Lapping

146 entries in Coin / Sleights / Lapping
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To make a groat or a testor to sinke through a table, and to vanish out of a handkercher verie strangelie coin vanishes from handkerchief with dummy coin inside and penetrates table and falls into glass held underneath
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIV) 185
Eddie Joseph The Cross Leg Vanish coin "lapped" between legs, without table
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 15
Dai Vernon One of Four
Related to 1946 Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4) 36
Ross Bertram Rubdown
Variations 1951 Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1) 129
Eddie Joseph A Rapid Vanish with handkerchief
 		1954 A Magician Goes to Dinner 5
James G. Thompson Jr. Presto - The Coins Through the Table four coins
VariationsAlso published here 1956 Top Secrets of Magic 120
Edward Marlo Further Ideas on the Paperfold ideas "Flip Move Coin Fold", complete vanish ideas
 		1957 Coining Magic 10
Roger Klause Coins For Connoisseurs four coins through table
Related to 1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 190
Roger Klause Coin Lapping From a Stack
1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 190
Roger Klause Coin Lapping While Counting
1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 191
Unknown Heel Lap from closed fist
 		1968 Coins Thru the Table 4
Dai Vernon One of Four without credit
Related to 1968 Coins Thru the Table 3
Horace E. Bennett The Change Purse two half dollars travel into a purse
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 145
Horace E. Bennett Coin Exchange five english pennies in an okito box transpose with four half dollars, hollowed stack, version of Jimmy Ray's "Okito Coin Box Routine" from "Between the Acts"
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 149
Roy Johnson Lapping from a Stack
1970 The Roy Johnson Experience 57
Kirk Stiles Walla Walla cent travels to other coins into spectator's hand
 		1970 The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 4) 19
Blake Edward Maxam Jumbo Vanish coin vanish under Jumbo card, lapping technique
 		1970 The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 8) 39
Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle Rub-Back Move variation
 		1971 Dingle's Deceptions with Cards and Coins 39
Mike Rogers Lapping Move item "parked" on table
 		1971 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 18
Edward Marlo, Ross Bertram, Jules DeBarros Rubdown with Glass
Inspired byRelated to
  • Ed Marlo's Routine in "Genii" Vol 32. No.4, 1967
 1971 The Coins of Ishtar 54
Edward Marlo, Mike Rogers Coin Kick & Card Change coin lapping vanish or card transformation
Related to 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 68
Derek Dingle Propelled Coin Lap fourth finger shoots coin into lap
 		Jan. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 3) 586
Derek Dingle Han Ping Chien coins held in spread, one lapped followed by Han Ping Chien
Related to Jan. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 3) 587
John Cornelius Metamorphosis tabled coin changes by waving over it with the hands, see also p. 728 for comment by Bob Bruning
Variations July 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9) 642
John Cornelius S=C2 silver coin placed in hand, two copper coins come out, ends clean
Also published here May 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 7) 733
Scotty York Coin Lapping while Picking Up Coins
1975 Lecture 48
Scotty York, Slydini Coin Lapping while Turning Hand Over similar to Slydini's Revolve Vanish
 		1975 Lecture 48
Scotty York, Roger Klause Coin Lapping with Sound similar as in Tri-Vanish
Related to 1975 Lecture 49
Scotty York Coin Through Table with Lapping
1975 Lecture 49
Al Schneider Slide-off Lapping Sequence
1975 Al Schneider On Coins 53
Karl Fulves Behind Arm Lapping coins slid from hand to table, then swiped into lap with arm
 		July 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 9) 979
Horace E. Bennett First Coin lapping while picking coins up and throwing them into the other hand
 		1975 Bennett's Best 32
Unknown Third Coin while picking coins cup with both hands
 		1975 Bennett's Best 33
Scotty York The Ring and the Penny Test gag, penny is dropped through ring, coin grows when spectator wants to try
 		1975 Coins 16
Slydini The Sweep Technique
1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 21
John Carney Coin Lapping
Inspired by 1976 Enigma 11
Slydini Psychology - Too Good to Be True coin vanish with lapping, psychology, too-perfect theory
