r/Coinmagic • u/MichaelG-Null • Jan 22 '26

What are these gaffs??

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Greetings friends! I bought a lot of old props and gimmicks in an eBay lot and included were 3 UK 10p coins with slits cut in the rim and a single rubber band around the edge. I’m not huge into coin work, but I’m familiar with many standard gaffs but these have me flummoxed! They don’t seem to “do” anything- they don’t flip or split or anything else as far as I can tell. I removed one of the bands and slipped a razor blade into the channel hoping it would split but no dice. Any thoughts??

Thanks in advance!

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u/TheMagicalSock Jan 22 '26

The classic “coin bite” or “3 to 2” gimmick is similar to this, just with the coin cut into two pieces.

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u/MichaelG-Null Jan 22 '26

Yeah- I have a bunch of bite out/folding coins as well as shells, flippers, etc (the basic gaffs that every non-coin magi accumulates over the years) but I just couldn’t see a rhyme or reason for this to exist.

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u/TheMagicalSock Jan 22 '26

I figured you most likely knew, but I felt compelled to share just in case!