| take it serious, however, the idea stuck in the back of my mind. Later, I thought about it |
| and took up the challenge. I came up with the concept of Hugs and Kisses. |
| The trick used six coins. Three had X's cut into them and the other three had O's cut |
| into them. The effect consisted of sliding coins under two sheets of paper lying on the |
| table. Coppers with O's were slid under one sheet while silvers with X's showing were |
| slid under the other paper. When the papers were raised, the silver and copper coins |
| were seen to still be where they were placed. However, the X's and O's had changed |
| There was a major problem in that the props were very expensive to make. Palmer had |
| a staff of several women with jeweler saws cutting X's and O's into the coins. This |
| made for a very expensive trick. |
| The secret of success in selling the trick was in how it was presented. Palmer put a |
| large piece of cardboard in the back of a booth at magic conventions. Then, he would |
| do it for a potential customer. After the trick was performed, Palmer would ask the |
| spectator that had just watched it to explain how it worked. The spectator could not. |
| Then, Palmer would turn and put a line on the large piece of paper at the back of the |
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