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 20
Slydini The Revolve vanish using lap
  • Details of The Revolve
  • Checkpoints
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 41
Slydini One Coin Routine eleven phases, featuring lapping vanishes, retrievals, hand penetration
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 70
John Carney The Impossible Coin Vanish lapping
Inspired by 1976 Enigma 16
Karl Fulves Fadeaway coin on table covered with playing card, coin vanishes
  • Fade-Away I
  • Fade Away III
  • Fade Away IV
  • Fade Away V
Variations 1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 931
Slydini Fade Away II coin on table covered with playing card, coin vanishes
Inspired by 1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 931
John Cornelius Metamorphosis visual coin transformation on the table
 		1976 Close-Up Sampler — Part 1 5
Harvey Rosenthal Breaking Silver
1976 Close-Up Sampler — Part 2 15
Harvey Rosenthal Sucker Spellbound copper, silver to chinese coin
 		1976 Close-Up Sampler — Part 2 16
Rick Johnsson Just for Kicks Chinese coin changes into two quarters then into big nickle which eventually disappears, using the Kick Change
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 17
Rick Johnsson, Ellison Poland Penny --- For His Thoughts more ideas with the IBGTH Switch, with bills, paper clips, billets, dice, coins, sponge balls, combs, business cards
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 52
Jean Faré Cased In Disappearance - Minus One Deck vanishes except for selection
Inspired by 1977 Card Tricks, French Style 19
Unknown Coin Lapping one from several from fist
 		1977 The Magic Book 186
Unknown Pick-Up Lapping coin apparently picked up
 		1977 The Magic Book 188
James G. Thompson Jr. Presto four coins
Also published here Dec. 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4) 118
Martino Roll Away
June 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10) 589
Slydini Remote Lapping coin lapped with coin forward on table and not near edge
 		1979 The Magical World of Slydini 49
Jimmy Ray Coins Through the Table (with Shell)
1980 A Ray of Magic 41
Al Schneider Lapping general remarks on lapping, "Rest Lap"
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 35
Slydini Revolve Vanish
1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 83
Gary Ouellet The Crossover Lap
Related to 1980 The Silver Passage 14
Haruhito Hirata The Hirata Master Move coin is brought down on table and vanishes
Related toVariations 1980 The Silver Passage 20
Tom Craven Propel-A-Coin coin is flipped and caught on back of hand, changes to different coin, lapping
 		June 1980 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 3 No. 6) 355
Derek Dingle Molecular Coins Through Table Seated coins through table
 		1981 CoinMagic 253
Meir Yedid The Almost Perfect Coin Vanish screened lapping, concept credited to Imam
VariationsAlso published here Aug. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 8) 517
Slydini Table Tilt Vanish
1981 CoinMagic 172
Mark Levy Erase a Way Eraser Vanish
 		1981 CoinMagic 209
Slydini Revolve Vanish
1981 CoinMagic 181
Edward Marlo Rub Back Coin Vanish
1981 Babel (Issue 2) 4
Horace E. Bennett, Scotty York The Third Coin third phase for coins thru table, based on the revolve vanish
Related to 1981 Bennett's Fourth Book 8
David Britland Thru coin is brought down on table and vanishes, with variation by Stephen Tucker as a transformation
Inspired by 1981 The Talon (Issue 7) 105
Unknown Inertia Lap
1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 19
Derek Dingle The Flick Move coins through table
 		1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 123
Daryl Martinez Heel-Grip Lap
1982 For Your Entertainment Pleasure 53
Slydini Revolve Vanish very brief
 		1982 For Your Entertainment Pleasure 59
Slydini Revolve Vanish brief
Related to 1982 Fingers don't Entertain, People Do 59
Stephen Tucker Table through Coin
1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14) 270
Stephen Tucker Silver Shadows three coins vanish one by one, reappear and vanish again, hanging coins presentation
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 38
Unknown Eraser-Head coin vanish with aid of eraser, then eraser vanishes as well
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 41
Meir Yedid Meir Yedid's Almost Perfect Vanish screened lapping
Also published here 1982 Close-Up Hallucinations 18
Howard Cohen, Marty Martin Instant 2-Coin Vanish lapping
 		Dec. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 12) 1001
Stephen Tucker The Trick That Needs No Patter: The Coins Do All The Talking! copper to silver, with sucker climax
