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waveman New user 78 Posts |
I don't mean the gaffs just the coins.
Mine are Morgans, and Barbers. However, I do have a couple tricks that I only a 64 Kennedy will do. |
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eric_e New user 76 Posts |
I actually like quarters, since they're big enough for most things and common enough that you can almost always borrow them, which I think adds a lot to many tricks. And it's almost impossible to borrow, say, a half dollar of any kind anymore, sadly enough.
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waveman New user 78 Posts |
True, now we have to deal with the soon to be fifty different quarters out there.
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paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Hi
£5 and 1/2 dollar. Paula
Paula Jay - Magic to Remember -
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Razzle Dazzle New user Houston,Texas 17 Posts |
I like the Morgans quite a bit. I also have four 1964 Kennedy half dollars, silver, that I'm quite fond of.
Peace,
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saturnin Special user Montreal, Canada 964 Posts |
We are lucky in Canada (for one thing at least!)
We have loonies (1$) and toonies (2$) which are similar in size to american half-dollars. Which means you can do a lot a coin magic with borrowed coins! Ronnie Lemieux Montreal Canada
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Bill Citino Special user Doylestown, PA 837 Posts |
Personally I like to use Morgan Dollars and Barber Halves, more so the Barber Halves though. I love the way they look and how quiet they are.
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deerbourne Regular user Centennial, CO 174 Posts |
Silver Kennedys (67 and 68) and some well worn Walking Liberties, although I prefer the Kennedys for the clean edges.
Deerbourne |
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Bill Thomas Regular user 102 Posts |
Half dollars - walking liberties
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sleightofhander Special user 618 Posts |
I've been using my remilled walking liberties from Jamie.
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Dawai Regular user Honolulu,Hawaii 131 Posts |
Morgan Dollard,64 Kennedy halfs and the every day Quarters
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EricHenning Loyal user Laurel, Maryland 218 Posts |
I use U.S. Silver Eagles which feel right to my large hands and look beautiful (they are based on the "Walking Liberty" design). They are collectors' bullion coins, are a full ounce of silver and are thicker, heavier and larger in diameter than Morgans. They are close enough to work with Sudbury copper pennies though. They cost about $10 new from coin dealers (uncirculated, not proof). I am lucky to live near one of the biggest coin dealers on the East Coast, Golden Eagle.
My gaffed sets are mostly Morgans, although I plan to slowly phase in Eagle gaffs as I can afford to (are you listening, Todd?) I am trying to phase out half dollars entirely for close-up work as they are simply too small for my hands. David Roth once told me to use the biggest coins possible, because the biggest problem in coin magic is visibility. For the Miser's Dream, I begin on stage with Neilsen palming coins, then switch to half dollars for working among the audience. It's important people see that I'm catching real money. In my Victorian act, I use pre-1900 Morgans and reproduction silver Maria Theresa Austrian thaler coins, which are beautiful and huge. The new "Chinese" coins from George Schindler, which come in a variety of colors, are exactly the same diameter as the old 1960s vintage Canadian silver dollars. I use a pair for the "Nabil Change" from the "Cultural Xchange" DVD. |
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Sirakor Regular user 179 Posts |
Currently half dollars, I do both Walking Liberties and 64 Kennedys. I want to switch to Dollar size coins though, because they are easier to see and it looks more impressive, however at the moment palming more than one is a bit of a pain. Practice, practice... if Dollar size turns out to be too big I might be looking for a non-US silver coin that's in between the two sizes, I think 35mm diameter would suit my hands perfectly, but then I won't be able to get any gaffs besides custom ones...
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cloneman Elite user 474 Posts |
Ike dollars.
"Anything is possible... if you don't know what you are talking about."
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trenchant New user 54 Posts |
Remilled, fairly soft Franklin Halves. For sentimental reasons. Seems almost noone uses them, so you have to have any gaffs custom made.
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Mike Wild Inner circle NY, PA, TX, MA, FL, NC 1290 Posts |
The one that does exactly what I want it to do. Usually a walking lib half... but morgans have been known to follow instructions fairly well too
Since getting my Lassen U3F set, morgans are more and more a part of the act. Deerbourne - I like the 67 Kennedy halves over the 64's as well. Something about the 40% silver vs. 90% that makes the coins sound better to me. But when I want them to be quiet, it's walking libs all the way. Best, Mike |
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Metalepsis Loyal user 232 Posts |
£2. Great size and weight.
M |
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Having learned from Slydini, using Silver Dollar size (I like the look of Morgans) is like using poker size cards vs. bridge size. Better weight, visibility and feel.
STAY TOONED... @ www.pete-biro.com
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Rob Johnston Inner circle Utah 2060 Posts |
64 halves. I have "woman" hands, so the smaller coins help me out. I also like the Walking Liberties.
"Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable." - Margot Fonteyn
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waveman New user 78 Posts |
"woman" hands! that's a riot.
I'm still laughing. I've been working with morgans for a bit now, does any one else find that going back to halfs, they feel tiny? It takes me a couple days to adjust from one size to another. |
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