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Best 1 Albert Goshman

Albert Goshman was an American close-up magician renowned for his coin and sponge ball routines. He popularized the "Goshman pinch," a technique for concealing a coin, and developed a highly influential salt-pouring routine. His work earned him multiple awards at FISM conventions, solidifying his le...

2 René Lavand

René Lavand was an Argentine magician renowned for his extraordinary close-up card magic. He developed a one-handed sleight-of-hand technique after losing his right arm in a car accident at the age of nine. Lavand performed globally and was celebrated for his meticulous pacing, psychological misdire...

3 Max Malini
Max Malini

Max Malini was an Austrian-born American magician who became highly recognized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for his unconventional close-up performances. Unlike stage illusionists, Malini specialized in impromptu sleight-of-hand, performing tricks with cards, coins, and eggs directly at...

4 John Ramsay

John Ramsay (1877-1962) was a Scottish magician renowned for his exceptional skill in close-up magic, particularly with thimbles and coins. Based in Glasgow for most of his career, Ramsay performed and taught his techniques to generations of magicians. His precise handling and natural presentation m...

5 Charlie Miller

Charlie Miller (1909-1979) was an American magician known for his refined close-up magic and expert sleight-of-hand. He was influential in magic circles and contributed original moves and routines to the magic community. Miller's technical expertise with cards, particularly his handling of the pass...

6 T. Nelson Downs

Thomas Nelson Downs (1867-1938) was an American magician who gained international fame for his coin manipulation act. Known as "The King of Koins," Downs performed on vaudeville stages and before European royalty in the early 20th century. His book "Modern Coin Manipulation" (1900) documented many o...

7 Geoffrey Latta

Geoffrey Latta (1951–2008) was an American magician specializing in close-up sleight of hand, with particular acclaim for his coin magic. Based in the New York area, he was known among fellow magicians for the precision, fluidity, and inventiveness of his technique, as well as for contributions to m...

8 Derek Dingle

Derek Dingle was a British-born close-up magician who spent most of his professional career in the United States, recognized for the precision and ingenuity of his card and coin sleight of hand. He performed at private events and magic conventions, and was regarded by peers as a leading exponent of...

9 Al Baker
Al Baker

Al Baker was an American magician, inventor, and author who became a recognized figure in early 20th-century close-up and mentalism magic. Active professionally from the late 1890s until his death in 1951, Baker was highly prolific in creating new card tricks, sleights, and mentalism routines. He fr...

10 Ross Bertram

Ross Bertram was a Canadian close-up magician recognized for his exceptional sleight-of-hand skills. Active throughout the 20th century, he was celebrated by peers for his refined techniques, particularly in coin and card manipulation. Bertram was a prominent figure in the magic community, known for...

11 Okito
Okito

Okito, born Théodore Bamberg, was a Dutch magician from a five-generation magic dynasty who performed during the early 20th century. He developed a highly successful stage act based on a fictional Japanese persona. Okito is best known for inventing the Okito Coin Box, a specialized metal container w...

12 Arthur Buckley

Arthur Buckley was an American magician and author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He wrote Card Control, first published in 1946, a detailed instructional text on card sleight of hand that presented techniques for false shuffles, passes, and other methods of card manipulation. Th...

13 Dr. Jacob Daley

Dr. Jacob Daley was an American physician and amateur magician active during the twentieth century, particularly associated with close up card and coin magic. He is best remembered for Daley's Last Trick, a compact transposition in which two apparently selected aces exchange places under controlled...

14 Money Puzzle Exchanger

Money Puzzle Exchanger is a 1997 Neo Geo MVS puzzle game by Face, notable for merging yen-denomination coins into higher values.

15 Shigeo Takagi

Shigeo Takagi is a prominent Japanese close-up magician and magic dealer who played a crucial role in popularizing sleight of hand and coin magic in Japan. He has earned significant recognition at international magic competitions, including awards from the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magi...

16 Bob Kohler
Bob Kohler

Bob Kohler is an American close-up magician and magic producer recognized for his practical, commercial approach to card and coin effects. He is well-known for creating highly deceptive sleight-of-hand routines designed specifically for real-world performance conditions, such as walk-around and corp...

17 Bobby Bernard

Bobby Bernard was a British magician and magic dealer known for his close-up work and long-standing contributions to the British magic community over several decades.

18 Brad Henderson

American close-up magician respected for his thoughtful writings on magic theory and a refined performing style across corporate and theatrical venues.

19 Tappytoon
Tappytoon

Tappytoon is a mobile application that provides access to a wide selection of webtoons, allowing users to read and manage their favorite Korean comics directly on their smartphones via a simple tap interface.

20 Coin Crypt
Coin Crypt

Coin Crypt is an action roguelike developed by Dumb and Fat Games in which coins function as usable combat actions as well as money. Players explore randomized areas, collect coins with different offensive, defensive, healing, or utility effects, and decide whether to spend them in encounters or pre...

21 Big Money!
Big Money!

Big Money! is a 2002 PopCap puzzle game in which players click clusters of coins, notable as an early desktop casual title from the studio.

22 Lezhin Comics

Lezhin Comics is a mobile application offering a vast library of translated Korean webtoons, allowing users to read serialized stories directly on their smartphones and tablets with adjustable brightness and font sizes for comfortable viewing.

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