String

40 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / String
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Stanley Collins The Tale of a Till coins on string become free under handkerchief
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
42
Coin and String coin with hole penetrates string held by spectators
 		1935
Coin Magic
42
Arthur Monroe Voodoo hole coin on string is put in box and hidden, lights turned out, in glowing light performer is seen to have box again and coin drops off cord, combined with card divination on blank card
Related toAlso published here May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
208
Arthur Monroe Voodoo hole coin on string is put in box and hidden, light turned out, in glowing light performer is seen to have box again and coin drops off cord, combined with card divination on blank card
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
127
Arthur H. Buckley Chinese Coin Mystery chinese coin with hole penetrates string
Inspired by 1948
Principles and Deceptions
49
Ching-Chang-Chong = T'Sun-schynt-schö three disks with different colors, chosen color penetrates ribbon
 		1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 2)
17
Fred Kaps Ring Off String ring is released of a string behind a book
Related to 1960 (ca.)
Kaps on Coins
7
Horace Goldin The Witch-Doctor's Coin chinese coin and string routine, two routines (originally from Sphinx)
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
463
Stewart Judah A Copper and Silver Release coins threaded on string, penny and dime set
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
468
Bob Ostin The Coin on the Pipe Cleaner coin with hole appears on pipe cleaner wrapped around hand
Variations 1968
Fingertip Fantasies
21
Fred Kaps Ring Varia small ring or washer penetrates on and off cord
Also published here 1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
93
Roland Hurley Chinese Enigma dollar and ribbon in spectator's pocket, chinese coin in hand, they change places, reconstructed from an advertisement description of Richard Himber
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber advertisement
Also published here 		Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
101
Ernst Bölliger, Bob Ostin Chinesische Münze + Pfeifenreiniger coin with hole appears on pipe cleaner wrapped around hand
Inspired by 1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 1)
14
Vanni Bossi, Anthony Brahams Hole-Due-Chination two coins with a hole, one penetrates a string in the spectator's hand
 		Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
381
Steve Dusheck Coin and Cord coin with hole, slit
Also published here 1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
110
Sol Stone The Strung Coin hole coin penetrates string
Related to Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
30
Jon Brunelle Strung Too hole coin penetrates string
Inspired by Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
138
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (A) Chinese coin through trouser pocket directly onto ribbon, posed as problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 22)
84
Harvey Rosenthal Melt-Thru coin with hole penetrates on and off a shoelace, six phases with alternate ending, duplicate coin
 		1978
Melt-Thru
2
Frank Garcia 3 Ring Circus ring off rope move
 		1978
Lecture Notes — No. 1
4
George Blake Chinese Coins and Rings Chinese coins on rope are released, using Himber Ring
 		1978 ca.
Routines with the Himber Type Linking Finger Ring
11
Steve Dusheck Coin and Cord coin with hole, slit
Also published here 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
5
Steve Dusheck Coin and Cord coin with hole, slit
Also published here 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
2
Sol Stone Hung Coin Coin on string
 		1981
CoinMagic
108
Peter Kane On a Shoestring Chinese coin penetrates Okito Box onto string
Also published here
  • Northern Lights magazine
 1982
Kane
100
Fred Kaps Ring Varia small ring or washer penetrates on and off cord
Related toAlso published here 1988
Fred Kaps
37
Aldo Colombini Kayak multi-phase routine with half dollar, Chinese coin, string, cards
  • Air Mail: two coins and two cards
  • Express Transposition: two coins and one card
  • Hands Only: without cards
  • Chinese Coin: a coin and a length of rope
  • Karate Chop: two coins from one
  • The Magnified Coin: climax for the routine (with magnifying glass)
Also published here Jan. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
15
Vanni Bossi Coin Magic 1 two china coins penetrate string repeatedly
 		June 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 4)
9
Alan Wakeling Cords and Coins close-up version of Grandmother's Necklace with coins with holes
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
224
Aldo Colombini Kayak half dollar changes to Chinese coin under card, some card and coin things, Chinese coin travels onto string with knots
Also published here 1994
Close-Up File
16
Vanni Bossi Hole-Due-Chination china coins penetrate string
 		1995
Vanni Bossi Lecture Notes
7
Vanni Bossi Hole-Due-Chination 3 china coins penetrate string
 		1995
Vanni Bossi Lecture Notes
23
Roland Hurley Chinese Enigma dollar and ribbon in spectator's pocket, chinese coin in hand, they change places, reconstructed from an advertisement description of Richard Himber
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber advertisement
Also published here 		May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
73
Lance Pierce Recharmed, I'm Sure three coins penetrate a cord one by one
Inspired by
  • "Charming Chinese Challenge" (Troy Hooser)
 2010
Elements
70
Luis Piedrahita Las Monedas Escapistas four coins on a string travel one by one to other hand
Related to
  • "Charming Chinese Challenge" (Troy Hooser)
 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 21)
656
Vanni Bossi Hole-Due-Chination two china coins penetrate string repeatedly
  • First Penetration
  • Second Penetration
  • Third Penetration
 		2016
The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
123
张国洲 Jojo 迷人，中国，挑战 (Charming Chinese Challenge) Three coins melt off ribbon one by one, classic effect (actually looks nearly identical to Joshua Jay's)
 		2017
The Truth 真相
17
Alexander de Cova Hong Kong Koin coin through string
Inspired by
  • "Hong Kong Koin" (marketed by Ken Brooke)
 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
196
Avi Yap Threaded
Inspired by
  • "Charming Chinese Challenge" (Troy Hooser)
  • Ponta the Smith's routine, DVD Sick 2
 2022
Avi
60
Scott Baird Flash Ribbon coin is hanging on string, string light and it burns in a flash, coin now hanging on red ribbon
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
861