We are all interested in money. Tricks with coins and paper money appeal to people the world over. They are used to handling the stuff and so know what you should or should not be able to do with it. When you start to do the "impossible" with money, people sit up and pay attention - especially if you have borrowed the money from them in the first place!
It is not necessary to be a great "sleight of hand" expert to perform interesting and mystifying tricks. However, if you take the trouble to master this simple "vanish", you will be able to add a special sparkle to your tricks.
What You Need
A coin or any other small solid object.
What You Do
Hold the coin in your left hands as shown (1).
Your other hand travels forward to meet it - the right thumb going under and the right fingers over it (2).
Makes as if to grab the coin with your right hand but as soon as it is hidden from the view of the spectators by your right fingers, let the coin drop secretly into your left palm (3).
Complete the grabbing motion with your right hand - closing it into a fist - and move the hand away as if holding the coin (4).
Do not move your left hand! Merely grip the hidden coin lightly with your second and third fingers. Your right hand is now slowly and dramatically opened - the coin has vanished!
Afterthoughts
Well, that's it. Simplicity itself - but remember to practise this simple combination of moves over and over again until they become second nature to you. You must act too - because if you don't appear to believe that the coin is in your right hand, you cannot very well expect your audience to believe it, can you?
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