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GAMJoker Loyal user Bad language skills confirmed in 224 Posts |
Hey guys,
just watched the Mark Mason LIVE lecture where he used a Scotch & Soda version with a Half Dollar & a Quarter. It looks really great because of the big size difference, but I never saw that coin anywhere neither I could find it now. Does anyone know where I can get one of these? Thanks. |
David Neighbors V.I.P. 4910 Posts |
Well Maybe From Mark!!!
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GAMJoker Loyal user Bad language skills confirmed in 224 Posts |
Ye thanks, after looking through all his products I'm pretty sure that it is the Miracle Coin Unique: http://www.jbtvusa.com/latest-j-b-produc......-712.php
Anyone knows how well it looks on the eagle side? Is the "edge" invisible enough to let the coin on table with the eagle side upwards or is it just good for flashing the back of the coin? |
inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2350 Posts |
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On Dec 18, 2015, GAMJoker wrote: It's probably best to just flash the back, especially since there's no guarantee the center portion will be rotated in alignment with the rest of the coin. If the rotation is aligned it could withstand a bit more scrutiny, but not anything I'd let a spectator handle like a traditional locked S&S set. |
J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
No one has ever caught this when I used it. How often do you ever take note of the rotation of the center? It's just not something that most people register in their minds. I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
Jim |
videoman Inner circle 6732 Posts |
Although there's a good chance you would get away with it fine, I wouldn't leave it with the eagle side up for an extended period, showing it for a second is fine and all that is necessary. Easy to switch it out at that point and even let them keep it if you want.
To be honest, how well it can withstand scrutiny really depends on how well made the gimmick you get is. Mark Mason's products are generally very good but there is always a certaint amount of variance with precision gaffs regardless of who makes it. The orientation shouldn't be a problem but the quality of the fit could be a factor. But again, Mason's stuff is almost always high quality enough to be pretty undetectable in my experience. |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
There is no need to have a different coin set, then the standard Scotch and Soda for the shrinking Centavo to Quarter. It is a standard presentation for the trick.
The power of suggestion works best with this trick. Show the coins, pass the centavo under the half back and forth and with every pass, tell the spectator the coin is getting smaller. And it actually does look like it is. Then place the centavo under the half and put both in the spectator's hand and make a fist. Tell them to place both hands behind their back, and then put a coin in each hand. Bring the hands out and the magic divines the silver coin. Keep guessing until the spectator states you are wrong, they usually shake their heads. Watch the look on their face when they open their hand. Produce the centavo from anywhere you wish. End. |
inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2350 Posts |
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On Dec 20, 2015, Bill Hegbli wrote: Sure there's no _need_. Just like I don't _need_ to use Walking Liberty halves vs clad Kenndys. The OP liked the way the half dollar and quarter version looked - he didn't say he needed it. One plus of using the half dollar + quarter set is you can use all US coinage - have the quarter change to a nickle, etc., vs introducing a centavo or other foreign coin that might appear suspect, yet is the only normal one in the standard set. |
videoman Inner circle 6732 Posts |
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On Dec 20, 2015, Bill Hegbli wrote: And of course the standard presentation is always the best. We should always perform the standard presentation of every trick we do. There is no need to do it any other way. 😄 |
GAMJoker Loyal user Bad language skills confirmed in 224 Posts |
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On Dec 20, 2015, inigmntoya wrote: That's what I say You never need anything else, but you can take it if you like it more. I mean, if you prefer the look or the handling of anything else you should go for it! In this case I just like the visual aspect of this version more than the standard one, because I always remember that in every kids magic kit are some plastic coin shells, where you put 2 in your hand and after you open it, it's only one coin left. Everyone knows them, so many people just think instantly about something like that when you use 2 same sized coins. But for me it's just better when you let a coin vanish and there is no other coin of the same size. I mean... Before I saw these even I didn't thought that there would be anything like this where you can shell a nest into a bigger coin that clean. |
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