SYNOPSIS:
CoinMagic is one of the definitive modern references on advanced coin magic. Written, illustrated, and edited by Richard Kaufman, the book compiles groundbreaking techniques and routines from many of the most influential coin magicians of the twentieth century, including David Roth, Geoffrey Latta, Sol Stone, Ed Marlo, Slydini, Derek Dingle, Dai Vernon, and others. More than simply a collection of tricks, CoinMagic introduced revolutionary sleights, edge grip techniques, coin box work, and innovative routines that helped redefine the art of coin magic. Kaufman’s meticulous illustrations and detailed explanations make this 260+ page volume an indispensable reference for serious students of sleight of hand and one of the most respected coin magic books ever published.

BOOK DETAILS:
Author/creator: Richard Kaufman
Publisher: Kaufman and Company
Edition: unknown
Publication Year: 2023
Subjects: Coins
Pages: 266
Skill Level: Intermediate
Availability: Vanishing Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Foreword (Jon Racherbaumer) (p. 1)
• Introduction (p. 3)
• Retention Clip Vanish (p. 5)
• Palm Change (p. 6)
• Fingertip Rest (p. 7)
• Palm and Grip Transfers (p. 8)
The DAVID ROTH Section
Sleights and Finesse
• The Shuttle Pass (p. 10)
• Edge Grip Technique
• Edge Grip and Edge Grip Display (p. 12)
• Curl Palm (p. 13)
• Edge Grip Load (p. 13)
• Shuttle Pass From Edge Grip (p. 14)
• Shuttle Pass Drop (p. 14)
• Edge Grip Recovery (p. 16)
• The Scoop Addunder (p. 17)
• Frontal Imp Pass (p. 18)
• Pop Outs (p. 20)
• To Classic Palm One Coin of a Group (p. 21)
• The Deep Back Clip Steal (p. 22)
Effects and Routines
• The Karate Coin
• Stab No. 1 (p. 24)
• Restoration No. 1 (p. 25)
• Stab No. 2 (p. 26)
• Restoration No. 2 (p. 28)
• The Complete Torn and Restored Coin (p. 28)
• The Oval Purse Holdout (p. 30)
• The Acentric Purse
• Sequence No. 1 (p. 32)
• Edge to Fingertip Drop Production (p. 33)
• Sequence No. 2 (p. 34)
• High Flying Winged Silver (p. 35)
• Getting Into Edge Grip: Method One (p. 37)
• Hanging Coins Plus (p. 39)
• Getting Into Edge Grip: Method Two (p. 40)
• Finger Palm Utility Switch (p. 41)
• Flash Production (p. 44)
• Tip to Tip Edge Grip Production (p. 45)
• Standup Copper/Silver Classic (p. 46)
• The Kaps Subtlety (p. 46)
• Ending No. 1 (p. 47)
• Ending No. 2 (Fred Kaps) (p. 49)
• Edge Grip Copper/ Silver (p. 50)
• Ultra Coin Assembly (p. 51)
• Thumb Base Slide (p. 52)
• Wild Coin No. 1 (p. 55)
• Modified Bobo Switch No. 1 (p. 56)
• Shuttle Pass Variant (p. 56)
• Marlo’s Spellbound Change (p. 58)
• Dingle’s Sucker Change (p. 59)
• Wild Coin No. 2 (p. 60)
• Modified Bobo Switch No. 2 (p. 60)
• Thumb Palm Steal (p. 62)
• The Portable Hole (p. 63)
• Marlo’s Spider Grip Vanish (p. 64)
• The Kick Move (p. 65)
• Sitdown Version (p. 66)
• Standup Version (p. 76)
• Thumb Palm Spider Grip Vanish (p. 76)
SPELLBOUND
• In A Twinkling (Wesley James) (p. 82)
• Touch Change One (Richard Kaufman) (p. 83)
• Touch Change Two (Richard Kaufman) (p. 85)
• Touch Change Three (Geoffrey Latta) (p. 86)
• Spellmell Bound (Richard Kaufman) (p. 87)
• Twisting With Victor (Wesley James) (p. 89)
• Inertia Change (Tom Gagnon) (p. 90)
• Tiddlywinks Change (Tom Gagnon) (p. 91)
• Spin to Win (Mark Levy) (p. 92)
• Silver Slippage (Bruce Berkowitz) (p. 93)
The SOL STONE Section
Sleights and Finesse
• Turnover Vanish (p. 96)
• Ramsay Vanish Refined (p. 97)
• One-Hand Spectator Sleeve Change (p. 98)
• Tumble Switch/Change (p. 99)
• One-Hand Thumb Palm Turnover Switch (p. 101)
Effects and Routines
