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== References ==
== References ==
* The Dime and Penny by J. P. Ornson in Sphinx Vol 20 No 12 Feb 1922
* The Dime and Penny by [[J. P. Ornson]] in Sphinx Vol 20 No 12 Feb 1922
* Dime and Penny and Card by Alphrose in Sphinx Vol 22 No. 4 June 1923
* Dime and Penny and Card by Alphrose in Sphinx Vol 22 No. 4 June 1923
* The Dime and Penny Trick by Mystic Eugene in Sphinx Vol 22 No 11 Jan 1924
* The Dime and Penny Trick by Mystic Eugene in Sphinx Vol 22 No 11 Jan 1924
{{See also|[[Scotch and Soda]]}}
{{See also|[[Scotch and Soda]]}}
[[Category:Money]]
[[Category:Money]]

Revision as of 15:33, 16 May 2010

Dime and Penny is a classic pocket trick in which both coins are covered (sometimes a spectator's hand) and when uncovered, the dime has vanished.

Conceived by Thomas Nelson Downs around 1909 while working out the effect of passing coins through a borrowed handkerchief. The first gimmick was made to his specifications around 1917.

In The Trick Brain, Fitzkee states that it is "a modern adaptation of a more complex transposition trick which Professor Hoffman called The Coins and the Two Brass Covers."

References

  • The Dime and Penny by J. P. Ornson in Sphinx Vol 20 No 12 Feb 1922
  • Dime and Penny and Card by Alphrose in Sphinx Vol 22 No. 4 June 1923
  • The Dime and Penny Trick by Mystic Eugene in Sphinx Vol 22 No 11 Jan 1924
See also: Scotch and Soda.