| audience will never question that the second way of doing it is not natural. In fact, I |
| did not realize that I was placing the cards on the coins in a somewhat unnatural |
| manner for years until I began teaching the routine to others. |
| Now, let’s concentrate on picking up the coin only from the table. Repeat this little |
| practice drill. Begin with a coin, here a half dollar, on the table in front of you. The |
| right hand is turned palm up and the fingers are separated between the second and |
| third. The first joint of the third finger presses on the edge of the coin towards the |
performer’s body.  That finger presses down on the coin causing the far |
| edge to tilt upward. Next, the fingers close picking up the coin. However, |
| another action takes place. As the fingers close to pick up the coin, the hand is moved |
| quickly to the right. This next picture shows the hand just after the coin was picked up |
| and the coin snatched, as the hand was moving. This sequence is necessary to |
| cover the motion of the fingers while they pick up the coin. |
| Placing a Card and Stealing a Coin |
| Now let’s go over the action of picking up a coin while it is being covered with a |
| card using the second method. Repeat this little practice drill. Begin as before with a |
| coin on the table before you and three cards held in dealing position in the right hand. |
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