Norm Barnhart - Marvelous Money Tricks

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Einhorn, Nicholas. Alakazam! Sensational Magic Tricks with Silk, Thimbles, Paper,and Money. Inside Magic. New York: Rosen Central, 2013.

Fullman, Joe. Coin and Rope Tricks. Magic Handbook. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books,2009.

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Its a race to the top as these two presidents battle it out. Your friends wontbelieve it when Abe Lincoln instantly leaps ahead of George Washington!

What You Need:

• a $1 bill
• a $5 bill

PERFORMANCE:

Show the audience the two bills. Ask a volunteer to look at the money to makesure the bills are normal. Then place the money on the table with the $1 bill ontop as shown. Say, Did you know that Abe Lincoln was once a wrestler? Whenever hewrestles George Washington, he usually comes out on top.

Roll up the bills. As you begin, point to the $1 bill and say, Notice that Georgestarts out on top.

Once the bills are rolled up, casually let the top corner of the $5 bill flipover the top. As you do this, hold the corner of the $1 bill snugly with the roll.This simple move puts the $5 bill on top. Do this smoothly so the volunteer doesntsee the secret to the trick.

Now say something like Mighty leaping Lincoln! Then unroll the bills to showthat the $5 bill is now on top.

TIP: Try asking someone in the audience if you can borrow some money for this trick.People are always amazed when their own belongings are used to perform incrediblemagic.

Leprechauns are imaginary creatures that hide treasure at the end of rainbows. Yourfriends will be astounded when they see coins magically rain from a paper rainbowinto the leprechauns kettle.

What You Need:

• one sheet of paper
• one large photo of a rainbow
• several coins
• a decorative bowl
• glue

PREPARATION:

Glue the photo of the rainbow onto the sheet of paper to create a secret pocket.Leave one corner unglued by the end of the rainbow.

When the glue is dry, slide the coins into the pocket.

TIP: Try creating your own story to make this trick unique. For example, you coulduse a photo of an armored truck instead of a rainbow. Then tell a story about magicalthieves who use this trick to steal money.

PERFORMANCE:

Take out the decorative bowl and show it to the audience. Tell them, I usuallydont believe in stories about leprechauns, gold, and rainbows. But then someonegave me this little pot and told me it once belonged to a leprechaun.

Show the picture of the rainbow to the audience. Pinch the secret pocket closedwith your thumb and finger to hold the coins in place. Tell the crowd, I wonderif we can fill this pot with some leprechaun treasure?

Place the bowl on the table in front of you. Then roll up the picture of the rainbowinto a tube. Keep the secret pocket closed until you are ready for the coins to dropout.

Hold the tube over the bowl, and then take a deep breath and blow through it.As you blow, release the pocket so the coins rain down into the bowl.

Pick up the bowl full of coins and stare at it in surprise. Then look at the audienceand say, Well, its not a pot of gold, but it looks like we found the leprechaunssecret treasure!

This trick is very popular with audiences. People are stunned when you make a handfulof bills appear out of thin air!

What You Need:

• several money bills
• a long-sleeved shirt or jacket

PREPARATION:

Roll the bills into a tight roll.

Hide the roll of bills by tucking it inside a crease of one sleeve near your elbow.

PERFORMANCE:

Smile and tell the audience, I dont like to keep my money in a wallet. Im afraidit will get stolen. Instead, I like to keep my cash in an invisible magical safe.

Begin rolling up your sleeves. Start with the sleeve that is not hiding the rollof bills. As you do this, hold out your other hand to show the audience you arenthiding anything in it.

Next, roll up the sleeve that is hiding the roll of bills. Hold out your otherhand to show the audience you arent hiding anything there either. As you roll upthe second sleeve, secretly grab the hidden roll of bills and hide it in the palmof your hand.

Now bring your hands together. Give the audience a smile and begin rubbing yourhands in a magical way. Use your thumbs to gently unroll the bills.

Unroll the bills completely and hold them up to show the audience. Or you canlet the bills rain down one at a time. It will look like the money magically appearedout of thin air! Tell the audience, This is a great way to keep my money safe. Idont even need a bank!

TIP: Practice this trick in front of a mirror until you can do it smoothly and casually.You dont want the audience to see you grab the secret roll of bills from your shirtsleeve.