICKS.
    • 209 The coin of Mercury
    • 213 The coin cornucopia
    • 215 The obedient coins
    • 217 The coin and paper tube
    • 219 An old trick improved
    • 221 A good coin trick
    • 222 To tell date on borrowed coin
    • 223 Entirely new pass with 25 coins
    • 224 The new glass coin jar
    • 228 The winged coin
    • 230 New coins and die
  • 235 CHAPTER VII.
    • 235 Koincluding observations
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