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Hey guys! Time for the results! Tonight's contest showed a lot of good entries. It's definitely nice to see some coin magic every once in a while. Props to everyone for entering tonight! But however, only one person can win the prize tonight. This entry showed fluidity and smoothness in his...

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Yes, you can use quarters, however quarters are very difficult to see if you're performing for live audiences. He recommends using 50 Cent pieces or Silver Dollars so they are easily viewable and the vanish or change looks more impossible.

Hey guys! Happy New Year! Time for tonight’s Saturday Night Contest... To kick off this New Year, we’re doing something different that we haven’t done in a while. To celebrate the release of Alchemy by Ben Seidman, we want you guys to get your coins out. Yes, that means out of Classic Palm too...

There is a free, public domain PDF of Expert at the Card Table. Search around and see if you can find it. Or, you could pay a few more dollars for a Dover reprint or 20 for an Indestructible Erdnase over at the Conjuring Arts website.

It is completely impromptu, NO GIMMICKS are used whatsoever. As JB said, Ben goes over the basic sleights in the video and gives you resources on where to enhance your coin work.

It's not preparation. If you are doing gigs or going somewhere in a dressy casual manner, there shouldn't be any problems at all.

I should mention one really cool idea for Alchemy. This, combined with Smoke by Alan Rorrison, would make a KILLER vanish or change! You could get even better mileage if you already own Smoke or plan on ordering it. :)

The clothing shouldn't be a worry if you're doing a gig or just a casual setting. The move is knacky, but you get a lot better through time with practice - Ben recommends you practice this a lot before performing this for other people. The difficulty is flexible in terms of your knowledge in...

Enjoy it! This is now my favorite coin vanish and it's very fun to practice. :)

The angles are discussed in the video, however it can not be done surrounded (as with many coin sleights). I wouldn't recommend you perform this under fire; more suited for a walkaround setting or casual gathering.

Tonight we released our last product of the year 2010 – ALCHEMY by Ben Seidman. This is Ben's first release here at theory11, so please join us in welcoming him with this premiere release! With ALCHEMY, you can vanish a coin into thin air, or change it into another object while showing your...

The clipshift should be performed at waist level. The reason being is because at chest height, it looks completely unnatural and awkward. Have them look downward as you perform the change to make sure there is no flashing. Hope this Helps!

Amazing post Asher. Every kid or teenager needs to read this and think about their life. I accidentally started letting that happen to me about a year ago. My social skills dropped, and I stopped going places with friends to practice my card tricks and study magic books and DVDs. My grades...