Coin in the Banana

Here is a dandy comedy trick that is suitable for children's shows or for performances where children are present.

Effect

The magician asks for the loan of a half dollar, which he has marked for future identification, then has it brought to the stage by a boy from the audience. He gives the boy a banana to hold while he takes the marked coin. As he causes coin to vanish he states that it will appear in the banana, but when he turns to the boy he sees that the boy has eaten the fruit.

Thinking that perhaps the boy swallowed the coin along with the banana the magician has the boy open his mouth. Pretending to see it in his throat, the magician thrusts the end of his wand in the boy's mouth and comes out with the missing piece of silver on its tip. The coin is removed from the wand and returned to its owner, who identifies it as his own.