One for the UK contingent here. Does anybody know if there are any UK jumbo coins? A 10 pence would be excellent.
Best regards,

I use 5 pound coins

They are about the size of a Dollar not quite jumbo but still large.

Guess what, the Jubilee Coin is now Available!!

On the subject of this:

What is a good standard English coin to use for general coin magic?

I have been finding difficulty gripping some of the coins in various palms and keeping the hand looking natural due to their small size.

Thanks for any advice,

PT

old English Pennies from the 1960s
they are about the same size as half dollars
just a hair bit bigger
they are pretty common in coin magic from copper silver tricks to spell bounds etc....

And the rim of the pennies makes them, for me, far easier to palm, both Classic and Downs.

But I know that some people find the half dollars easier to palm.

And regarding UK jumbo coins, Davenports had a jumbo h*** coin a year ago, quite cheaply. Dunno if they still have them.

Dave

Does anyone know where I can get hold of these old English Pennies?

I suppose the largest coin we have in regular circulation in the 50p, but it's not exactly circular.

PT

PT, Use a £2 coin. Okay it is slightly thicker than ideal but that will only matter if you need to plam more than 4. It also has milled edges which give a better grip when edge-gripping coins. Try them they are quite a good size.

You get old English pennies when you buy a copper silver gimmick because otherwise you may not be able to do the routine as soon as you buy it. I wouldn't advise buying lots of pennies this way though as it would be quite expensive!

Try going to a coin shop or market stall. Either may have what you are looking for at a reasonable price.

Magical Wonders in Watford, England supply old pennies. You can get 6 for £1.00

I'm sure if you are willing to spend the money you can find a machinest who will make you the coins.

it's probably going to cost a few bucks though.

When possible I like to use £2 coins, as Neil suggests; apart from the size they're good and visual. The only drawback is that you can't count on borrowing one (either there aren't enough in circulation yet, or people don't trust me...), so if that's important you may need to work on sleights with smaller coins.

Maybe there should be a magician's petition to the Royal Mint next time they're redesigning currency. Bigger coins, and a banknote worth £1 would be top of the list for me...