Just back from the Essential Magic Conference. It was a great event, and many thanks to everyone who came online to watch. One of the performers was the incredible Ponta the Smith. He is the best coin magician I have ever seen. Watch him here…..
Any thoughts?
Richard Wiseman 
Someone at the conference pointed out he should be called Ponta the Beast. He has definitely turbo-charged the coin magic world.
Good god.
Incredible.
I shall keep practising.
I loved the final change to the big coin.
So so clean! Anyone who missed the conference, you missed out. It was awesome! Thanks for the ticket Richard.
Well practiced routine. 🙂 Though I personally enjoy more naturalistic manipulations rather than dance-like choreographies.
Incredible! Did he palm at 0:29 in his right hand?
My own best reference for coin is still David Stone.
Aside being a really nice guy, he is really incredibly skilled, and I really like his convivial way of practising magic.
Here’s one of his famous ‘one coin routine’ video ( in french, sorry… )
http://grandstoursdemagie.blogspot.com/2009/03/une-piece-de-david-stone.html
It somehow has a shot-backwards-and-reversed feel to it… though the drop looks fine. The controlled misdirection is amazing, *both* his hands are moving nearly all the time.
The title is a bit of a misnomer. I spotted at least 4 coins. It was very smooth though. You could see two palmed coins smaller along with the larger third in his right hand at the 33 and 35 second mark. I doubt you would notice this watching live.
Folks, Ponta the Smith uses only one silver dollar and one giant coin in this trick.
Agreed.
It’s really a performance for magicians, no theme or style, just showing off technique. Saw Teller fishing for coins in a goldfish bowl the other week, much better IMHO.
I always thought Bobo was incredible; even in his eighties he could amaze me.
I think The palm of his hands has fake skin and form pockets.
7 sec You see the coin drop, he spits it out
13 sec trows it behind his arm, picking it up later with his thumb.
Man the guy is great this takes years of practise and commiment
Actually, at the 13 sec mark you’re referring to, he merely palms the coin.
which one, he is obvious using two coins in my opinion
No need for more than 1 small and 1 big coin, which you can see up his left sleeve.
Correct, except…there’s nothing up his sleeve. In summary: One small coin, one big coin, and the only trick going on here is his master coin manipulation skills.
In addition, at the :15 mark, he drops the coin from one hand to the other, obscured by his forearm.
Sooo beautiful, thanks for sharing 🙂
Could he have moved in a more annoying way?
wow now that is what i call magic like wow…………..:)
Very well done. At 0:35 you can see him hiding the small coin in his palm though.
he just stopped recording