Young magicians often avoid the easy magic tricks, especially coin tricks, and go looking for magician-class magic. These novice magicians don't understand that even the easiest of tricks can be real foolers ... in the hands of a skilled magician. Here are some tips to make your magic more astonishing ... even the easy coin tricks:

Don't Let the Method Fool You
Magicians fool other magicians with a course in miracles  magic all of the time. It's not the method, but rather the presentation. Magicians with good timing, skill at directing a spectator's attention, and natural movements that hide the secrets, can fool even the best magicians with simple tricks.

Don't let the method fool you. I remember, as a beginning magician, I'd get fooled by the magician at the magic shop. Then I'd buy the trick, and be disappointed at the method used to accomplish the magic.

It was the same learning coin tricks from books: I'd see the magician perform an easy coin trick on TV -- easy, but still baffling to me. Afterwards, I would find the trick in a coin magic book. And I would be so disappointed to find out that it was nothing more than having a second coin or learning a way to hide the coin in your hand.

Now, I have learned that it really isn't the method -- it's the complete presentation of the effect.

Important Magic Question to Ask Yourself
When learning a coin trick, even an easy one, you should ask yourself how a more skilled magician would present the minor miracle.

By imagining a master magician performing the coin trick that you are trying to learn, you'll elevate your own presentation.

It's almost like having a magic teacher at your side.

Practicing Coin Magic
When you practice coin magic, be sure to practice for smoothness. Smooth doesn't necessarily mean fast. Magicians say that you should be so practiced that you can perform the coin trick in your sleep. That's true ... but be sure you can perform it in your sleep at the proper speed.

After you can perform all of the intricacies of the coin trick ... all of the techniques flawlessly at any speed, then be sure to practice the magic effect with the proper timing. When you run through the trick, pause at the proper points, allow time for the spectator to examine the coin, and so on.

How Would the Trick Look to the Spectator?
When all is said and done, remember that the coin trick will not fool you; you know where you are hiding the coin. Fooling yourself is not important. Amazing the audience is.

If your trick entertains AND fools the spectator, then it's a good coin trick, no matter how easy it is to accomplish the effect.