Hi

I am currently working on a (magic) routine that circles around the topic of short changing. Since I believe it is always good to have additional background information, could any of you guys direct me to some material that deals with the real stuff (history, anecdotes, actual methods used, etc.)?

Thanks in Advance, markus

The Change Raisers by W. M. Tucker is a great place to start. You can get it from the Gambler's General Store in Las Vegas if you can't find it anywhere else.

Jason

Gary Plants I believe has some work on (or does I can't recall) a short change routine. It is referenced in one of his lecture notes. Maybe send Gary an email?

And check out "The Compleat Swindler" by Ralph Hancock - out of print, but plenty of used copies around.

Hi

Thanks to all of you for your replies. I will check them out for sure.

Best, markus

Before I retired, I was a banker for 44 years. During my first years as a teller, the short change was attempted with me and I witnessed attempts with other tellers. Usually, they would ask for change for a twenty and then begin to shuffle bills back and forth to create confusion. I wasn't into magic at that time, but it was still pretty clear that something was amiss.

Try "Short Changed" by Ralph Mayer, the booklet can be found here:
http://www.trickster.com/catalog/s-bookpage4.html

John