Quarter Penetration by Delben

This was invented by Ben Stone.  What I really like about Ben’s idea is that it looks incredibly clean and yet there are no sleights and no gimmicked coins or fancy mechanisms.  Everything is in plain sight and can be examined at the end if desired.

I think there are more sophisticated methods for the same basic effect but you have to admire the simplicity of Ben’s method 🙂

Effect:

The visible penetration of one solid through another. The magician places a quarter on the lid of the box pictured. Covering the coin with a playing card, the magician taps the lid of the box. The coin penetrates the box top.

Removing the card from the lid shows the spectators that no duplicate coins were used to accomplish the effect.

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