| Vanishing a coin with a ring Effect: Here's an easy magic trick that provides a great way to vanish a coin. You show two rings, a playing card and a coin that are sitting on a piece of paper. If you like, you can borrow the coin. The rings and playing card are stacked on top of the coin. When a ring and the card are removed, the coin has completely vanished. The rings and card are stacked back onto the coin and removed, and the coin returns. There’s some preparation to perform this one, but it’s visual and ultra-easy to do. |
| Secret: Here’s the secret which you’ll have to prepare ahead of time. You’ll notice that the rings, card and coin are sitting on a piece of paper. You obtain a second sheet of the same paper and cut a circle that is the same diameter as the second (gimmicked) ring. This is glued onto the bottom of the second ring. This figure shows how the circular piece of paper is glued to the bottom of the ring. When you lay the ring on top of a coin, the matching paper that’s glued to the ring covers the coin and makes it look as if the coin has vanished. It’s actually sitting underneath the paper that’s attached to the ring. You can purchase the rings from any hardware store. I found these rings for a little more than a dollar a piece. If you like, you can perform this same trick using a clear drinking glass and cover the gimmicked glass with a napkin. |
| Performance: You stack the playing card on top of one ring. Then stack the second ring on top of the playing card. The entire ring and card assembly is moved on top of the coin. When you remove the top ring and card, the coin is shown to have completely disappeared. Stack the ring and card back on top of the coin and remove the entire assembly, and the coin returns. The rings and playing card are then laid onto the paper as they were at the start of the trick. |
