are easy to do and impressive to watch INTRODUCTION Within these pages you will discover great coin tricks that To be a successful magician you will need to practice the tricks in private before you perform them in front of an audience An excellent way to practice is in front of a mirror since you can watch the magic happen before your own eyes When performing you must speak clearly slowly and loudly enough for everyone to hear But never tell the audience what’s going to happen Remember to watch your angles This means being careful about where your spectators are standing or sitting when you are performing The best place is directly in front of you Never tell the secret of how the trick is done If someone asks just say It’s magic 4
THE MAGICIAN’S PLEDGE who are not magicians I promise not to reveal the secrets of magic to those I promise to practice these magic tricks over and over again before attempting to perform them in I promise to respect my art the art of magic front of an audience 5
COIN FLIP ILLUSION The magician fl ips a coin from one hand to the other and the coin vanishes sticky tape 1 Prior to performing the trick the magician attaches some double-sided adhesive tape to the underside of a small coin Holding his hand palm up the magician places the coin midway down his middle fi nger The sticky tape will hold the coin in place 2 To perform the trick the magician holds out both hands with the palms up keeping his fi ngers together 3 The magician places the hand with the coin across his other hand to give the illusion that he is transferring or fl ipping the coin from one hand to the other The magician keeps the hand with the coin palm down so that he does not expose the coin 6
4 He now closes the receiving hand to look as though he is catching and holding the coin 5 The magician reaches into his pocket with the hand that has the coin in it He says he is doing this to search for magic dust At this point he drops the coin and tape into his pocket 7
