Hugard's
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DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE INTERESTS OF MAGIC AND MAGICIANS JUNE, 1957
Vol. XV, No. l
50 Cents
CARD COIN LIAISON The magical extraction of a coin from a card is of French origin. It is a charming little trick which can be introduced at any time when a deck is being used but only in an incidental way. By combining it with a very effective variation by Mohammed Bey it makes a fine combination of coin and card magic. EFFECT: The magician remarks that in fortune telling with cards the club suit always represents money. Taking two club cards from the deck he proceeds to extract from them four half dollars and then uses these coins for a routine of coin tricks. REQUIREMENTS: Any deck, four bright new half dollars, and the ability to edge-palm four coins and the single coin pick-up of them singly with the middle and third fingers. PROCEDURE: Introduce the routine with a few words about the connection of the club suit with money according to the procedure of telling fortunes with cards. In the meantime
By JEAN HUGARD you have taken advantage of a favorable moment to edge-palm the four half dollars in your right hand. Execute the spring flourish with the cards or several ripple shuffles merely to create the impression you have only the cards in your hands. Spread the cards and remove the A ^ and the 34». Discard the remainder of the deck. Hold the two cards squared together in your left hand and show the face card to the onlookers. Fig. 1—Move your right hand over to take away the lower card and in the action pick up the outermost coin with the tips of your middle and third fingers, plastering it under the lower card and carry away this card and the coin holding the card horizontally so that the coin is hidden. Immediately lift the upper card with your left hand and display it freely. Fig. 2—Slide the card in your left hand into your right hand beneath the
hidden coin and the other card holding the two cards firmly thus trapping the coin between the two cards. Display your left hand casually so that all can see that it is empty. Fig. 3—Take the two cards with your left hand between the thumb and fingers pressing firmly to hold the coin in position. With your right hand, its back towards the front, snap the two cards with your right middle finger in the well known way, then hold the two cards in your left hand vertically and giving them a gentle shake allow the hidden coin to drop from the cards onto the table. Without hesitation repeat the moves with the right hand as in figures 2 and 3, thus producing a second coin. Repeat the same moves a third time and let the third coin drop onto the table. These moves must be done smoothly, without hesitation but not too rapidly. Fig. 4—With your right hand re(Continued on page 8)
THREE COIS EOGE PALMED
CARD GOING COIN BETWEEN UNDER COIN. FINGER TIPS TO GO UNDER LOWER CARD. COUNTING COINS ON THE TABLE.
COIN HELD UNDER CARD
RIGHT HAND SLIDES COIN OUTWARD AND PALM5 IT.
RIGHT DISPLAYS COIN. LEFT HOLDS CARD AT CORNER.