Reddit Reddit reviews Modern Coin Magic: 116 Coin Sleights and 236 Coin Tricks

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u/benjerryicecream · 15 pointsr/LearnUselessTalents

Magician here. Head on over to the sidebar at /r/Magic - there's plenty of information on exactly where to start.

For my money, there's no better place to start than a cheap book. For card magic, look to "The Royal Road to Card Magic". For coins, grab "Modern Coin Magic". For general magic, pick up either Mark Wilson's Complete Course or Joshua Jay's Complete Course.

None of those books should run you more than fifteen bucks. Grab a copy and just read it until you get bored.

Also, please, don't ever learn magic on youtube. The thing that's hard for those new to magic to understand is that it is a craft that has been worked on for thousands of years. Every secret, every beautiful piece of magic ever invented has been based on the work of others, which couldn't have existed if it weren't for the work of others even before them. Every secret, as minute as you can imagine, deserves to be shared with the express permission of the person who put in the hours, days, and years of work it took to discover that secret. YouTube magic schools rarely give proper credit, and truthfully, they rarely teach a magic trick very well at all. You can also never be truly sure that a YouTube magician is worth their salt, whereas you can see--from the fact that these books are decades old yet still being heralded as some of the best magic books out there--that we magicians think they are worth reading.

Bottom line: youtube will teach you secrets. A good magic book, like the ones I recommended, will teach you how to be a magician.

u/dforderp · 5 pointsr/Magic

Sleight of hand with coins

Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand with Cards


Edit: there's my 3 suggestions that I've had great experience with. These are 3 staples in any magic collection in my opinion.


Ok! I need to clarify one thing. These books are very old. Don't get discouraged at the fact that the vernacular can be somewhat confusing. If you take the time to look up any words that might be hard to understand and just work trough the text, you will find timeless effects that you'll be able to show off for years to come! Don't dismiss a move because it seems so simple!

u/ChaszarTheMediocre · 4 pointsr/Magic

The Royal Road to Card Magic by Hugard & Braue

If you practice all the things this book has to offer then you will have an amazing foundation in card magic.

Modern Coin Magic by J.B. Bobo

This is a must have if you want to begin learning coin magic.

At some point I would also suggest The Books of Wonder by Tommy Wonder, pricey, but his philosophy on magical thinking is worth it alone. I am a tad biased however because he is my favorite magician after all. :)

I'm weary of suggesting YouTubers but one I will recommend is Jay Sankey

YouTube — Jay Sankey

I hope this helps and welcome back!

u/antoniodiavolo · 3 pointsr/ChrisRamsay52

Then I recommend picking up the books "Royal Road to Card Magic", "Modern Coin Magic", and "Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic"

As for YouTube, there's a lot of bad magic tutorials on YouTube. So be careful of who you watch.

Besides Chris, I would recommend watching Alex Pandrea, 52Kards, and SankeyMagic.

PigCake is a pretty good teacher as well but he can be sort of crude sometimes so that's up to you.

Xavior Spade also has good stuff but he also teaches a lot of advanced card moves.

u/dtgreat · 3 pointsr/Magic

Local Magic shop will usually show you what they are selling and recommend some good starter material.

I started out with Royal Road then I moved onto whatever seemed interesting.

A lot of the stuff seems a lot harder than it is, and presentation is really key. That book with some gimmick coin sets will get you rolling.

For coin stuff there is no better start than Bobo's Book.

Your mileage will vary depending on how much you practice. I usually practice flourishes on the subway, and some simple moves there too. Luckily I have a job with long stretches of down time so I am always practicing there too.

u/TheClouse · 3 pointsr/Magic

the book.

Also check out our r / magic sidebar for coins.

u/Subvertify · 2 pointsr/Magic

Having a general knowledge of magic techniques is always useful. The techniques and theory you learn that largely apply to other branches(mentalism, coin magic, stage illusions, parlor shows) are almost always applicable to the others in some form or another.

Developing the skill in misdirection and timing necessary to make coin magic really have an impact will set you up to be a better, more competent magician overall. You'll quickly see how those lessons will shape and improve the magic you currently perform.

The coin magic I do is simple, as I think the best magic you can do is simple. I wouldn't advise doing extremely flashy coin magic with constant vanishes and reappearances, myself. I don't think it lends itself to anything other than a display of skill. Coin magic is difficult to make magical as it's either in the right hand, or the left hand; so it takes some effort to do something simple and make it hit hard. Ben Earl has just posted a short essay on his instagram concerning this very thing that I found encouraging.

What I'd recommend doing is learning a few vanishes and trying to master them. French drop, finger palm, classic palm, even a thumb palm. Executed well, those vanishes can look incredible. They don't look like a move, just the simple moving a coin from hand to hand.

Works I'd also recommend looking into:

Ben Earl's Real Coin Magic. Simple and effective, and he offers a lot of little tips and tricks to make them so.

A Firm Background in Remembering from The JAMM #2

Fading Coin from Tomoyuki Takahashi(in the book Japan Ingenious or Genii Magazine, May, 2000)

Change from The JAMM #12

Hypnotic Coin Bend from John Wilson

Slydini has some amazing work

Even Bobo's and some practice can be incredible

I hope it's enough to get you started, and I hope you can develop a love for the simplicity and beauty than can be found in coin magic.

u/Garretdepass · 1 pointr/Magic

Royal Road to Card Magic - http://amzn.com/0486408434

And a fresh deck of Bicycle cards (fancy decks are expensive and make people suspicious) - http://amzn.com/B010F6BXEA

I'd also recommend Modern Coin Magic - http://amzn.com/0486242587

If a coin book sounds good, get four kennedy half dollars (or similar sized coins if you're not in the states) from the bank, just ask a teller.

Reading books is way better than watching youtube, as most trick tutorials are by people who don't actually have a lot of experience or knowledge. If you read books, you also develop your own style instead of parroting whoever is on the video. Start with those two books, then practice a lot in front of a mirror. Think about presentation too- what will you say? When? Why? (a great resource, if you're interested, is Strong magic - http://amzn.com/B00534I956) Once you feel fairly confident, perform the trick(s) as often as you can for as many people as you can. At school, at home, on the street, wherever. Stick with it and do it a lot and you'll get the hang of it.

Break a leg!

u/PianoManJake · 1 pointr/Magic

Been considering buying this for a few weeks. On sale? Absolutely!

u/ArBair · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

Okay, couldn't find my box, but I managed to dreg up what I remember as far as books go.

This book is a good start for coin magic and sleight of hand in general. Be warned though, the coins you will need for this might be slightly hard to find (silver dollars, half dollars) but is worth it. For whatever reason people think that the bigger the coin, the harder it is to work magic with it. This is false. The bigger the easier and the better looking.

This book is a good start for card magic. Sometimes it is a bit hard to understand (as all books are) but this is pretty simple and will give you some good pointers.

This book is my all time favorite. More card magic, but more advanced than the previous one.

And lastly this book which gives some good tricks, teaches some good things. Much of it is based on props and stage magic, and much of it isn't. A good read.

And lastly some advice: if possible find someone who knows how and is already practiced. That makes it MUCH easier. And stick with it. Once you learn something you never unlearn it. I have not practiced in near 5 years and I can still pick up a deck of cards and mess with them. Learn a few versatile tricks and learn some flourishes. The tricks can fascinate, and the flourishes look pretty, but only when used together does it really blow people's minds.