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billmarq Special user State near Arizona 570 Posts |
Does anyone use the new gold-colored U.S. dollar coins for sleight of hand tricks? I am thinking that the lack of a milled edge might a deterrent, but the gold color makes a nice contrast with silver coins and they are almost the same size as a quarter.
I will be practicing a few routines to see how well they work for me.
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
I have a bunch of newer dollar coins - Sacagewea, Susan B. Anothony, and Presidential coins - but I really haven't done much with them yet. If people carried them in their pockets I would love to do some with their coins but that isn't the case. I did pick up a couple "Vodka and OJ" coin sets, which are locking sets that are Pres. dollar on one side and quarter on the other, with a bang ring to separate them, but again I haven't really used them. Probably won't till they are a little more "in use" - which is probably never!
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Dan Efran Regular user Pittsburgh, PA 150 Posts |
I like them! Used them almost exclusively for a while.
The "gold" dollars have several advantages in my opinion: They're gold colored! When new they're quite shiny, though it doesn't last long; when they get darker, they contrast nicely with silver. They're current currency - you might not be able to actually borrow one, but it's plausible to carry one in pocket change, unlike antique coins. Yet some people still haven't seen any, so it's a conversation starter pretty often. You can afford to give them away. The smooth edge isn't a problem, they handle pretty well. Perhaps of more concern is that they're a bit lightweight. But definitely play around with them. |
jearnshaw New user 60 Posts |
I like them for pretty much any non gimmicked copper/silver because you can actually borrow a quarter since they are almost the same size. I think they are cool too because you can just make up stuff about the President on them.. Hey, did you know that Madison was an amature magician? I heard his wife made a mean pastry. (OK, you can actually research and use real stories as well) Anyway, my point is they work great for anytime you need to borrow a coin and want to do some transpo since people actually have quarters.
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rklew64 Inner circle 1265 Posts |
I think I've used them in a coin funnel and okito boxes. and for me, too small for matrix.
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts |
Coin switch. It's quite a surprise because, as Dan says, a lot of people still haven't seen them. And it's obvious they are genuine.
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BarryTX Regular user 133 Posts |
I did a coin switch with the new dollar and a quarter for the young son of a friend. He was quite enthralled with both the magic and the dollar coin, which he had never seen before. I was quite surprised when he pocketed the dollar and took off!
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rsylvester Loyal user Trying to learn to BP a duck in 269 Posts |
I used them for a while, mostly because that's what we get back in change at our vending machines at work, and they are coo. Right, the "gold" doesn't last long, but they work well for copper/silver changes. But they aren't in good circulation, and I've had more than one person ask me "is that a real coin?" There was a story on NPR not too long ago about how much money is being wasted by manufacturing them, and the government has a room the size of a football field stacked with them. I always thought that would make a killer story for patter to back an effect. Here's the link to that:
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/28/137394348/......dy-wants |
Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
Bills are easy to carry - weigh next to nothing. If the U.S. stopped printing bills, I'd be using my credit card a great deal more. If the government wants to get rid of a bunch of presidential dollars, I'll take them and deposit them to some bank accounts. But, that would be the last time that I'd ever handle them!
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RedShadow120 New user 14 Posts |
Having a job as a cashier I would honestly love to see bills stop being printed, if only for the sheer number of people for whom neatly folding bills is apparently too difficult. It also occurs to me that it's entirely possible that at some point within my lifetime my patter for coin routines is going to include an explanation of what coins are and what they were used for.
More on topic: Right now, the "gold" coins (They're actually bronze over copper. I always enjoy pointing that out for some reason) are my second favorite coins to use. They're just a bit larger than a quarter and the perfect size for my hands. My favorite coin is the Susan B. Anthony dollar, for a few reasons: -Same size as the gold dollars -Milled edge handles a little easier -They were only minted for four years, 1979-81, and 1999. Right now I have a bunch of '79s and a few '80s and the shine and wear are more or less identical on all of them. Finding gold dollars with the same design and level of wear and tarnish is tough. I have the same problem to a lesser extent with state quarters. -The "Is that a real coin" issue never really comes up. If I don't specifically introduce the coin, no one really looks at it closely enough to see that it isn't a quarter. If I do introduce it, then I'm already establishing that it's a real coin. |
bowers Inner circle Oakboro N.C. 7024 Posts |
They work very nice with a spellbound routein.
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
I've used them for years as a Dollar Squeeze -- started when I was doing Medieval stuff.
SInce I prefer to dump a variety of coins an a tray and let spectators select the coins I will use ofr various effects, having a couple of gold ones provides a nice visual contrast to the copper and silver
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briancharles1002 New user SC 51 Posts |
I talk about how things cost 4 times as much as they used to and switch a quarter to the Sacagewea. They are neat especially when new and shiny and it is a conversation starter. Best regards.
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
As I mentioned above, I have lots of dollar coins. Got them in rolls from the bank as they were released. You never know what coins will come in handy in coin magic!
I know that people generally hated the Susan B. Anthony dollars but I like them! I actually have one Susie B that is gold-colored! I researched this and found that there weren't any such coins ever minted. So I imagine that this one was something that was plated after the fact by Littleton or one of the other coin memorabilia houses. Looks cool though! Not shiny and new but quite worn - but still gold-looking. Copper/Silver transpositions done with borrowed quarters and gold-colored dollar coins (Sacagawea or Presidential coins) go over well, but that's about the only thing I can do with them. Maybe years from now kids will dig these out of my safe and marvel over them... but I doubt it! Jim |
PAUL K Special user Massachusetts 547 Posts |
Sterling has a Scotch & Soda with the Sacagawea Gold Coin to US Quarter.It's made very well.
You could make a Quarter change to the Sacagawea Gold Coin in a persons hand.It would be nice to have one in a Sh###l. Paul |
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