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Street Cents

Andrew Gerard

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The performer gives a spectator his/her business card folded up and asks them to place it in their pocket for later. Then a game of "which coin in the hand" is played 5 times in a row and a score is kept of the spectator's hits and misses. The performer asks the spectator to remove the business card that's been in their pocket all along. They open it without the performer ever touching it and it matches their score!

Bonus routines and notes:

NON Cents - Impromptu Street Effect - The magician/mentalist reaches into his/her pocket and pulls out a closed fist announcing it contains 3 coins and asks a spectator to play a little game of imagination. The spectator is asked to name a coin, and ANY coin they name the magician will pull out of his hand. After the coin is named and removed, the magician announces the game wasn't fair, opening his hand showing it completely empty!
  • No shells
  • No pulls
  • No magnets
  • Perform in a t-shirt
  • Nothing to add, steal away
  • Only ONE coin shown
  • Different outcome every time!

Chair Cents - a routine idea for stage (this idea is worth 5 times the price for a working performer)! You will love what Andrew Gerard has done with this gimmick.

Reviews

Christopher Carey

Official Reviewer

Jun 26, 2008

STREET CENTS by Andrew Gerard is a presentation for a common gimmick many of you probably already own. The performer writes down a prediction and it is given to the participant. Then a game of "which coin in the hand" is played 5 times in a row and a score is kept of the spectator's hits and misses. The performer asks the spectator to remove the business card that’s been in their pocket all along. The prediction matches.

I'll keep this short and sweet. It's very difficult to get into too much detail without revealing the secret. This effect is stupidly simple but not stupid by any means. I like Mr. Gerard's thinking here and he offers several other routine ideas as well. My only problem is with the gimmick itself. There is a visual problem when displaying this gimmick and it is VERY noticeable to some audience members. I can tell you that if you decide to perform this, you'll get burnt at some point. If you can work through this as I did, I think you'll be very pleased with the result.
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