I ordered this prepared to be disappointed. But it is great little gimmick. Kind of an updated scotch and soda. The DVD shows several additional adaptations but the basic disappearing coin is the one that blows peoples mind. A small bit of slight of hand is required but real basic and can be mastered with about one minute of practice. A little bit expensive but it is a first class gimmick.

The effect is simple and astonishing. It involves sight, touch and hearing. DVD includes easy instructions on multiple routines with two caps or an entire routine with one cap and a bottle. Let me tell you that the one basic routine is so strong you would not need to learn any other. It is so visual and audiable. Reactions at first are those of confusion and astonishment. The gimmicks are very well made and you receive two. Extremely easy to use and very very clever to disquise this as a bottle cap. This is a worker that you can carry with you and use ANYWHERE. Bottle caps and coins make sense anywhere you go. One small negative is that if you want to introduce the caps using a bottle, unfortunately the cap does not fit all bottles. It was not hard to find one that worked however, you may have to buy a few bottles of something in order to find one that does work.

The basic one cap routine is perfect. With minmal sleight of hand, you could vanish a coin easily.

Spectators see you to take out a bottle, and remove the cap. You put a coin into the cap, and turn over. Spectators shake the cap, they could feel and hear the coin inside the cap. They use their hand to cover the cap. You do some magical gesture. Then they shake the cap again, nothing. They turn over the cap and find nothing inside. They examine the cap but find nothing. They could never hear the coin again. The whole routine looks very impromptu, the gimmick looks like a real cap from a water bottle. No spectator will supspect your cap is a gimmick.

However, the two cap routine doesn't work well. Sometimes the coin may not appear as you wish. After the routine, if the spectator examine the cap with the coin, they may find something abnormal. On the other hand, it's not a good idea to bring out two bottles in front of spectators. I don't think someone will take two water bottles at the same time. Spectators may suspect it.

In my opinion some of the things Dan Hauss has put out have been a little sketchy which is why I was a little hesitant to dive in and purchase this before there were any reviews posted. AM I GLAD I DID. This is a breeze to perform and the gimmicks are extremely high quality. The potential that this has is incredible, and the Rattled gimmicks can be reset in 1.3 seconds. Thats my record anyhow. This is simple, built to last, and extremely effective. Not only does the spectator hear the coin inside the cap, THEY CAN FEEL IT MOVING. Magic doesn't get better than this. Buy this now.

Great effect, I really amazed some people with this -- it was easy to learn, but only after I came up with a variation that avoided the necessity of having to do one difficult move.

So that's the first caveat: the promo includes a routine where the coin reappears under a bottlecap held in the spectator's hand, but this requires a move (when you put the cap into their hand) that is difficult to do well, and if you mess that up, the trick is ruined. I prefer to do the trick on a surface -- I've found that a stack of four sheets of paper, on top of a hard surface like a table, is simultaneously firm enough and cushioned enough to avoid a noise giveaway. Then I say "I'll bet you a dollar it's not under here, well DUH" -- and here I plonk the bottlecap down fairly hard on the table -- "because I can here it over here" -- while moving the other bottlecap so spectator can hear the rattling sound.

I find that saying "DUH" very sarcastically, gives the perfect cover for plonking the bottlecap hard down on the table, which is what you need for the trick to work.

Second caveat: The promo says "completely examinable", but that's only if you make the coin disappear without reappearing. If you make the coin reappear, and the spectator examines the coin and the bottlecap at the same time, they'll easily discover... well, I'm being circumspect to avoid a spoiler (although you can probably guess), but the bottom line is it's not "examinable" if the coin re-appears.

As long as you keep those two things in mind, it's a 5 out of 5 for ease of use and spectator reaction.

If you are trying to figure out whether to buy this -- stop worrying and get it. The effects you can produce are just as good as what you see in the video. There is only one routine that involves any sleight of hand at all, and a beginner can do it. This is one of the cleanest tricks with the best value I have ever purchased. The gimmick is clever and extremely well made. If you are not accustomed to carrying a water bottle with you -- you might want to rethink that, because it is the perfect setup for this. "Oh you want to see a trick? What can I use... oh how about this cap from my bottle?" Ha. Plus you should be drinking more water anyway.

Nice trick, I use Americian quarter, but you could useCanadian coins.

It's tooootally worth the $$$. I drink bottled water all the time, so the gimmick flies by everyone who knows me.

You get not one, but TWO rattled gimmicks plus replacement parts and extras. And yes you can actually have the coin vanish from the cap without touching it (and make the rattling stop).

DVD is about an hour, and covers a half dozen great effects for these gimmicks. All are exceptional ideas, and well thought out, cute little routines. Whether you're a pro or hobbyist, you cannot go wrong with this product.

One of the best tricks of 2011, MUST HAVE.

I personally love any magic with impact that appears to involve ordinary objects, so this effect was perfect. Very easy to use, and endless practical applications. I vanish a ring with this prop, have it appear in my wallet, and then go right into a ring to key chain routine. One of my gimmicks was faulty upon purchase, but Penguin shipped me out a new one immediately. Great Service - Great Trick = Very Happy Customer! ;)