At last, we magicians in the USA can do the great classic Scotch and Soda trick with three coins from our own country! One of our recently minted Golden dollars, plus a quarter and a penny!   (or a nickel can be used also)

The effect is this: The magician shows a Golden dollar and a quarter. He explains that a very important aspect of the Golden dollar is that the visually impaired can tell it apart from a quarter by touch alone. Placing the dollar and the quarter into the spectator's hand, he instructs the spectator to put his hands behind his back and by touch alone to bring forward the slightly larger Golden dollar. The spectator does so successfully, but when the quarter is brought forth, it is now a penny!   The quarter is gone!

This perfectly machined gimmicked coin set does all the work, so you can concentrate on presentation.  If you borrow the quarter to start (and do a simple switch) you can leave the spectator with a nickle, and make twenty cents on each performance.  :-)

NOTE:  the Golden dollar coin is gimmicked, but is a locking gommick, and so is examinable at the end of the effect.  The set does not come with a matching regular dollar coin, but since the gimmick is examinable, this is not really necessary.  However, a visit to a local coin store (or scan of eBay listings) will turn up regular Goden Dollars for a few bucks each.  (Just need to make sure you match the president on your gimmick!)

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