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CENT-sitivity!

by Ron Bauer

This is not only a unique handling for the Copper/Silver Transposition with a

penny and a silver dollar, but it’s surely the most startling way of presenting

it. There seems to be no trickery because the misdirection for switching one

coin for another is integrated into the easy to follow presentation. Ron Bauer

kept CENT-sitivity! a closely guarded secret for over thirty-ﬁve years, and

avoided using it if any magicians were around. Now, though, he is releasing it

FREE for the magic community to

amuse and amaze their informal

audiences.

PROPS (FIG. 1)

Silver Dollar

Dollar-size Copper Penny

Copper penny

A small bag or coin purse

Some pocket change

Magician’s Wax

NOTES ON PROPS

If you can get one, I recommend you use either a 1878 or 1921 Morgan dollar.

These are the ﬁrst and the last years of minting the 90% SILVER (and 10%

licorice) coins. I prefer these because of the story possibilities, e.g., “This is

one of the last of the Morgan dollars. In 1921, the government changed to

the Peace dollar.” Who knows. Someone might even be interested in such trivia.

Actually, I really can’t imagine that using a Peace or an Eisenhower dollar

would change the effect.

PREPARATION AND SET-UP

A Morgan silver dollar has extra intrigue value if you carry it in one of those

little gray jewelry pouches designed for small silver items. Whatever size

bag you use, it shouldn’t be too large. I use a small drawstring bag with just

enough room to carry all the props including a small container

of magician’s wax. Before your performance, you can simply

dump and distribute everything but the Silver Dollar.

The pocket change is made up of ﬁve or six small denomination

coins, quarters, nickels, dimes, but only one penny.

Use one of the quarters and the penny to make up the

“Quarter-Penny Assembly.”

The penny, by the way, should match the big penny, each

having a patina produced by age and use. It makes a good

contrast to the silver dollar, which should be polished.

Apply some HARD (not soft) magician’s wax to about a third

of the penny’s surface. (FIG. 2) Attach the waxed section to a

quarter so their edges overlap. (FIG. 3)

Drop this gimmick and the rest of the change into your jacket pocket. I prefer

this to the trouser pocket because it’s easier to get at. The wax isn’t absolutely

essential to the trick, but it makes the handling much cleaner as you will see.

Finally, drop the BIG PENNY into your right jacket pocket with the rest of the

change. You could isolate it by using your ticket pocket, but it might delay the

handling.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

“You’ve heard that the hand is quicker than the eye? Of course it is! The sense

of SIGHT is the EASIEST one to deceive... The sense of TOUCH? That’s not so

easy. I don’t know whether you know this or not, but at MAGIC SCHOOL we

learn to fool people ONE SENSE at a time... and,

they start us with TOUCH because that’s the

HARDEST one to fool... In fact, just to stay in

practice, I still carry my FOOL THE SENSE OF

TOUCH TEST KIT...”

1. Show the little bag by swinging it from its

strings. (FIG. 4)

“Interested in seeing how good I’m getting at

this? (PAUSE) Okay. You talked me into it. Here’s

something you don’t see every day... unless you’re

a COIN COLLECTOR, that is...”

2. Remove the DOLLAR, and put the bag onto

the table. Place the DOLLAR onto to it for a

nice display. (FIG. 5)

RB COMMENTS: Have you ever noticed the

apparent care, almost reverence, a jeweler gives

to the reveal of an object? It’s a presentation. This

little ritualistic behavior is good to emulate.

“This is a SILVER DOLLAR... Of course you KNOW

it’s a SILVER DOLLAR. You can SEE it. But, you

may or may not be able to recognize it by TOUCH

ALONE... despite its weight and all those beautiful

engravings...”

3. Pick up the DOLLAR, and turn it slowly to show

the detail of the engraving work on both sides.

“Before I test you, I want you to hold it in your

hand. Not both hands, just your RIGHT ONE...”

4. Display your LEFT hand palm-up to show the spectator what to do.

RB COMMENTS: You show the spectator how you want her to hold out her

hand before you begin the trick. This is to avoid a situation in which you get

a spectator who can’t understand or decides to be hesitant. Such delays caused

by a spectator who balks as you go into an “in their hands” effect can throw

off your misdirection and the pace of your performance.

“Okay. I’m going to place the DOLLAR on your ﬁngers, and I want you to close

your hand like this, and turn it over...”

5. As soon as she holds out her palm-up right hand, place the DOLLAR on the

ﬁngers of YOUR palm-up left hand, then close it to show her what she’s to do.

