I recently purchased the Rattled effect by Dan Hauss and as I live in the UK the best coin for the effect is the English one penny. I have got a supply of new one penny coins that are nice and bright but I was looking for something a little different. The type of coin that I was thinking of would be a Chinese coin that would have some steel content similar in to the penny or 20 pence piece. Does anyone know if there is such a coin and where can it be obtained from. Any other coin ideas spring to mind they would be appreciated.

Don-G

I believe Joe Mogar sells Chinese coins with a hole in them (the type that magicians use) that are ferromagnetic. You can find his website here:

http://www.joemogar.com

If you do not need to have a hole, you may be able to find some replica Chinese coins of various sizes that would suit your needs, and they can usually be found in knick knack stores, China Capital Arts stores, etc.

Further, you can have any Chinese coin in any size made to be magnetic, but it will be more expensive that finding one that is naturally ferromagnetic. Roy Kueppers, Todd Lassen or Jamie Schoolcraft can all do it, among others.

I hope this information is useful to you.

Don, what's the size limitations? I think that most Rattled reviews I have read talk about using a nickel or cent in US denominations. Can you use anything larger than that?

Jim

A quarter will work with Rattled.

Thanks for the replies to date, the Joe Mongar web site looks very impressive at a quick glance, I will check it out in depth later. Thanks a lot for the contact info for the coins and most likely other effects. In regards to the size limitation, I am not at all familiar with American coin sizes but he two English coins that work are the one penny and the two penny piece. The one pence is approx 3/4 of an inch and the two pence 1 inch diameters. The two pence could be a little too heavy in the two cap routine unless handled with great care. Both these coins are copper coloured and have a steel core. I have not gone into the Chinese or any other coins so far but you would need two matching coins.

Don

If you want to use the m******c properties of the cap I find that my sh***ed quarter is a bit too heavy to rely on.

I bought a few sh***ed pennies, and they work well.

Sammy

I have seen this effect and it is the next thing I intend to order, but I agree with Sammy - the quarter may be too heavy if using the m******c property. Of course, that may not be the same for every single set out there - it just depends on the quality/strength of m****t used.

I could be wrong and it may be completely consistent, but it has been my experience with such things in the past that it is not always so - regardless of the quality of the prop and its/their manufacturer.

With regards to the m****t strength it would not be advisable to have it too strong or it could make the two cap effect quite difficult or even impossible. Finding the correct size and weight to suit the props is the answer, hence my question concerning Chinese coins as I have no idea what is out there in their line. They could give a slightly mysterious/magical look to the effect.

Just an idea.
Don