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Rick11 Loyal user 298 Posts 
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I ordered a half dollar size Chinese coin which turned out to be about half the weight of a half dollar. I'm not really happy with it! Can anyone recommend a decent half dollar size Chinese coin with a hole in the center?
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wespetty Regular user Georgia 139 Posts
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These are the ones I use all the time. They have a good weight to them.
http://themagicwarehouse.com/tjohnson2.html The photo doesn't do the coin justice. See better photos of the same coin here. http://themagicwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/findit.pl?x_item=JO1405 http://themagicwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/findit.pl?x_item=JO2444 http://themagicwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/findit.pl?x_item=JO1444 Hope that helps. |
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Rick11 Loyal user 298 Posts
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Wespetty, Thanks for your help, that looks much better.
Rick |
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Jeff O Loyal user 274 Posts
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That is the half dollar size chinese coin I use as well and I have nothing but good things to say about it.
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Jimeh Inner circle Ottawa, Ontario 1399 Posts
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Yeah I have it too and it's a nice 'chunky' coin to use...
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sethb Inner circle The Jersey Shore 2719 Posts
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You might also want to look at this Chinese coin, click HERE to view.
This is a pewter coin, about the same weight as a half dollar. It doesn't tarnish and is very durable. This is not as shiny as the brass Johnson coin, but to my mind, it's a bit more "authentic" looking and also has some nice texture and detail to it. And the price is right! SETH
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts
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The johnson coins are great.
I also have the jumbo 3" chinese coin and it is absolutely stunning to look at. Heavy as h3ll and just beautiful. quite expensive tho. but what a piece. for a great trick with chinese coins, check out john bannon's "shanghai surprise" from Impossibilia. A great trick. Easy. Quite surprising and only uses 2 chinese and 1 C/S. So if you're buying a chinese coin, get 2, just in case.
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ftlum Special user Roseville, CA 730 Posts
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On 2008-07-17 09:40, sethb wrote: I wish vendors would post the Chinese coins in the correct orientation. That one is up-side down  . You do have to be a little careful-- I got a 3 inch one recently where the characters were engraved as a mirror image-- it looked ridiculous and I had to send it back.
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jordanl Veteran user 325 Posts
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Onosaka makes some very nice coin sets as well.
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magicbob116 Inner circle 1523 Posts
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There's some additional info on chinese coins being discussed in this thread:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......um=202&9
B. Robert Pulver
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kardillusions Special user Calgary, AB 544 Posts
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The best ones I've seen are sold in Troy Hooser's Charming Chinese Challenge coin set.
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magicbob116 Inner circle 1523 Posts
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Yes, I also have Charming Chinese Challenge DVD and coins and I like those. They match my Johnson's CSB and Hong Kong Coin ] too! They are smaller and thicker/heavier. Depending on what I'm using them for, I sometimes prefer these and sometimes prefer the thinner ones that I described on the other thread (along with all the accompanying gaffs).
B. Robert Pulver
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jordanl Veteran user 325 Posts
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I find the Johnson Coins too thick for CCC; Hooser uses the Sterling Chinese coins, they are similar in design to the Johnson coins, with smaller lettering, and are much thinner. The Johnson coins are slightly thicker than a half dollar
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magicbob116 Inner circle 1523 Posts
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My mistake. I have a lot of different varieties of chinese coins. THe ones I have for CCC are the same ones that he uses in the DVD. I just got them confused with the others that I have.
B. Robert Pulver
The "I Hate Card Tricks!" Book of Card Tricks Vol. 1, 2, and 3 Kards for Kids Sticky Situations Sleightly Wacky magicbob116@yahoo.com |
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wespetty Regular user Georgia 139 Posts
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On 2008-07-17 10:43, Frank Starsini wrote: That is sound advice Frank offered up. That's exactly what I did (actually bought one extra Chinese coin shortly after purchasing Johnson's S/C/B). I LOVE Shanghai Surprise Too! I often wonder why I don't see more workers using it. Frank, do you happen to have a photo of your jumbo? I'd love to see it. When I was looking for one myself, I had HEARD of the elusive Johnson Jumbo, but could never manage to find it (not that I probably would have paid whatever the astronomical price probably would have been). I found a very affordable jumbo that looks/works great for my routine. Do you mind my asking what the Johnson jumbo set you back? Cheers, Wes |
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wespetty Regular user Georgia 139 Posts
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Why can't there be a "delete function" available so we can tidy things up when we accidentally double post? All I could do is "edit".
Moderators (or whomever) feel free to delete this. |
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Scott Fridinger Special user Gloucester Pt, VA 893 Posts
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On 2008-07-17 15:48, jordanl wrote: Ditto this. For CCC the sterling are the way to go, but Johnson's are thicker and nicer for other routines. Additionally, Todd Lassen has some nice ones he has introduced, but you are going to pay for them. (http://www.toddlassen.com/mec.htm) Note, the picture has Silver Dollar sized coins, but he says he had half size coins as well.
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jerry100won Loyal user Dallas Texas 258 Posts
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[quote]On 2008-07-17 14:52, kardillusions wrote:
The best ones I've seen are sold in Troy Hooser's Charming Chinese Challenge coin set. Scott. Are these the ones you mentioned? http://www.hanklee.org/xcart/product.php?productid=6808 If not where can I pick up a set?
Jerry
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jerry100won Loyal user Dallas Texas 258 Posts
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Joshua Jay also has a set ....anyone have his set and can comment on the quality?
http://www.joshuajay.com/merchandise.html
Jerry
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kardillusions Special user Calgary, AB 544 Posts
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Jerry100won,
If those are the same ones as sold on Hocus-Pocus, then yes, those are the ones. Just search "charming chinese challenge" on hp and they'll come up beside the DVD. Scott. |
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