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Hi all Has anyone any advice what would be a good dissapearing coin trick for a novice like myself.Thanks Dave.

If you learn some of the basic coin sleights, there will be many methods
of vanishing at your disposal. Modern Coin Magic by Bobo is the coin bible. but there are also good sections in Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic and a useful lesson in Tarbell Course In Magic Vol.1.

If you fancy the easier route, get yourself a Coin Unique!

As Freddie's said, grab yourself a decent book. I'd go for either Bobo specifically for coins or Mark Wilson will give you a good over view of different areas of magic, including a good coin section. Karl Fulves also got a self working coin magic book, I've not actually read that one, but I've got quite a few of his other books and they're all brilliant.

Get Bobos book.

Best place to start with any degree of coin work.

Thanks for that advice.Glad i found this forum.Cheers Dave.

And if I were you, read the Bobo study guide at the top of this section. When I first looked at Bobo, I suffered from a dramatic information overload, the guide helps to give your studies more structure (at least it works for me).

When you get your copy of Bobo, have a look at "Gone" by Bill Simon. It's a very easy vanish but a real killer.

Barry

Thanks again i will get a copy of bobo.Dave.

Neyak wrote:And if I were you, read the Bobo study guide at the top of this section. When I first looked at Bobo, I suffered from a dramatic information overload, the guide helps to give your studies more structure (at least it works for me).

Thank you for the plug! I'm pleased that the guide is helping you along.

Dave 3 wrote:Has anyone any advice what would be a good dissapearing coin trick for a novice like myself.

As everyone is suggesting above, get yourself a copy of Bobo, which will offer you a life time's worth of useful information and a book that you will refer back to for forever. As Neyak suggests, the study guide that is posted at the top of this section (with the "stickies") will give you a good way to approach the book, because it really is a massive information overload.

Stay away from the internet hype of the coin tricks that are out there, most of which are simply based on Bobo to begin with. Also, stay away from gaffed coins at this time. Down the line, once you've got a good foundation for working with coins, you'll find that those gaffes can be a great help to you in making your magic inexplicable and miraculous...But, if you try to use them before you've given yourself a firm grounding into coin work, they will come across as more of a puzzle than magic.

Further, use the search function for this site and look up practice, rehearsal and scripting. Making a coin disappear is fine and well and good, but without practice, rehearsal and scripting, you'll be showing your audience a puzzle, not magic. Keep in mind that magic happens in your spectators mind and not at the point of the silly, little trick that you show them. As Doc Eason says, "They won't remember what you did, they'll remember how you made them feel."

If they feel that you've "tricked" them, then you've lost. If they feel that you entertained them, made them feel good about themselves and had taken them away from their day to day monotony, then you've won. Never forget, people like to be fooled, but they do NOT like to be made fool of...

Best wishes on your journey in magic.

Mike.

Thanks a lot for all the usefull advice Mike.Much appreciated Dave.

magicofthemind wrote:When you get your copy of Bobo, have a look at "Gone" by Bill Simon. It's a very easy vanish but a real killer.

Barry

Ill second that!

Bobo says in the book that you'll probably like it because it doesn't rely on skill but misdirection and presentation so it gives you practice in both

Yes first you should learn some coin sleights i started of with the french drop as it is always a good little trick to do to people also, it takes alot of practise and hurts to but try and learn the muscle pass.

buy scotch and soda and amazing coin trick and easy to do.

I agree with all of the above recommendations regarding Bobo's and I'd also add that you should find the reference page inside that will tell you what coins to get hold of as you work through the sleights and routines.

Most are half dollars so get a few of these and add the others as and when you need them.

As for gimmicked coins and coin sets (Scotch and Soda has been mentionned), the only one that I would recommend is an Eddie Gibson Coin Unique (£1 and 1p). Despite buying lots myself in the past , the only one that I regularly use if the Gibson.

dat8962 wrote:As for gimmicked coins and coin sets (Scotch and Soda has been mentionned), the only one that I would recommend is an Eddie Gibson Coin Unique (£1 and 1p). Despite buying lots myself in the past , the only one that I regularly use if the Gibson.

Coin Unique is a great prop, but I've always resisted buying fake coins for the simple reason that the Royal Mint has a nasty habit of changing our coinage, and I don't want to be saddled with a coin that is now out of circulation. I'd much prefer to be able to use any coin that I, or spectators, happen to have on them. The only special equipment I use is an Okito box, which is more or less ungimmicked anyway. But I'm an amateur, so things I buy don't pay for themselves!

If you do want to invest in a fake coin, I'd suggest an expanded shell - you'll see from Bobo how versatile it is.

Barry