COIN MAGIC

by JEAN HUGARD

(paperback book)

Reprint, 1972, D. Robbins & Co, New York; 88 pages.  

Coin Magic by Hugard is a great and complete introduction to coin magic. It teaches all the important palms, transfers and utility moves. Still one of the best sources for coin magic on the market today!

  1. CHAPTER I. BASIC PALMS AND CHANGES
    1. The Palm Proper
    2. The French Drop
    3. The French Drop - Variation
    4. The Pinch
    5. The Thumb Palm
    6. The Pick Up
    7. Changes
  2. CHAPTER II. COIN TRICKS WITHOUT APPARATUS
    1. Coin and Card
    2. The Melting Coin
    3. The Flying Coin
    4. Filtration of Coins
    5. Coin Filtration - Second Method
    6. Travelling Coins
    7. Coin Through Hat
    8. Coin Through a Deck into a Glass
    9. Flying Coins
    10. A Coin Through the Hand
    11. All Change
    12. Two Coins and Two Tumblers
    13. Boy and Coins
    14. A Walking Penny
    15. Head or Tail. A Surprise Trick
    16. Head or Tail. Another Method
    17. Coin and Glass of Water
    18. Dime and Handkerchief
    19. Coin and Apple
    20. The Best Coin Fold
    21. Another Coin Fold
    22. Dime and Half Dollar Vanish
    23. Coin Through a Table
    24. Dime and Matchbox
    25. A Thought Reading Trick
  3. CHAPTER III. EASY TRICKS, FLOURISHES AND CATCHES
    1. Vanishing a Dime
    2. Variation - A Good Catch
    3. Vanishing Dime
    4. Sleeve Button Vanish
    5. Heads or Tails
    6. Amusing Dime Catch
    7. Dime and Ginger Ale Bottle
    8. A Useful Move
    9. The Spinning Coin
    10. The Weeping Queen
    11. Trouser Cuff Vanish
    12. Trouser Fold Vanish
    13. The Perforated Coin
    14. Dime in Ear
    15. Coin in Knot in Handkerchief
    16. Wand and Wax
    17. Rubber Band Vanish
    18. Heads or Tails
    19. Balancing a Coin
    20. A Wonderful Juggle
    21. The Elbow Catch
    22. Spin the Coin
    23. A Pretty Juggle
    24. To Pick Up a Dime with the Palm
    25. A Pretty Flourish
  4. CHAPTER IV. TRICKS WITH FAKED COINS AND APPARATUS
    1. The Triangular Coin Stand
    2. The Melting Coin
    3. The Melting Coin - Another Method
    4. The Coin Glass
    5. The Pile of Pennies
    6. The Weeping Coin
    7. Penny Changes to a Dime
    8. Penny and Dime
    9. Half Dollar and Penny
    10. The "Wiesenheimer" Coin Trick
    11. The Talking Coin
    12. Coin and Bottle
    13. An Easy Trick
    14. Coin and String
    15. A Finger Gimlet
    16. A Penetrating Coin
    17. Silver to Bronze
  5. CHAPTER V. ADVANCED SLEIGHTS, FLOURISHES AND SLEEVING
    1. Chapender's Method of Palming
    2. Two Finger Palm
    3. Advanced Flourishes
    4. Sleeving from Back of Left Hand
    5. Spinning Coin Into the Air
    6. Modification of the French Drop
  6. CHAPTER VI. ADVANCED TRICKS
    1. Cards and Coins
    2. An Optical Illusion?
    3. The Sympathetic Coins
    4. Coin and Envelopes
    5. Coin and Oranges
    6. The Peripatetic
    7. Han Ping Chien Coin Trick
    8. Slow Motion Vanish
    9. Filtration of Money - Advanced Method
    10. A Blindfold Detection
  7. CHAPTER VII. SPECIAL SLEIGHTS
    1. The Production Grip
    2. The Back and Front Palm
    3. The Front Finger Clip
    4. The Back Finger Clip
    5. The Back Thumb Palm
    6. The Front Thumb Palm
    7. Production From Front Thumb Palm
    8. The Pinch Vanish
    9. The Front Edge Palm
    10. Acquitment for Front Edge Palm
    11. The Change Over From Front Edge Palm
    12. The Toss Vanish
    13. Thumb Pass
  8. CHAPTER VIII. THE MISER'S DREAM
    1. The Original Method
    2. The Miser's Dream. Stage Presentation
    3. The Receptacle
    4. The Loads of Coins
    5. The Setting of the Act
    6. The First Coin to be Caught
    7. Repeated Catches
    8. Securing the Second Load in Left Hand
    9. Finish
    10. With Glass Bowl on Table Only
    11. A Brilliant Manipulation
    12. Manipulations and Advanced Flourishes
  9. GAGS FOR MISER'S DREAM

word count: 39989 which is equivalent to 159 standard pages of text, illustrated

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