Hi, I am pretty new to coin magic (I have been into cards for 5 years) and am wondering where the best sources are to learn it. Do you guys also recommend tricks like Digital Dissolve, Exile, Coin Under Watch, ect. Thanks!
New to Coin Magic
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I started with Bobo's coin magic, it sets a foundation for the basic handling of coin magic, as well as teaching some tricks and routines when you finally feel comfortable with the basic sleights. I would not recommend tricks as you mentioned because you just started working with coins and those tricks seems to be intermediate to advanced.
Welcome to the wonderful world of coins. I have been told and am learning 1st hand that a mix of books and video increase my learning 10 fold. I would recommend Bobo's and the companion dvds to begin with. As for the tricks here. They are some great pieces of magic from what I have seen but I would focus on the fundamentals before getting into the advanced stuff. 3fry and unicoin are great tricks for applying some of the sleights you are learning to a real situation and they are fun to learn.
Expert Coin Magic by David Roth is a great book that is packed with coin magic that anyone can learn. Of course I would still recommend Bobo's Modern Coin Magic, but give David's book a try. But for the love of God, do not buy it from Dan and Dave, it's a good book but not a $65 book. I would recommend you to buy a PDF or something.
This book is worth every penny! You can spend that on a coin set for just one effect, this book is a lifetimes knowledge from the best coin worker ever.
Buy bobo but I wouldn't use it in the same way as you would Royal Road or something. I see it as more of a encyclopedia, so if you are reading a trick and it says to use a certain move that you don't yet know, refer to bobo and it will be in there. Bobo can be a case of to much information in one go and can be quite overwhelming. Although I'm not a massive DVD fan (prefer books) I would highly recommend michael ammar introduction to coin magic. If you are new to coin magic I have to admit that it's much easier to learn from DVD's than books.
I too want to learn coin magic. Right now all I know is a crappy french drop, and a fake-take. I have Bobo, however, and would like to know the proper way to "worship" my copy of the holy grail of coin magic. What slights would you suggest that I learn first in the book?
bobos coin magic is great but first i would go with the raven it is an amazing trick and requires no skill it is a little pricey though.
Why would you go with a gimmick first thing when you can learn so much more from Bobo book or the Eric Jones videos? Besides there are better and stronger coin gimmicks out there.
I made the mistake of trying to learn Alchemy as my first go at coin magic.....after THAT disaster, I got the Metal 1 and 2 DVDs and The Art of Magic by Downs (I love the Downs palm). I haven't read Bobo's but I have thumbed through Expert Coin Magic and it seems great just haven't bit the bullet on purchasing it. I really loved Eric Jone's teaching and his style is something I could relate to so I highly recommend that one. If you do have any questions with the Alchemy vanish (if you end up trying it) I would highly recommend sending your questions to Ben himself on his website. His advice and insight helped like nothing else. If you are going to buy coins, I really don't like the Artifact ones from E, mainly cause they look kinda cheese to me and fake but I use Kennedy half dollars and I have one of the flytrap cases I carry with me from Dan and Dave. I keep 4 in it and have a fifth in my pocket, even at work. Good luck, coin magic to me is a lost art, especially the un-gimmicked kind and if you can nail it, it can be VERY artistic and inspiring to watch.