Effect
Silver Extraction
J. B. Bobo · Modern Coin Magic, 1952
- Time
- 4 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- 2 sleights, in the library
Take care. Working with these objects and effects is inherently dangerous; anyone who attempts them does so at their own risk. Anybody under 18 is advised to undertake them only with a parent's permission and supervision.
Effect
After showing a silver coin, the magician gives it to a spectator to hold tightly in his hand. He then lights a match and moves it in a wide circle around the spectator's hand, claiming that the heat from the match will soften the silver enough to enable him to remove it.
The match is discarded, then the performer extracts a small nugget of silver apparently through the back of the spectator's hand. The spectator opens his hand. What he now holds appears to be a coin but it is entirely transparent. Apparently the magician did exactly what he said he would do-remove the silver from the coin.
How it is done
The method and all it needs, inside the library.
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