Extreme Dean, Volume II features 8 more coin effects from the repertoire of barber/magician extraordinaire, Dean Dill. Despite the presence of another four coin assemblies (two using cards, two bare-handed), the plots here are a little more diverse than on Volume I. They include a coins-through-table routine (three coins penetrate a table-top, dropping into a glass held beneath it), a mental effect (one of three coins of different values is freely chosen by a spectator, then shown to have undeniably been predicted by the magician), and a transposition effect (four coins are extracted one by one, and magically, from beneath an overturned glass).

Of the coin assemblies, 81 Cents is my favorite, featuring a quick and simple, one-at-a-time convergence of four different coins (a penny, a nickel, a quarter and a half dollar) under one card.

In addition, I particularly like No Extra's, a bare-handed four-coin assembly using (you guessed it) no extra coins, but the real strength of this handling is that you can actually do it with four borrowed objects, providing they will fit under your palms. Dean does it with a chinese coin, a die, a ring and a key, and it looks terrific.

You also get two bonus items, a montage of photos from Dean's shop, and a performance of his excellent marketed effect, Dean's Box.

All in all, and once again, Dean executes every item on here flawlessly. If coin magic is your thing, and you work on a table-top, there's no reason not to check this out.


David Acer