Easy Coin Tricks 

Do not underestimate the power of a good coin trick. These are some of the most well liked tricks that a beginner magician can perform.

There are many occasions when you feel that the time and place to perform a simple trick is perfect. In these situations, you need something that can be set up really quickly.

This is where coin magic comes into its own as coins are readily available and nearly everyone usually is carrying some.

This page highlights some of the best easy coin tricks to get you started in magic as soon as possible and all for free so join us at the start of your journey into this fantastic pastime.

Vanish By Tapping A Pencil

All that is required to do this cool trick is a pencil and a coin. These two objects should be readily available enough to find making this a great off the cuff trick to try in the office or classroom.

The magic trick instruction video below, shows the easy coin vanish being demonstrated and then goes on to explain the easy secret.

As shown in the video there are a few simple steps that you can take to ensure that the trick goes smoothly.

Remember to ensure that you have a soft surface for the coin to fall onto so that your audience will not hear the coin drop

Practice the trick until you have perfected the timing motion of tapping your hand and grabbing the coin with your other hand. You should find that this move will be easier to do after you have had a little practice.

Five Coin Shout Out !

Your spectator is told that if they can correctly shout out the number of coins that you are going to count into their hand, that they can keep the money for themselves.

You then continue to count 6 coins, one by one into their open hand.

They then close their hand rapidly and confidently call out the number of coins.

To their surprise, when they open their hand, they find out that their answer is wrong, allowing you to keep your money.

The Secret: Six coins are taken out from your pocket and shown to your spectator. They can clearly see six coins and so will be confident of winning the challenge.

Count the coins one by one into their open hand, counting aloud, "one" "two" "three" "four" but when you get to coin number five, you still say "five" but simply tap this coin against another coin in their hand  but do not let go of the coin.

Finally announce "six" and drop coin number "six" into their hand, after which they need to close their hand quickly.

This is an easy to do coin trick challenge which can be good fun.

You can easily slip the sixth coin back into your pocket or make it appear from somewhere to further enhance the magic.

Multiplying Coin Illusion

Effect : A magician has two coins in his hand when he starts to rub them it looks like a third is appearing and when he opens his hand there are now three coins.

Preparation : You Need:Three of the same type of coin.

You need to have one of the coins hidden in a finger palm position. (  That is when a coin is hidden in your slightly curled fingers as shown in the photo below here. )

Performance : Hold two coins flat on top of each other between your thumb and forefinger, sideways to the audience. Say you will make an extra coin by rubbing them together.

You then rub the coins together and a third coin appears.

You then close the coins in your fist and when you open your hand out, you are seen to be holding three coins.

Method : Place two shiny coins between your first finger and thumb. Now rub the two coins quickly backwards and forwards against each other. It should now look as if there are three coins, not two.

It is almost a certainty that a spectator will mention that this is only an optical illusion.

Now is the time to close your fist and re open it showing all three coins together.

Coin Penetrates Solid Glass

A brilliantly simple but amazing to watch, coin through solid glass trick is demonstrated and explained stage by stage.

	Start the trick off with just a glass and a coin. Yoiu should find it easier to use a small to medium sized glass. Make sure that it has a strong base. The coin can even be signed by your spectator to prove that it is definately the same coin that they are going to see inside the glass.
	After the coin has been signed (this step is optional ) tap it gently on the bottom of the glass so that your audience can clearly see that the base is solid. Both the coin and the glass can be freely examined by your audience at any time.
	Place the coin in the center of your palm. Hold the glass in your other hand, gripping the glass from above. Gently tap the bottom of the glass two times with the coin, which will be unable to pass through the glass.
	Now, gently let the coin slide from the center of your palm, towards your finger tips. This subtle move should be done discretely so that your audience are unaware of the coin moving position. Now, you next tap your palm against the base of the glass. The coin should now be catapulted up towards your other arched hand and bounce of it and into the glass.
	In the photo above here, you can see an example of the move from another angle. This move is not difficult but will need a little practice so that you can find the most comfortable position for your upper hand and also the best spot to hit to ensure that the coin will bounce into the glass.
	Immediately give the glass a swirl, so that the audience can hear it jingling inside the glass. They can see the coin in the glass which can be tipped out and given to them to examine if they  wish. If the coin had been signed before, this would reinforce their belief that the coin had actually traveled through the glass.

 Magic Coin Pocket

This is a clever coin trick that can be done as on the spur of the moment magic using only two simple props, a coin and a square of pape r . This stunt is easy to do and gets an amazing reaction from your audience. A classic of close up magic as well as being an easy trick for beginners to do.

1. Get hold of the materials to perform the trick and show them to the audience as being normal everyday objects.

1. Holding the piece of paper, take the coin and place it in the middle of the paper

2. The next step is to fold the bottom edge of the paper up to cover the coin.  The bottom edge should not be folded up all the way up to the top edge but should be approximately 5 millimetres below it.

3. The right edge of the paper is then folded back behind the coin as shown in the photo above.

4. The left edge of the paper is then folded back behind the coin as shown in the picture above.

5. The last fold is made by bending the top flap of the paper behind the coin.
This will appear to the audience member to have completely sealed in the coin. Unknown to them there is actually an opening at the top of the paper pouch.

6. Turn the paper pouch upside down in your hand and let the coin gently fall into your palm where you can conceal it from the audience.

7. For a finale, you can tear the paper  pouch in two, where the audience see that the coin appears to have vanished. Use a little patter to make this trick more entertaining.

This trick depends on a little sleight of hand. 
The use of some gimmicks such as the one used in this trick are absolutely OK as long as they are not overused. 

It is always best to depend on your core magic skills.

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