Silver Finger

This magician (Matthiew Hamaissi) is absolutely superb. I have purchased several of his effects and he has a gift to produce enormous illusion effect for very little sleight-of-hand buck. No gadgets here, just uncomplicated (intermediate level) sleights that are put together in a way that maximize resulting effects. Highly recommended for the hobbyist/amateur.

I thought this trick would come with the coins.

Great routine and simple to do

Absolutely STUNNING routine, requiring nothing but 3 coins.

The illusion that the coins are dropping out thin air is created by the flash of silver just a few inches before it hits the receiving left hand. It actually looks like the performer is tracking an invisible coin that only they can see as it drops from the sky, but it suddenly solidifies and appears 2 or 3 inches above the hand as it drops in to be caught. This a truly wonderful, magical moment. The second phase, where the coins are tossed back into the sky and vanish, is just as impressive.

I have been doing coin manipulation for over 50 years, and this simple, creative handling of a 3 coin appearance, vanish and reappearance left me breathless when I first saw it. The only other routine I have ever seen that shocked me as much as Hamaissi's performance was the first time I saw the visual coins across routine by Homer Liwag in his "Coin One" routine.

The thing that amazes me the most about Hamaissi's routine is that there are no difficult slights or knuckle busting moves. With some practice, including a little work on acting, the routine is within reach of anyone. I have performed the routine with both Walking Liberty halves and Morgans, and got great results with either, though I prefer Morgans for the sound they make when dropped onto each other.

I cannot rate this routine high enough. OUTSTANDING!

This is a stunning effect with just 3 coins. No clutter, or overly complicated techniques here. A few of the moves will take time, but that's with any good stand up coin routine. Angles are decent, and everything is motivated. I took down two stars, because the explanation is vague and frustrating. Pretty sure it's just a Google French to English translator, which uses incorrect wording, and had me constantly rewinding to understand. To complicate things further, instead of teaching things in chronological order, you get random segues into a next move or sleight, without informing you. Despite the poor explanation, It's a great routine worth your time and effort. MJ

The practice sessions seem daunting.