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krintz Regular user 135 Posts |
This doesn't seem like common knowledge, so I thought I'd share...
I love the Johnson Chinese coins. They work so well with Kennedy halves and English pennies. So, how about a Chinese shell? Yep: http://www.scoopsmagicshop.com/product.s......ctId=454 I don't know anywhere else this is available.... seems kind of strange. But, this is one great utility. It will work with all your other Johnsons (Chinese coins). Anybody else have one, and like/love it? Krintz |
The Amazing Noobini Inner circle Oslo, Norway 1658 Posts |
Seems like the wrong way to go in a way. The "Chinese" coins used in magic do after all look so very much like what they are; fake coins. Psychologically it seems better to hide something inside what appears to be a genuine object rather than inside something which is already thought to be a fake.
The great thing about Chinese magic coins is that they are in every way a contrast to real copper and brass and silver coins. It it is good that all kinds of things we need are available. But I feel that using this shell would be going "the wrong way". Real Hong Kong coins, to perhaps pointlessly underline my rather obvious statement about fake looking coins http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Hongkong.html
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Fingers Inner circle Pennsylvania, USA 1330 Posts |
I don't know, I just received a Johnson Chinese coin and I think it looks great! Its a Chinese "Emperor Coin" or a "replica" of authenic imperial "cash" according to the paperwork I received with it. Not only that, I like the feel and its clink and appears to be made quite well. Its my first "Chinese" coin, but I am very happy with it.....
Where I go, so do my coins.....
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Joshua Barrett Inner circle Cincinnati, Ohio 3631 Posts |
Just say they are fake =D I usually make a joke and genuine authentic replica chinese coins. I think it relaxes them about the coins.
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jordanl Veteran user 325 Posts |
I have the dollar size version, I sometimes use it like an ellis ring. I usually say I picked it up on a recent trip to China...town.
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ShawnB Special user 728 Posts |
They are fake... They are just used for contrast... Tell them that, "I use this authentic Chinese replica coin because it looks so much different from this copper coin hear and this silver coin here. If you were looking at this coin would you know it was different? .... 'Yes'... Great" an proceed on. Don't sweat it.
Shawn
Shawn.
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CMNeff New user 77 Posts |
Go out a buy real Chinese coins. I bought a few dozen a bunch of years back (my background is in Chinese language) and they can be had for $4-5 apiece, not a whole lot more than the replicas. Google under 'world coins' or 'chinese coins' and you'll find several good dealers. Too hard to match via eBay. They are plentiful enough that I'm sure a coin dealer could find near matching ones. They are, however, thinner than most coins you'll see today, perhaps half way between a dime and a nickle. Unfortunately, no s****s.
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chunk08 New user San Diego 51 Posts |
I never knew they made a johnson [ chinese coin.
I do have the royal magic chinese coins w/ [. |
mwmagic Loyal user 262 Posts |
The Royal magic chinese coins are great, but IMHO the shell is visibly different from the coins.
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