Chinese Money Mystery

Effect

The performer places eight pennies on a table, four in each of two vertical rows. Beginning at one end of the two rows and using both hands, he picks up a coin from each row simultaneously. To show that everything is fair, he tosses the two coins back on the table and again picks them up, one in each hand.

He gathers the next two in exactly the same manner, throws them to the table, takes one in each hand as before and continues in this manner until none remain Although he should have four pennies in each hand, when he opens his hands, he holds all of the coins in the left and none in the right. Just eight coins are used.