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Hi guys, sorry if this has been covered already, but I've tried a search and for the life of me don't know what terms to use.

Anyway, I've recently started playing around with some coin magic, nothing fancy, just some 2p pieces for fun, but I'm having trouble with the sound of coins jangling and scraping being all too audible.

For example, I've finger palmed a stack of 2pences in the left hand and while examining it with my right, grab with the thumb (like a jw grip with the thumb) and roll it into a finger palm in the right hand.

I've seen the technique performed on a few vids, but never with the original sound...

Is there any kind of anti-clink laquer or varnish you can apply to coins?
Is it maybe just a matter of intense practice?
Do some coins clink more than others?

Cheers!
J

Some coins clink more than others.

When it comes to coins needing to slide across each other, softer metal coins (eg silver) will be less audible.

Cover one noise with a larger noise from elsewhere - patter is a good way.

After some practice I've managed to get the palming noise down to a minimum, and the patter helps a little bit.

Cheers ^^

As above - "soft" coins.
Go to a COIN shop, not a magic shop, and invest in 4/5 silver coins from the Victorian era, (mine are 1890's), and the impression has almost worn off.
You can slide them over each other for e.g. Bauer's Gadabout Coins, and they make little if no noise at all.
Bruce