Coins Through Table
{{Short description|Magic trick}}
File:David_Roth_at_Coin_Seminar_7.JPG, considered to be the finest coin magician of his time, is a well known practitioner of Coins Through Table]]
Coins Through Table is considered to be a classic of coin magic,Expert Coin Magic Made Easy vol 1 - 3 (Instructional DVD set) where a magician appears to make coins penetrate a table. Being one of the most popular forms of coin magic, it is described in many magic books with many variations.
Effect
Usually the magician is seated at the table with the spectators. In most variations, there are several coins (though, some simpler versions involve a single coin){{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228575309 |title=The illustrated compendium of magic tricks : the complete step-by-step guide to magic, with more than 375 fun and simple-to-learn tricks |last=Einhorn |first=Nicholas |date=2008 |publisher=Lorenz Books |isbn=9780754819141 |location=London |oclc=228575309}} that appear to be passed directly through the table, with some variations involving passing several coins one by one while others involve passing several or all at once.Expert Coin Magic Made Easy vol 1 - 3 (Instructional DVD set) Because some variations of this trick are impromptu, David Roth recommends this trick as part of dinner table magic.Expert Coin Magic Made Easy vol 1 - 3 (Instructional DVD set)
The effect is described, with several variations in J. B. Bobo's book, Modern Coin Magic.{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7924721 |title=Modern coin magic |last=Bobo |first=J. B. |date=1982 |publisher=Dover |isbn=0486242587 |location=New York, N.Y. |oclc=7924721}} And in his eponymous book, Mark Wilson discusses a specific variation of this trick which uses a gimmick. In his show, Mindfreak, Criss Angel demonstrates a version of this trick, which utilizes a single coin, and then teaches it to the audience.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlwXKMkIPzI|title=Criss Angel Mindfreak: Teach a Trick - Coin Through Table - A&E|first=|last=A&E|date=21 February 2012|publisher=|via=YouTube}}