 		1984 The Best of Close-Up Magic 173
Unknown Shuttle Lap as a ditch, with noise reduction if coins are already in lap
 		1985 Expert Coin Magic 125
Albert Goshman Lap transfer
1985 Magic By Gosh 61
Edward Marlo Rub-Back Move rubbing coin on table, vanish, lapping
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 182
David Roth Lapping a Coin From the Closed Fist
  • Tap Lap
  • Closed Revolve Vanish
 		1985 Expert Coin Magic 16
Joaquín Navajas Moneda a través de un Vaso coin through bottom of glass
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1985 Monedas Personales 7
Joaquín Navajas Aplicaciones para el Pase "La Catapulta" using the Catapult for sleeving, lapping and the Topit
1. Enmangue
2. Descarga en el Regazo
3. Descarga al "Topit"
Also published here 1985 Monedas Personales 57
Unknown Heel Lap from closed fist
 		1985 Magic By Gosh 63
Dai Vernon One of Four without credit
Related to 1985 Magic By Gosh 61
David Roth Sweeplap Box Switch
1985 Expert Coin Magic 209
Danny Korem, Slydini Revolving Imp table edge switch, combination of Slydini's Imp Pass & Revolve Vanish
 		1985 Korem without Limits 27
Joaquín Navajas Cambio de color "Pases Mágicos" visual transformation with coin on table
 		1985 Monedas Personales 33
Howard Wurst Simplex Switch optional lapping at the end, sound covered by throwing switched coins on table
 		1985 S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6) 91
Michael Rubinstein S.T.C. Lapping Technique "Silent Two-Coin" lapping
 		Mar. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 3) 1183
Jonathan Townsend, Slydini Revolving Han Ping Chien combining HPC with the Revolve Vanish
 		Jan. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 1) 1306
Edward Marlo Rub Back Coin Vanish
1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 82
Michael Rubinstein The Cartwheel Change
Nov. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 11) 1423
Gary Ouellet There & Back Coin Change using the lap
Also published here May 1988 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 11 No. 5) 1495
Christoph Borer Spare in der Zeit.... bill transforms into coin, then a mini piggy bank appears from which a lot of coins are produced
Also published here 1988 Seminarheft 13
John Cornelius A Silly Trick several coins vanish without sound
 		1988 Creative Secrets No. 1 5
Patrick Page The Vanish vanish of coin or object with purse frame
 		1988 The Purse Frame 18
Patrick Page Transpo copper / silver transpo with purse frame
 		1988 The Purse Frame 25
Tom Craven Heads or Tails? coin is scooped up with a card and put in other hand, transformation / switch
 		1989 The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 1) 3
Ross Bertram, J. W. Sarles Rub a Dub No. 21, coin rubbed through table, backwards movement during rubbing, with Bertram patter and Sarles idea of using two coins of which only one penetrates
 		1989 Self-Working Coin Magic 31
Slydini Revolve Vanish one of four coins lapped
 		1990 Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes 22
Wesley James WJ Click Lap coins swept off the table, one secretly lapped
 		1990 Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes 26
Wesley James WJ Sweep Lap (Timing Variation) coins swept off the table, one secretly lapped
 		1990 Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes 27
Gary Ouellet The Infidel Change lapping
 		Jan. 1990 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 13 No. 1) 1729
Gary Kurtz Relentless monster coin routine
1.) Four Silver Dollars from the Purse Frame
2.) The Penny
3.) Returning the Penny to the Purse Frame
4.) Double Transposition in Spectator's Hand
5.) Returning the Penny to the Purse Frame (Again)
6.) Interlude
7.) Coins Through the Table
8.) The Bag on the Purse and Four More Coins
9.) The Penny Returns
10.) The Classic Hang Ping Chien Coins Across
11.) The Finale: Returning to the Beginning
 		1990 Coin Magic 1
Gary Kurtz Vanishing a Coin in a Purse Frame
1990 Coin Magic 5
Gary Ouellet The Toss Change
Also published here 1990 Close Up Illusions 133
Gary Ouellet The Silverdust Vanish using the Crossover Lap
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 135
Gary Ouellet The Gossamer Dissolve multiple coin vanish
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 199
Gary Ouellet Sound Effect click pass using the lap
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 338
Michael Powers Jumbo Finale half dollar grows to jumbo coin, changes back via tabled change with lapping
Inspired by 1990 Top Secret Stuff 142
Gary Ouellet The Infidel Change coin changes while dropped into other hand
