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by **gillows** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:15 am

I was talking to one of my magicial mates who thought he knew of a coin that could be flipped and the outcome of the toss decided by the magician. Might be known as a Heads Tails Coin. The coin could be shown as normal before it was tossed.

I've done a bit of research but can't find anything.

by **daleshrimpton** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:41 am

It can be shown as a normal coin, because it is.

Check bobo.

by **gillows** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:15 pm

^Ta, I know about that.

Is there a gimmicked coin around, anyone is aware of that can do this effect?

by **daleshrimpton** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:30 pm

you can gaff a coin so that you can tell which way its falling. But you cant make it fall the way you want it too.
It's just a little notch on the heads side of the coin.
when it's spun, you can hear a different noise just before it settles.

by **Dominic Rougier** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:56 pm

In terms of gimmicks, I believe outlaw have "The Relic" and "The Templar", which will do the same job. It will also let you know which hand is holding the coin.

I can't imagine it would be too hard to find some apparently normal coins with the same principle.

by **cymru1991** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:30 pm

There are gimmicks out there, but it seriously is easier (and cheaper) to learn the little bit of sleight of hand needed to control the fall of a coin

by **gillows** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:56 am

Found it. It's called a PK Coin. Does other things too.

Thanks for your replies. :wink:

by **Gochos The Greek** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:50 am

Heads Or Tails by Gary Kosnitzky is a booklet on how to acomplish this with a normal coin.

by **Farlsborough** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:23 pm

Gochos The Greek wrote:Heads Or Tails by Gary Kosnitzky is a booklet on how to acomplish this with a normal coin.

I wholeheartedly recommend you buy this, you're then able to perform with a borrowed coin long after you've accidently spent your gimmick.

Incidently, I'll sell you a coin with both a heads side and a tails side. Comes in a special presentation box, only £32.99 (plus £5 for recorded delivery... :lol:

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by **gillows** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:37 pm

^ I'll pass (boom boom) on that thanks. :wink:

I just wanted to know what the coin was. I thought I had every gimmicked coin going. They did a thing on the real hustle with dice based on the same principle by the sound of it.

I'll check the book recommendation out tho.

by **Chris** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:00 pm

It's just a little notch on the heads side of the coin

This method is highly unreliable....but Banachek has a nice method using cellotape....maybe try looking that up... :wink:

by **daleshrimpton** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:11 pm

to be honest i wouldnt use it myself, because Im getting slightly mutton, and i doubt that i would get away with it after shouting..."LOOK, COULD YOU ALL SHUT UP FOR A MOMENT,I'm TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE COIN!" :lol:

by **TheStoner** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:29 pm

...or to make this really easy you could just buy a d****e-h****r...

by **SamGurney** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:56 pm

There are gimmicks out there, but it seriously is easier (and cheaper) to learn the little bit of sleight of hand

Amen. It's amazing that with a lot of subtleties and deceptions and a tad of sleight of hand what type of explanations people come up with- from rigging the room with magnets to gaffed tables.

by **magicofthemind** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:17 pm

On a slight tangent - using a p***le move to show two heads always impresses.

Barry

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