“Now, get the FEEL OF IT... The point is to make it part of your SENSORY

MEMORY... The next time I have you hold a coin, you’ll

know WITHOUT LOOKING, by TOUCH ALONE, if it’s the

SILVER DOLLAR. Right?”

6. This time you put the DOLLAR onto HER ﬁngers,

but do it as follows. As you open your left hand,

immediately cover the DOLLAR with your palm-down

right, i.e., screen the DOLLAR from the audience’s view

with your right ﬁngers as you slip your right thumb

beneath it so you can pick it up. (Fig. 6) As soon as she

begins to close her ﬁngers around the DOLLAR, assist her in turning it over

over.

RB COMMENTS: Whenever you pick up the DOLLAR with your right hand,

always do it the same, speciﬁc way, i.e., begin by covering it with your right

ﬁngers. This deliberately cozy handling will arouse suspicion that you’re up to

something... in case anyone trusts you anyway! That’s okay because it’s visual

preparation for later swindling. Additionally, “relax” your left hand, turning

it palm inward, as soon as you take the DOLLAR. Sometimes the “wise ones”

suspect you might still have it there. When they later see they were wrong,

you are ahead of the game. “Of course, using just this one coin would be too

easy. I’m going to use TWO COINS, and you’re going to tell me which one

is THIS DOLLAR. Now, that might be difﬁcult if I was using TWO SILVER

DOLLARS. So, I won’t do that. Give that back, and I’ll show you the OTHER

coin we’ll be using...”

7. As soon as she opens her hand to display the DOLLAR, pick it up the with

your right hand as in Step 5, i.e., cover the DOLLAR with your right ﬁngers as

you slip your right thumb beneath it. Pick it up, and place it on the ﬁngers of

your palm up left hand for display.

“Let’s see... I’ve got some loose change here... I want give you every chance

to keep me from fooling your sense of TOUCH... so,

how about if I use this...”

8. Reach into your right pocket, and quickly locate

by touch the Quarter-Penny Assembly. Grab it and

several other coins, and bring them out of your

pocket. Let the audience see the handful of change

in your right hand as you maneuver the penny end

of the Quarter-Penny Assembly to the tips of your

right ﬁngers with your right thumb. (Fig. 7)

“...PENNY.”

9. Apparently, push the penny onto the DOLLAR with

your right thumb tip. (FIG. 8) Actually, press its edge

against the center of the DOLLAR while pressing the

quarter against your right ﬁngers. The penny will pop

free. (FIG. 9) As you tap the penny with your left

thumb for emphasis, casually

press it against the DOLLAR

with your left thumb tip so

it will adhere.

“You can tell the difference

between this SILVER DOLLAR and this PENNY. Right?

Of course, that’s because you’re using the sense of

SIGHT. But I’m going to fool your sense of TOUCH,

not SIGHT. That means NO PEEKING at the coins...”

10. Close your left hand over the coins quickly so

nobody notices the penny is stuck to the DOLLAR.

RB COMMENTS: Use trouser pocket if you wish. Just remember that if you

dawdle around trying to ﬁnd the big penny after returning the change, you

risk someone getting suspicious! Dropping something in one’s pocket rarely

requires any hesitation.

“By the way, you already know what a PENNY feels like. Right? Of course...”

11. Casually drop the remaining change into your right jacket pocket secretly

securing the BIG PENNY.

“Okay. Then we’re ready to go. Put your RIGHT hand out like this... Just like

you did before...”

12. Bring your right hand out of your pocket with the BIG PENNY hidden

behind your ﬁngers clipped between the edges of your ﬁrst

and fourth ﬁngertips. (FIG. 10) This is like the Front part

of the Front and Back Palm of a coin. Actually, you can just

hold it in place with the tip of your right thumb. Open your

left hand enough so you can pick up the DOLLAR and PENNY

with your right hand. By doing this, you’ll

automatically and secretly add the BIG PENNY

to the group. Position your right thumb tip

against the PENNY. (FIG. 11) “Talking” is covered by the fact

that the audience knows there are TWO coins. Display your left

hand palm-up to show the spectator what to do. Relax your

right hand to help avoid anyone seeing the hidden BIG PENNY.

“I’m going to give you one of these, but I don’t

want you to see which one...”

13. As you gesture with your empty left hand,

casually adjust DOLLAR into alignment with the

BIG PENNY. (FIG. 12)

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