Victorian Coins and Glass

From the January 2016 Genii magazine. Reviewed by Danny Orleans

Most of the magical moments happen in the spectators’ hands, and that makes for powerful magic. My favorite moment is the final vanish in which you give a spectator a coin to hold and when he opens his hand above the glass, the coin is gone. This requires some master audience management skills, but the premise and execution are brilliant, and it’s applicable to other routines with sponges, folded bills, and coins.

Best way to learn this? Have a couple of magic buddies over for a long evening of practice. Then you’ll need to work out the timing by including it into a strolling magic set to give you the opportunity to do it over and over again in front of real people. I recommend this for closeup workers who are willing to journey along the learning curve, over the necessary crest so they can ride on the strength of this routine.

Copyright 2016 by The Genii Corporation.

Long story short, BUY THIS
If you are looking for a killer coins and glass routine that you can do closeup, here ya go. Tablehopping? Here ya go. Parlor? Here ya go. The routine is killer and modular, the glass allows for super clean displays the teaching is great. And for 30 bucks it's not even worth debating getting. You need one extra coin gimmick you probably have already for your coins across anyway. I bought this when it came out , and I do my own version of it in virtually EVERY GIG I do. I love this. It's a staple in my show and you will love it. It's a hands off miracle that ends with 2 spectators doing the finale. It kills. More importantly, it's a solid lesson in handling coins.

I love this routine for coins across. It does use a gimmick which you will need to obtain; however, it is a great routine. I have tried to find this glass in stores and cannot find it for less money than the trick itself. It's worth every penny.

This is in my close-up, parlor and stage act. The sleights are super easy, it's the timing and audience management that make the trick. Kainoa goes beautifully in-depth in the tutorial to provide everything you need to know from the sleight of hand to the psychology of everything. I couldn't recommend it any higher!

I can't believe Kainoa's published this!
Having the two spectators up and close all the time is solid. But this is the tricky part you need to be able to communicate with them all the time. And do all what you do under their noses.