Thursday, March 13, 2008

Easy Magic Coin Tricks

by Natalee Val

It's fun to do magic coin tricks, and they're fairly easy to learn. True, it takes some time and practice to get them down perfectly, but the effort is well worth it.

For this magic coin trick you will need two coins. I recommend that you use a penny and a nickel.

To get started, you'll need to place one of the coins in the hand of your volunteer, who'll be someone in your audience. Ask them to hold the coin with their palm facing upward.

You'll announce to the audience that you will grab the coin faster than the volunteer can close their fist around the coin. You'll begin by holding your hand over your volunteer's hand, slightly separating your fingers.

Now you'll try to pick up the coin using just your first three fingers and your thumb.

The participant will think that they can be quicker than you; they think this because they still feel a circular object in their hand, but it ends up being the other coin.

It's loads of fun to learn how to do magic coin tricks, but there are times when you may need someone's help to effectively pull one off. Ask a friend to assist you with a trick, and make sure they won't reveal to anyone else how the trick is done.

You will want to put a coin in your friend's hand and put the other coin on your palm in the crease between your thumb and forefinger. Hold your hand so it looks like you are going to grab the other's coin.

When you reach for the coin, tell your friend to slowly close their fingers since you still need to get the hang of this. Then you'll take the coin and just as quickly drop the coin you've been palming into their hand, in the same exact spot the other coin was.

You can then instruct your friend to close their hand. As you continue practicing, you will get quicker and your friend can begin to close their hand as fast as they can.

After you have the coin trick down, you can try it out in front of an audience. Do not close the trick by showing you have the coin that was originally in their hand. Let them open up their fist and see that they have a different coin than the one they started out with.

Magic coin tricks are a favorite for kids. This is a great trick to use when kids are going to make the bulk of your audience.

About the Author:


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Title: Easy Magic Coin Tricks
Author: Natalee Val
Keywords: magic tricks,magic,tricks,entertainment,hobbies,recreation,family
Word Count: 427
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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