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Publisher: SansMinds
Price: $30
Effect: Here is the effect. You borrow a coin. With the coin held at the finger tips, you remove the silver covering of the coin to show a chocolate coin underneath. You take a bit out of the chocolate coin and then seemingly blow and visually restore the chocolate coin. You then roll the silver back over the chocolate coin and hand the borrowed coin back to the spectator. It really looks that good.
Marshall's Thoughts: Every now and then, someone comes along and adds context and meaning to a classic magic trick. Sans Minds has done just that with their release of Chocolate Coin.
The bitten coin has been popular ever since David Blaine, bit and restored a coin on one of his specials. Let's be honest, it is a great trick, but why do that? Who really bites a coin? When would you bite into a coin? Well, you would if it was one of those chocolate coins we all knew and looked forward to when we were children.
You get everything you need to perform, along with a few replacement parts in case the gimmick breaks. The gimmick looks just like a chocolate coin when held at the fingertips. The handling is not difficult and the required actions needed to perform the effect are perfectly covered by the natural actions needed to act like you are doing what you are purporting to do. In other words, this looks just like it should.
Borrow object, manipulate it, restore it to original state, hand it back. You can't ask for more.
The bitten coin has been popular ever since David Blaine, bit and restored a coin on one of his specials. Let's be honest, it is a great trick, but why do that? Who really bites a coin? When would you bite into a coin? Well, you would if it was one of those chocolate coins we all knew and looked forward to when we were children.
You get everything you need to perform, along with a few replacement parts in case the gimmick breaks. The gimmick looks just like a chocolate coin when held at the fingertips. The handling is not difficult and the required actions needed to perform the effect are perfectly covered by the natural actions needed to act like you are doing what you are purporting to do. In other words, this looks just like it should.
Borrow object, manipulate it, restore it to original state, hand it back. You can't ask for more.
Ratings:
Setup (1=Minimal 5=Arts and Crafts)- 2 ...Everything is ready to go. You just have one small thing to do to the gimmick with an item that is provided in the package. It take 30 seconds to do.
Reset (1=None 5=Hide in a bathroom)- 2 ... The trick is pretty much reset once you are done. You might just want to take a quick look before performing it again to make sure everything is set.
Fool Factor (1=It's in your hand 5=What the ?#$)- 4 ... this is going to hit hard. Watch the demo video. It looks that good.
Difficulty (1=Easy to Master 5=Grow an extra finger)- 2 .... You are going to be switching coins, obviously, so you will need to be comfortable with basic coin sleights.
Will I Use It (1=Put it in the drawer 5=On Me All the Time)- 4... This now on my tray of things to put in my pocket on a regular basis. Easy to do, easy to setup and reset and will fool the garbage out of someone.
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