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of the coins will stick together. One coin
does not have any tape on it. This is the
bottom coin of the stack. As all the other
coins are tape side down, the coins all
stick together when they are stacked. The
top coin has two strips of tape on it.
These strips are a bit longer than the
others. During performance the thumb
touches these strips and picks up the
stack. When the tape is first used just a
tap on the tape will cause it to stick with
some strength. This trick is based upon
this property of the tape.
Loading a Coin under a Card
The coin is already under the card, so
the process includes showing the card
empty, turning the card face down moving
the coin under the card, placing the coin
onto the table and then the card. Note that
the coin hits the table first and then the
card falls on top of it. When many
magicians place a coin and card on the
table, they place both at the same time.
This tends to look a bit odd. If the coin is
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allowed to fall first then the card next, the
placement looks much more natural.
The process here is as follows. The
card is pushed off from the pile in the left
hand. Note the fingers of the right go deep
under the card. This is so the fingers of
the right can cover the coin that is in the
slot in the card. As the right moves the
card to the right and toward the audience,
the right fingers locate the coin and slide it
toward the palm of the hand. The right
thumb is applying pressure from the top to
aid this motion. The coin is slid almost off
the edge of the card. Just a bare edge of
the coin remains on the card. In this
position the face of the card can be shown
to the audience. Then, the card is turned
face down as the card is moved toward
the table. As the card turns face down the
right fingers slide the coin back under the
card. During this process the second and
third finger are touching and controlling the
coin. Once the coin is back under the
card, the third finger applies a bit more
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