Although impractical for frequent performance, Osterlind's coin in bottle is dynamite. The preparation is excruciatingly tedious - at least for me.

Otherwise, a quality C/S/B routine can look like the real thing.

Later.....
Steve

Jon,
I've had great reactions to this routine. I do John Carney's handling of the effect.

Since that patter is more serious, I believe spectators pay more attention as if the effect is more important than others.

I have since set the effect aside for a year or so to explore other things but I think I am about to pick it back up again.

Frank

Frank I know you are partial to cylinder and coins, it is a great effect. however
Mickey silver's coin through the table ,and his coin and wine glass are hard to beat.....

vinny

Effects that happen in the spectators hands are particularly powerful: stack & pennies is a golden oldie that still packs a punch.

For stand-up, either a 3-Fly routine or a flurry (Gary Kurtz's 'Flurious' is excellent).

For table-top, I think matrix effects are a good start, then completely fry people's minds with a chink-a-chink - or even better one of Dean Dill's assemblies.

I like the Messiah Vanish and Striking Vanish (into Pen cap)

I love vanish in the air so clean, so direct, and just perfect :o

A CSB routine with the final transposition occuring in the spectator's hands looks truly magical.

Quadra QuickSand Coins-Latta in Coin Magic by Richard Kaufman. If you have Bobo, CoinMagic or Roth's book should be the next step.

Speaking of 'frame and presentation' On a few Bruce Lee
documentary's I,ve heard Bruce Lee used to do[what I
believe was Scotch and Soda].He would challange one
of his students to try and close their hand before he
could grab their coin.The student would see a blur
and of course open his hand to find the coin gone.
Since he really was fast I think the context here was fantastic...