by bmat » Oct 18th, '07, 04:22
A few points. Back in the day I have sold hundreds of this effect. Make sure you get a good set. Strangely I like Tenyo and I find you can hand them out to be examined, however I am unsure of the point. With a little bit of thought it can go far beyond what the instructions say. Make sure you get a brass set. The plastic is not worth it. Here is my routine. I use Candian coins because I'm Canadian, now I live in the states so I use American coins. OF course I will not reveal the secret just the performance and its pretty close to the instructions, however I have not read them in quite some time.
I borrow Four Quarters from my victim. I introduce my transportation device, removing two innocent looking brass caps and a brass ring from my pocket. Allow me to unravel the transporter mystery of Star Trek, all you have to do is follow the ring. I put the ring around one of the caps put the other cap over the stack of 'borrowed' quarters a little tap and the magic words, "beam me up scotty" and the coins vanish from here, "lift the cap" and they wind up here, "lift the other cap" Repeat the effect in reverse. Next put the ring on a cap turn the cap over place the four coins on top of the cap. cover the coins with the second cap and like a hot coal melting through ice the coins pass right through the cap. Finally I take the stack of coins place them on a face up cap, (hollow side up) place the ring around the whole business place the other cap on top of the coins so the caps are now face to face coins tucked inside, ring around the middle. Give a shake, spin the whole deal like a top. When the caps come apart the coins have vanished. Pick both caps up and place them in a spectators palm. Where have the quarters transported too? give a little grin and remove them from your pocket. Replace the caps in their hands with their quartes and the caps go back into your pocket from whence they came. Then I usually do a coin matrix with the coins.