Money Paper

Stewart James

Effect

The performer shows four pennies, a nickel and a business card. One penny is selected by a spectator and the date of that penny is written on a paper disc. The business card is placed on the table and the four pennies are stacked on top of it. The paper disc is put on the top penny, then covered with the nickel. The performer says he will cause the paper disc to travel down through the stack of pennies and the card and appear under the card on the table.

The nickel is lifted and the disc is gone. Pennies are tilted from the card and the card lifted, but there is no paper disc on the table. Performer says that he may not have waited long enough for the disc to penetrate the card. He tears the card in two and out drops the missing disc from between the layers of cardboard! Apparently the paper disc penetrated only half way through the card.