| slides the coin along with the cards. As the cards are raised from the table the jumbo |
| coin is concealed behind the cards. The jumbo coin and cards are added to the cards in |
| the right hand. Lay the cards and jumbo coin in the middle of the pad and tell the |
| audience that there is an extra coin. Then show the jumbo coin. |
| Unfortunately, some magicians value this version more than the routine previously |
| presented. The many individuals presenting concepts incorporated into this handling |
| are very devoted to these concepts. My major problem with the handling is that when I |
| observe performances such as this, my eyes see more juggling than magic. I see |
| performers rushing the effect out of fear that they might be caught and I see them going |
| for a joke that gets a laugh instead of amazement. I question their motive for doing |
| I realize that we all march to the sound of a different drum. So, to honor those that feel |
| differently I have included these methods in this book. |
| However, since this is my book, I can offer my point of view. A problem with this |
| routine is that the last coin transposition is different than the first two. In the first two, |
| the coins are shown, covered and uncovered to reveal a coin has jumped through |
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