Coin Passing

Many tricks involve the passing of objects invisibly from one place to another. In this classic of magic, 3 coins pass one at a time from one hand to the other – unseen.

Three coins lie in a row at each side of the table. What the audience doesn't know is that you have a seventh coin in your right hand

1) Pick up coins 1 and 2 singly and throw  into left hand.  Pick up coin 3 and throw that into left hand, at same time releasing palmed coin, and  throwing both coins into left hand. Close left hand tightly.

2) Palm Coin 4 when you pick it up with right hand, then pick up coins 5 and 6 and hold in fingers.

3) Lay down coins 1,2,3 and the secret seventh coin from left hand, and coins 5 & 6 from right hand, retaining coin 4 in right palm.

4) Repeat move No. 1 secretly throwing palmed coin No. 4, along with another coin, into left hand. Continue to pick up coins from left side and put into left hand, which is then closed tightly again.

5) Pick up coin 5 from right side and palm it.  Now pick up coin 6 in fingers.

6) Lay out coins from each hand, retaining coin 5 palmed in right.

7) Again pick up coins at left and throw one at a time into left hand, secretly adding the palmed coin (No. 5).

8) In picking up coin 6 from right with right hand, secretly slide it off table edge into your lap. Close right hand as though it held this coin.

9) Lay out all coins from left hand.

10) Now turn both hands over casually. The three coins from the right side have passed to the left invisibly and you have no spare coins left in either hand.