Here's what you get when you buy Rodger Lovins' "Ultimate Coin Purse." You receive a leather spring-mouth two-pocket coin purse, about three inches square in size, that has a handmade, removable gimmick inserted inside the purse. You also receive two medium-sized chop cup balls, and a small 13 page booklet. There are five grainy, but serviceable, photographs in the booklet.

This item is largely being billed as a utility device, and that's with good reason. The booklet provides only one routine, ala the chop cup, that uses the provided materials. All the other routines require a trip to either the hardware store (Unbolted Nut) or the magic shop, for a few standard coin gaffs (Scotch & Can of Soda, and Halves or Quarters). The other routine, $100 Quarter Challenge, requires a handful of change from your pocket.

Just as the dealer description does not really describe these effects, I'm not going to either. They are not only pedestrian, they're so bare-bones that my description here would almost certainly be longer than Lovins' write-up of the effects and methods, combined.

In other words, this is not a product for beginners or those who want a routine they can immediately use. The purse's construction is of average quality, so I don't think you'll be disappointed in that regard. It will be up to you to put it good use.