I am new to coin magic, I currently have no tricks using coins. I've watched Michael Ammar's 1991 Magic Castle lectures, Spellbound by Michael Eaton and recently Matt Mello's Energy Coins - a bent coin effect. I'd like do that effect. I figure instead of using a gimic, I'll just do a switch and dump the unbent coin in my topit. I just don't know the best way to switch it out. Any names of sleights or magicians, I can look into?

One method would be spellbound change.

I do a simple shuttle pasd myself

Get Bobo's Coin magic book (or google bobo coin magic pdf for a free online version).
Look at the "Bobo Switch" in Chapter 2. Also the one handed switch. I use a variation of this for the type of routine you describe.

While you're at it, read the rest of the book

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Bobo's PDF book is a great resource.

A lot of coin switches taught on the Encyclopedia of Coin Sleights and the NYCMS dvd series. In that series is a double bent coin routine to check out.

Personnaly I prefer a simple French drop...

Encyclopedia of Coin Sleights and the NYCMS DVD series is THE BEST source for this! Thanks, Dr. Mike!

Doug

The best bent coin switch is the one they don't see.

The best bent coin routine I have seen is on one of marc spellmans dvds, off the top of my head I cant remember the name of it but check it out, also it doesn't even need a switch!

Kieran

"In The Shadow Of Geller"

Marc Spelmann’s unbelievable one handed coin bend that has fooled everyone who sees it, incredibly clean and best of all the coin slowly bends at the finger tips. Not just a reveal of a bent coin but the audience actually see it bend at which point it is fairly handed to the owner.

or

"In The Shadow Of Banachek"

Marc pays homage to a modern master and inspiration with a direct easy to do visual coin bend that is ready to go in an instant, a reputation maker that creates a souvenir that will be kept for years. The audience sees you with empty hand take a coin from a spectator. The coin is held in one hand only and the audience help create an energy at which point your hand is opened and the coin eerily bends at the finger tips, again it is cleanly handed back to the spectator.

Wow:

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S16913

A hundred bucks! Must be some good stuff here! Thanks, guys! I gotta look into this...

Doug

Sleeving can be very effective. See "On Contact" in Sean Field's Explicit Content booklet.