• One-Hand Triple Spellbound No. 1 (p. 102)
• One-Hand Triple Spellbound No. 2 (p. 104)
• Hung Coin (p. 108)
• The Mirror Change (p. 111)
• Pulling Silver (p. 112)
• Double Twist (p. 115)
• Half and Half (p. 118)
• Silver Hole Switcheroo (p. 119)
The GEOFFREY LATTA Section
Sleights and Finesse
• Ultimate Han Ping Chien
• Handling No. 1 (p. 122)
• Handling No. 2 (p. 125)
• Isolation Placement (p. 126)
• One-Hand Turnover Switch (p. 127)
• To Classic Palm Two Coins of a Group (p. 127)
Effects and Routines
• Thumb Touch Coins Across (p. 128)
• Standup Spectator Coins Across (p. 129)
• Half Retention Pass (p. 130)
• Cosmic Coins Across (p. 131)
• Silver Extraction No. 1 (p. 133)
• Silver Extraction No. 2 (p. 134)
• Wild Coin No. 3 (p. 135)
• The Fake Take Out (p. 136)
• Change Series No. 1 (p. 136)
• Change Series No. 2 (p. 137)
• Change Series No. 3 (p. 138)
• Al Baker’s Purse False Load (p. 139)
• Multiside Display Sequence (p. 140)
• QuadraQuicksand Coins Away (p. 141)
• Glassed In Attraction (p. 144)
• Impossible Under Glass CS Switch (p. 147)
• CopSilBrass (p. 148)
EDWARD MARLO on The Sympathetic Coins
• Olram’s Instant Sympathy (p. 154)
• Simplex Matrix (p. 158)
• The Scoop Vanish (p. 161)
• Quick Coinvergence (p. 162)
• “They’re Here, No — There, No Where?” (p. 164)
• What Happened? (p. 168)
SLYDINI: Three New Sleights
• Table Tilt Vanish (p. 172)
• Palm Tilt Production
• Sitdown Handling (p. 174)
• Standup Handling (p. 176)
• Automatic Sleeving (p. 177)
EFFECTS AND ROUTINES
• Key To The Orient (Scott Weiser) (p. 180)
• Slydini’s Revolve Vanish (p. 181)
• Framed (Scott Weiser) (p. 182)
• Visual Drop Switch (Richard Kaufman) (p. 185)
• Framed Again (Richard Kaufman) (p. 187)
• Getting Into Edge Grip: Method Three (p. 188)
• Iron Curtain Coins (Scott Weiser) (p. 189)
• Torn Between Two Worlds (Weiser and Kaufman) (p. 193)
• Stick It! (John Bentz) (p. 196)
• Copper/Silver No. 1 (Roth, Latta, Arthur, et al.) (p. 199)
• Copper/Silver No. 2 (David Arthur) (p. 200)
• Copper/Silver No. 3 (David Arthur) (p. 201)
• Copper/Silver No. 4 (Geoffrey Latta) (p. 202)
• Copper/Silver No. 5 (Geoffrey Latta) (p. 203)
• Starfish Copper/Silver (Herb Zarrow) (p. 204)
• Imperial Istar (Ken Krenzel) (p. 206)
• C.S.B. On The Fly (Fernando Roman) (p. 207)
• Erase A Way (Mark Levy) (p. 209)
• ESPenny Miracle (Mark Levy) (p. 210)
• Odd Coin Transit (Bruce Berkowitz) (p. 211)
• Bertram Load (p. 212)
• Open Travelers No. 1 (Richard Kaufman) (p. 214)
• Table Slide HPC (p. 214)
• Sliding Concealment Transfer (p. 215)
• Open Travelers With Edge Grip (Kaufman and Arthur) (p. 216)
• Open Travelers No. 2 (Geoffrey Latta) (p. 218)
• Invisible Noise (Joe Safuto) (p. 220)
• Sleeved Coin Cut (Richard Kaufman) (p. 223)
• Telling Tails Vanish (Danny Korem) (p. 224)
• The Melting Coin (Les Shore) (p. 226)
• Shuttle Pass No. 2 (Friedhoffer) (p. 228)
• The Panda’s Purse (David Arthur) (p. 229)
• Melifluous Meld (David Arthur) (p. 234)
• Last One Though (David Arthur) (p. 235)
• SeeSaw ‘Sembly (David Arthur) (p. 237)
• Dingle-Schneider Pickup Move (p. 240)
• Paglio Load (p. 241)
FINISHING TOUCHES
• The C.S.B.Q. Coins Across (Geoffrey Latta) (p. 246)
• Shirting The Issue (Sol Stone) (p. 249)
• Glass-Topped Coin Through Table (John Cornelius) (p. 251)
• Molecular Coins Through Table (Derek Dingle) (p. 253)
• Nefarious Nest of Boxes (Derek Dingle) (p. 256)
• David Roth on The Retention Pass
• IV (David Roth) (p. 260)
• Pop Up Thumb Palm (p. 261)
• Transfer From Thumb to Downs Palm (p. 262)
• Shuttle Pass From Downs Palm (p. 263)
• Chinaman’s Chance (Dai Vernon) (p. 264)



