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How to Make 4 Quarters Into a Dollar With a Magic Trick

In the magician's repertoire, coin tricks are common because it is surprisingly easy to hide a coin. Coins can be squeezed into different parts of the body, and they even can be stuck to the skin. With a simple "sleight of the hand," you can make four quarters change into a dollar. Of course, the quarters don̵7;t actually morph into a dollar; instead, you swap the four quarters for a dollar bill, without the audience seeing the switch. This trick requires fast and dexterous fingers, an occasional distraction and maybe a a coat pocket or two.

Things You'll Need

4 quarters
$1 dollar bill

Instructions

- 1
  Show four quarters to your audience, squeezing them together in a stack between your thumb and index finger.
- 2
  Squeeze a folded dollar bill in the palm of your other hand; do not allow your audience to see this dollar. Keep your knuckles facing the audience.
- 3
  Pretend that you are going to pass the four quarters into the hand with the dollar. Instead, quickly lower the index finger and thumb into your palm and squeeze the quarters. Do not accidentally drop the quarters. Make a grabbing motion with the hand that holds the dollar and pretend that you grabbed the four quarters.
- 4
  Make a fist, closing your hand tightly around the dollar. If you are fast, you may be able to slip the four quarters in the other hand into your pocket, freeing up that hand for something else.
- 5
  Blow on the fist with the dollar, or make hand motions as if you are casting a spell on what the audience believes to be four quarters. Open your hand to reveal the dollar instead.

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