By Richard Robinson
The magician places a small metal box on the table. He or she asks a spectator to remove the top of the box, then tip the box over so its contents falls on the table.
The spectator does this, and it is seen that the box contains three coins.
The magician collects up the three coins and places them in a neat stack on the open palm of his left hand. He then moves his left hand over to the box and slides the coins back into the box. He picks up the box lid with his right hand and places it onto the box.
He then places the closed box on his open left hand. He slaps the top of the box lightly with his right fingers. One of the coins appears to penetrate through the box and his hand to land on the table. When the box is opened it only contains two coins.
While the effect of a coin escaping from the closed box is often part of a coin box routine, the method used here does not require any manipulation of the box. This makes it quite useful in a coin box routine.
Setup
Three coins and an Okito Coin Box are required. Place the three coins in the box, put the lid on the box and you are set to perform.
Although three different coins of similar diameter can be used, as they are here in the photographs, the effect is more safely performed with three coins of identical size and value.
Handling
Assemble the coins into a stack of three, then pick them up with the right thumb and finger tips. The stack of coins is brought to the waiting left hand. As the stack is placed on the left fingers, the left second finger tip pushes against the bottom coin.
Bottom view: the second finger slides the coin off the bottom of the stack ... ... and into classic palm position in the right hand. The right hand moves away, apparently the three coins are now resting on the left hand.
The right fingers pick up the coin box ... ... place it behind the coins on the left hand ... ... then pick up the stack of coins and drop them into the coin box.
The right hand puts the lid on the coin box ... ... and gives the coin box a tap, at the same time releasing the palmed coin which appears to penetrate through the box and hand falling on the table. The lid is removed from the coin box and the box tipped over so the two remaining coins fall onto the table.
Presentation
Place the box containing the three coins on the table in front of you.
Ask a spectator to remove the lid, then tilt the box so that the coins in it fall out on the table.
Position the lid and box slightly to your right after the spectator is done with them. The box should be opening up, the lid opening down.
With the right hand reach over to the coins and collect them together into a pile. The stack of coins should be held on one side of their diameters by the tips of the right first, second and third fingers, on the over side by the tip of the right thumb.
Slide the stack of coins along the table surface toward your body until you get hold of them and can lift them off the table.
The left hand is to your left, palm up, fingers together, tips of fingers pointing toward the audience. The left hand is turned ever so slightly to the right.
The right hand now travels in an arc toward the left hand and the left side of your body. As the right hand moves over the left hand, the hands should be in a position so that the tip of the left second finger touches the underside of the bottom coin of the stack held by the right fingers.
As the surface of this coin and the left second finger come into contact the right hand presses down slightly so that this bottom coin is freed from the stack and stays balanced on the left second finger as the right hand with the other two coins in the stack continues to travel toward the center of the left palm.
When the right fingers reach the point where they are holding the stack of two coins over the left palm, the left finger tips, completely hidden by the right hand, will be under the center of the right palm. The left second finger presses up and places the coin into the classic palm position in the right hand.
The right hand moves back and to the right, classic palming the coin. Simultaneously the left hand moves forward toward the coin box, tilts over and drops the two coins into the box. The left fingers then pick up the box and maneuver it around so that it rests, mouth up on the left fingers. Just as this action ends, the right hand moves forward, picks up the lid of the box with the right finger tips and places the lid on the box. The right hand slides the closed box at bit so it is centered on the left palm.
The right hand moves a couple of inches away from the left hand so that the box is clearly visible on the left palm. The fingers now slap down on the top of the box, at the same time releasing the palmed coin so that it falls past the left hand and strikes the table.
As the coin strikes the table the left and right hands move slightly to the right and rise a few inches. The coin is visible on the table. The left hand pulls back toward the body a bit to leave that coin visible and is lowered close to the table. The right hand reaches down, removes the lid of the box, places it on the table, then takes the box out of the left hand, tilts it over and lets the two coins remaining in the box fall onto the table.
Performance Notes
This sequence is especially useful as the start of a coin box routine. The objects are introduced and a magical effect takes placing almost simultaneously. The routine should be performed at a steady pace, your attention on the coins, box and lid, your handling apparently casual. The actual steal of the bottom coin of the stack is not visible, during the time you are classic palming the coin a good deal is going on to cover the sleight. It should all be over before the spectators have quite taken it in.
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