the melting coin (improved) \n coin becomes soft, held into flame, becomes tin-foil ball \n professor hoffmann \n "la pièce fusible" (robert-houdin, secrets of conjuring and magic)
1903
later magic
Professor Hoffmann
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The Melting Coin (Improved)
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Related to- "La Pièce Fusible" (Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
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1903
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Later Magic
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484
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bending a half dollar \n \n al baker
1941
the secret ways of al baker
Al Baker
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Bending a Half Dollar
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1941
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The Secret Ways of Al Baker
(Issue Magical Ways and Means)
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182
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karger's bent coin \n switch \n george karger
1945
my best
George Karger
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Karger's Bent Coin
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1945
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My Best
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172
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pinched \n pieces are broken of from a half dollar, last piece transforms into a quarter \n samuel berland
1946
the phoenix 101-150
Samuel Berland
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Pinched
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1946
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The Phoenix 101-150
(Issue 105)
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423
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the bent penny \n coin bends in spectator's hand \n unknown
1952
modern coin magic
Unknown
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The Bent Penny
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1952
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Modern Coin Magic
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186
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the ej version of the bent coin \n copper changes to silver, then it bends and bends back and eventually changes back to copper \n eddie joseph
1952
tricks for informal occasions
Eddie Joseph
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The EJ Version of the Bent Coin
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1952
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Tricks for Informal Occasions
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13
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solid-soft-solid-gone \n coin folded in paper is bent \n edward marlo
1957
coining magic
Edward Marlo
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Solid-Soft-Solid-Gone
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1957
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Coining Magic
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16
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sheer brute strength \n penny bending \n milton kort
1962
kort is now in session
Milton Kort
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Sheer Brute Strength
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1962
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Kort Is Now In Session
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17
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penny prestidigitation \n combination routine with seven pennies \n john braun
1966
the new modern coin magic
John Braun
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Penny Prestidigitation
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1966
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The New Modern Coin Magic
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414
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quick change \n dollar to half dollar to copper, vanishes, dollar reappears bent and is straightened \n c. thomas magrum
1966
the new modern coin magic
C. Thomas Magrum
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Quick Change
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1966
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The New Modern Coin Magic
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472
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gellerism plus \n penny bending \n gene nielsen
1973
the compleat magick - volume i
Gene Nielsen
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Gellerism Plus
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1973
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The Compleat Magick - Volume I
(Issue 81)
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402
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wilting coinage \n bending borrowed coin visibly \n stephen minch
1975
mind & matter
Stephen Minch
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Wilting Coinage
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1975
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Mind & Matter
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47
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the unknown \n coin bends in two steps, metamorphosis change \n harvey rosenthal
1976
close-up sampler — part 1
Harvey Rosenthal
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The Unknown
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1976
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Close-Up Sampler — Part 1
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10
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chaos \n gathered metal objects put in a handkerchief and react on their own, some of them are bent \n philip t. goldstein
1976
the blue book of mentalism
Philip T. Goldstein
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Chaos
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1976
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The Blue Book of Mentalism
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27
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torn & restored coin \n three pieces of a coin fuses into one coin \n paul harris \n torn & restored coin (revised) \n paul harris
1977
supermagic
Paul Harris
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Torn & Restored Coin
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Variations
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1977
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SuperMagic
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42
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the bends \n coin is bent and folded \n al mann \n notes \n al mann
1977
psycho-mentisis
Al Mann
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The Bends
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Related to
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1977
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Psycho-Mentisis
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1
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torn & restored coin \n \n david roth
1978
apocalypse vol. 1-5
David Roth
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Torn & Restored Coin
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Aug. 1978
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Apocalypse Vol. 1-5
(Vol. 1 No. 8)
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92
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the complete torn and restored coin \n \n david roth
1981
coinmagic
David Roth
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The Complete Torn and Restored Coin
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1981
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CoinMagic
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28
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bending coin \n \n tom gagnon
1981
sleightly original
Tom Gagnon
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Bending Coin
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1981
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Sleightly Original
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67
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torn between two worlds \n torn, changed and then restored coin \n richard kaufman \n scott weiser
1981
coinmagic
Richard Kaufman, Scott Weiser
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Torn Between Two Worlds
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1981
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CoinMagic
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193
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zig zag coin \n middle section of coin is moved to the side \n stephen tucker
1982
spell-binder
Stephen Tucker
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Zig Zag Coin
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1982
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Spell-Binder
(Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
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12
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ferryman \n four coins travel under four playing cards, as a kicker one coin is found to be bent \n stephen tucker
1983
spell-binder
Stephen Tucker
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Ferryman
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1983
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Spell-Binder
(Vol. 3 No. 25)
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475
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the rolled coin \n ideas with rolled up coin, travel to pen \n stephen tucker
1983
spell-binder
Stephen Tucker
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The Rolled Coin
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1983
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Spell-Binder
(Vol. 3 No. 29)
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571
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chocolate coin \n real coin is torn open as if it were a chocolate coin with tin foil \n paul harris \n dick ryan \n peeler \n paul harris \n chocolate coin \n paul harris \n dick ryan
1983
a close-up kinda guy
Paul Harris, Dick Ryan
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Chocolate Coin
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Inspired byAlso published here
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1983
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A Close-Up Kinda Guy
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82
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the squished nickel \n nickel is pressed flat by squeezing it with bare hands \n bill diedrich
1983
powerful magic
Bill Diedrich
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The Squished Nickel
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1983
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Powerful Magic
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63
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susie b. \n torn coin \n ed eckl
1984
fork full of appetizers - book 2
Ed Eckl
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Susie B.
