Before you perform this, make sure you that you check out the move in a mirror to be sure that the coin is not seen in your hand. Also, try to aim for a natural, unrushed style as you “grab” the coin. The best way to do this is to watch your hands in a mirror as you actually grab the coin and take it away. And then perform the coin vanish where you don’t grab the coin, but make it look as if you have. This well-known coin vanish is known to magicians as “The French Drop.”
Basic Technique: The Coin Vanish
By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com
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Take the hand away as if it holds the coin. From this point, you can blow on the empty hand and seemingly make the coin disappear-just open your hand. And then you can make the coin reappear by reaching into your pocket with your coin-laden hand and “pulling” out the coin.
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