With "Inner Change," a marked coin vanishes and reappears in a nest of envelopes that a spectator was previously holding. While the vanish of the coin may make novices nervous, the method to load the coin into the nest of envelopes is innovative and brilliant. I'm not much for the marked coin to impossible location plot, but this one is good.
One Inside the Other
A spectator is given a small manila envelope to hold and then marks a coin with a pen. The coin can be borrowed. You hold the coin in one hand, wave the envelope over it and the coin vanishes. You show both hands empty and then open the envelope to reveal another envelope inside. The outer envelope may be handed to spectators to be examined.
You repeat this process of opening envelopes to discover a total of five envelopes. The final, tiny envelope is placed into the spectator’s hand. The spectator opens this envelope and finds her coin. It’s the same, exact coin.
Brilliant Method
The vanish takes some misdirection and nerve, but with the coin vanished, the load into the envelopes is a method of sheer beauty and brilliance that allows you to show your hands empty at all times. You can use any borrowed, marked coin - penny, nickel, dime or quarter.
Surprisingly, the effect resets fairly quickly - as fast as you can place each envelope back into the others. The angles are also good on this one and it can work well in strolling situations.
I’ve never been a fan of the marked coin to impossible location for my strolling sets because I think it’s odd to ask a spectator to mark or sign a coin. But Steve Shufton’s Inner Change may just change my mind. This one is strong.
-Wayne N. Kawamoto
MSRP: (US) $25
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