Inspired by 1990 Close Up Illusions 111
Gary Kurtz The Han Ping Chien coins held in spread, one lapped followed by Han Ping Chien
Related to 1991 Relentless 17
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part One 1. Introducing the Purse Frame
2. Producing the First Two Dollars
3. Producing the Second Two Dollars
4. Producing the Penny
5. Replacing the Penny into the Purse Frame
6. The Double Transposition
7. Replacing the Penny in the Purse Frame (Again)
Related to 1991 Relentless 2
Gary Kurtz The Simulated Pick-up with immediate lapping
 		1991 Relentless 9
Meir Yedid Fast Perfektes Münzverschwinden screened lapping, concept credited to Imam
Also published here 1991 Meir Yedid 28
Alexander de Cova Münzenverschwinden complete coin vanish, using body servante
 		1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 138
Gary Kurtz Example: A Coin Vanish lapping with fake back-and-forth tossing
 		1992 Leading with your Head 13
Meir Yedid Almost Perfect Vanish screened lapping, concept credited to Imam
Also published here 1993 Memorable Magic 9
John Scarne Imp Pass Handling directly into right hand classic palm
 		1994 Rigmarole (Issue 8) 92
Paul Gertner K.I.X. coin kicked into lap under cover of both hands
  • The Vanish
  • The Change
Inspired by 1994 Steel and Silver 38
Paul Gertner Tips on Lapping
1994 Steel and Silver 41
Paul Gertner, Ron Slanina The M.C.A. Vanish and Change "Multiple Coin Audible", lapping with sound
 		1994 Steel and Silver 69
Gary Kurtz Pick-up Lap lapping coin in hand as other coin is picked up
 		1995 ca. Relentless (revised edition) 14
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part One Arriving at the Table
1. Introducing the Purse Frame
2. Producing the First Two Dollars
3. Producing the Second Two Dollars
4. Producing the Penny
5. Replacing the Penny into the Purse Frame
6. The Double Transposition
7. Replacing the Penny in the Purse Frame (Again)
 		1995 ca. Relentless (revised edition) 2
Gary Kurtz The Simulated Pick-up with immediate lapping
 		1995 ca. Relentless (revised edition) 7
Dominique Duvivier Four-Coin Slap Change Four silver coins slapped between hands, change into four copper coins
Related to 1996 Magie Duvivier 59
Troy Hooser Dis-Purse three coins pushed through purse frame, one by one they disappear
 		1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70) 1460
Edward Marlo Rub-Back Vanish
1999 Close-Up & Personal 145
David Acer The Wave Change coin on finger-tips of palm-up hand, other hand waves over it for change, lapping
Variations 1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 117
John Cornelius Meta-Fusion silver coin placed in hand, two copper coins come out, ends clean
Also published here 2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 111
Lewis Jones The Scorpion chosen card to card case, lap switch
 		2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 139
Joaquín Navajas Coin Through the Glass coin through bottom of glass
Related to 2005 (ca.) Magic with Coins from the Profound of Madrid 3
Curtis Kam Standing Lap one arm under table
 		2006 Earning Interest 14
Christoph Borer Spare in der Zeit bill transforms into coin, then a mini piggy bank appears from which a lot of coins are produced
Also published here 2006 Compilation 42
Lennart Green Falso depósito (al regazo)
2009 El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9) 214
Gary Ouellet The Crossover Lap
Related to 2011 ZauberKunstStücke - Band 3 41
Tom Stone Magnetic Multiple Vanish to ditch multiple coins silently
 		2011 Maelstrom 24
Edward Marlo Rub Vanish Coin rubbed on table, vanishes
Also published here
  • "An Amazing Coin Penetration Through A Solid Topped Table" (Ed Marlo, Genii, MAGICANA, Dec 1967)
 2013 Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術) 27
Giancarlo Scalia Desaparición de la Ultima Moneda coin vanish, seated
 		2019 Punto Cero.1 5
Joaquín Navajas Moneda a través de un vaso coin through bottom of glass
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 Monedas Personales Y Más 13
Joaquín Navajas Aplicaciones para el pase de La catapulta using The Catapult for sleeving, lapping and the Topit
1. Enmangue
2. Descarga en el regazo
3. Descarga al "Topit"
Also published here 2019 Monedas Personales Y Más 60
Joaquín Navajas Catapulta múltiple al regazo catapult move to lap several coins
 		2019 Monedas Personales Y Más 139
Lorenz Schär Clap-Lap two coins slapped together, one vanishes, also to switch coins with other objects
 		2019 Cards Against Reality 145
Joaquín Navajas Cambio de color "Pases mágicos" visual transformation with coin on table
 		2019 Monedas Personales Y Más 39