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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. | 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 | In [[The Trick Brain]], Fitzkee states that it is "a modern adaptation of a more complex transposition trick which Professor Hoffmann called ''The Eight Coins and the Two Brass Covers''", page 165 in [[More Magic]]. | ||
== 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 02:44, 28 April 2011
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 Hoffmann called The Eight Coins and the Two Brass Covers", page 165 in More Magic.
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.