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Inflation by Marcelo Insua (Half Dollar)


The legendary Hopping Halves trick is now EVEN MORE deceptive, with this precision-made set using a Chinese coin with a hole in it! Show the coins FRONT AND BACK.
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The Hopping Halves trick is a classic of magic with a good reason. It is one of the bestselling coin tricks in magic. Now it becomes even more fooling with Tango Magic’s Inflation. Both sides of an American silver coin and a Chinese brass coin with a hole in it are shown. You remove the silver coin from your hand and place it into your pocket but when you open your hand, both coins are still there. You remove the brass coin and place it into your pocket and again, when you open your hand, both coins are still there. This is repeated over and over under test conditions. Finally, you carefully remove the silver coin showing both sides as you place it into your pocket. When you open your hand, both coins have vanished.

It’s hard to improve on a bestselling classic that has been used by professionals and amateurs alike for many years, but Inflation takes this trick to a new level. If you have never done a coin trick before you will be able to use Inflation. If you are a skilled coin magician, you will love the ingenuity of this trick.

Inflation is easy to do, practical, fun to use, and will fool any audience. Stick Inflation in your pocket and you are always ready for a miracle anytime, anyplace. Includes precision made coins and thorough video instructions.

Here are just a few comments by top magicians after seeing Inflation:

"Tango Magic has done it again! A new approach, beautiful handling, and a breath of fresh air to this Classic. Top-quality coins and a comprehensive tutorial that covers it all." - Martin Braessas

"This is a fun, fooling coin effect—one that seems easy for anyone to do." - Nick Locapo

"Improved versions of classical effects are always welcomed! A Hopping Half effect with a great twist, done with a Chinese coin, improving the conditions by the hole in it! I love it!!!" - Henry Evans

"Ohhhh. I like this a lot." - Erik Tait

"Wonderful idea to use Chinese and silver coins for hopping half! Great, like all Tango products!" - Hector Mancha

"Raise the level of astonishment of your magic with this new and more deceptive version of the hopping half routine! Great job Tango Magic!" - George Iglesias

Available in both US Half Dollar size or US Dollar size coins.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 26th, 2025
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This is one of the best coin tricks I have ever been able to do. It rivals Scotch & Soda which up till now has been my favorite go to coin tricks I have. I have extremely tiny hands so have to be very careful with what sleights (coin or Card) I do. But this coin tricks has an absolutely amazing gimmick that allows me to produce and vanish coins seemingly at will. The routine is well taught (although it was less than an hours instruction). I felt it could have been a bit more - maybe a couple of different routines or outcomes. That does not take away a start from my review though as it is exactly as promised. I’ve read some reviews that complain the coins are a little thick, but no one I’ve performed for has noticed that. Also I have the set of Murphy’s “Expert coin magic made easy” that has a set of walk-in Liberty Half dollars that match this Set. I put that into one pocket and at the end of the routine I have the ungaffed Chinese coin in there too so I can pull these out to show completely “normal” coins. Great rick - highly recommended.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 3rd, 2025
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Needed a new hopping half set & saw this. With fewer coins in circulation, people aren’t as aware of different types (walking liberty, franklin and Kenedy half dollar coins). For this reason-and the Chinese coin with a hole in it - I bought this set. It works just like any other hopping half set & it’s approximately 1/2 cost of the Kenedy/English penny sets. Coin quality is good.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 22nd, 2025
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Of all the tutorials I’ve watched from Penguin Magic, this is the least helpful. Rushed, very few tips about how to handle the coins or perform the trick. I wont go in to more details, because this tutorial is a fail for me at the most basic level. Perhaps I’m just too inexperienced and for most magicians having just the gimmick and a performance video is enough.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 9th, 2025
For many years I have performed with the hopping Halves Kennedy Half Dollar/English Penny set.Now along comes Inflation and a chinese coin with a hole through the centre.This makes the effect even more deceptive and when you examine the gaffed coin you can't help but marvel at the exact and precise precision work that has gone into this.Now my all time favourite go to coin trick.You can also change the Kennedy Coin into the chinese and back again with the Spellbound move and this looks impossible because of the hole in the chinese coin.Try this it really fries people!
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