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1984
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Fork Full of Appetizers - Book 2
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102
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a mighty squeeze \n fold a coin in half and then quarters \n david roth
1985
expert coin magic
David Roth
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A Mighty Squeeze
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1985
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Expert Coin Magic
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40
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bridging the gap \n using a clear glass tube as gag explanation for coins across through which rolled up coin slides \n jay sankey
1986
sankey panky
Jay Sankey
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Bridging The Gap
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1986
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Sankey Panky
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53
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metal bending \n no. 27, coin apparently soft and bent back and forth \n unknown
1989
self-working coin magic
Unknown
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Metal bending
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1989
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Self-Working Coin Magic
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39
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twilight zone \n coin and mirror, coin also bent and straightened with mirror \n michael powers \n twilight \n paul harris \n tayari casel
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Twilight Zone
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Inspired by
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1990
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Top Secret Stuff
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146
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strongarm \n \n bob friedhoffer \n apocalypse variations or additions \n alan alan
1991
apocalypse vol. 11-15
Bob Friedhoffer
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Strongarm
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Variations
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Aug. 1991
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Apocalypse Vol. 11-15
(Vol. 14 No. 8)
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1959
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apocalypse variations or additions \n \n alan alan \n strongarm \n bob friedhoffer
1992
apocalypse vol. 11-15
Alan Alan
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Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
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Inspired by
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Apr. 1992
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Apocalypse Vol. 11-15
(Vol. 15 No. 4)
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2059
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|
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torn & restored coin (revised) \n three pieces of coin melt together into coin, using folding coin \n paul harris \n torn & restored coin \n paul harris
1996
the art of astonishment — book 1
Paul Harris
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Torn & Restored Coin (revised)
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Inspired by
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1996
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The Art of Astonishment — Book 1
(Issue Super Magic)
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145
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chocolate coin \n real coin is torn open as if it were a chocolate coin with tin foil \n paul harris \n dick ryan \n chocolate coin \n paul harris \n dick ryan
1996
the art of astonishment — book 3
Paul Harris, Dick Ryan
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Chocolate Coin
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Also published here
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1996
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The Art of Astonishment — Book 3
(Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
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133
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cointear \n coin is torn \n simon lovell
1997
simon says!
Simon Lovell
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Cointear
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1997
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Simon Says!
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234
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torque \n coin gets hot, is dropped into drink which boils, bends \n david harkey \n eric anderson \n acid trip \n michel huot
1997
ah-ha!
David Harkey, Eric Anderson
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Torque
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Variations
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1997
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Ah-ha!
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12
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the rubber coin illusion \n coin appears to be soft \n unknown
1999
natural selections — volume ii
Unknown
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The Rubber Coin Illusion
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1999
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Natural Selections — Volume II
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166
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spare change meets the bent penny \n idea for marketed routine
- bending the dime \n tim trono \n "spare change" (david acer, marketed 1988)
1999
natural selections — volume ii
Tim Trono
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Spare Change Meets the Bent Penny
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Inspired by- "Spare Change" (David Acer, marketed 1988)
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1999
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Natural Selections — Volume II
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192
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stretching silver \n borrowed quarter is bent and stretched, then returned \n chad long
2000
some other stuff...
Chad Long
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Stretching Silver
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2000
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Some Other Stuff...
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7
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die verbogene münze \n coin put in spectators hand, then coin in performer's hand is bent, spectator's coin as well and a spoon as well \n wolfgang moser
2001
intermagic
Wolfgang Moser
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Die verbogene Münze
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2001
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Intermagic
(Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
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156
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prime time bend \n borrowed quarter visibly bends \n jay sankey
2004
sankey unleashed
Jay Sankey
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Prime Time Bend
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2004
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Sankey Unleashed
|
120
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the hypnotic coin bend \n coin bends in spectator's hand \n john wilson \n "skin" (benjamin earl, dvd, 2008)
2016
you and me and the devil makes three - volume i
John Wilson
|
The Hypnotic Coin Bend
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Inspired by- "Skin" (Benjamin Earl, DVD, 2008)
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2016
|
You and Me and the Devil Makes Three - Volume I
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25
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d.a.r.c. \n fuse two "half" (sawn in half) coins into one whole coin \n fritz alkemade
2019
elixir
Fritz Alkemade
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D.A.R.C.
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July 2019
|
Elixir
(Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
|
141
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the double peek warped coin routine \n coin bends when held by spectator's hands, includes nice subtlety by jon allen where spectator can peek at the coin to check it has bent yet \n samuel varg \n jon allen
2019
elixir
Samuel Varg, Jon Allen
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The Double Peek Warped Coin Routine
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July 2019
|
Elixir
(Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
|
168
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icon redux \n "a multi-phase mental coin routine"
- phase 1: spinning is everything (heads or tails predicted)
- phase 2: a penny for your thoughts (coin after elimination process predicted)
- phase 3: heads up (date on a chosen coin predicted)
- phase 4: eye-con (coin bends)
- phase 5: a supplementary continuation
- phase 6: folie à plusieurs
- afterthoughts
- further thoughts (incorporating yigal mesika's "electric touch")
- notes \n paul vigil
2019
icons
Paul Vigil
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ICON Redux
|
2019
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Icons
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1
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