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CONTINUOUS THUMB PALM
Richard Robinson

Showing the hand empty front and back while keeping a playing card or coin from view is usually accomplished by holding the object's top and bottom edges between the first and fourth finger tips while the second and third fingers shift downstage or upstage of the coin or card blocking it from view.

Other palms such as the finger palm, classic palm, and thumb palm hide objects in a fixed location after they vanish or before they are produced.

Using the thumb palm to manipulate a coin so that the front and back of the hand are displayed with the fingers spread apart is possible although acquiring the knack of doing so requires practice and patience.

Handling

A coin of a large diameter from about 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches / 3 cm to 3.8 cm such as a US half dollar or Silver dollar is best for learning the sleight. A smaller diameter coin can be used with more practice.

The coin is displayed held by the thumb and first and second fingers. The coin hold is then shifted so the coin is held between the first and second fingers.

The arm makes an up and away tossing motion and simultaneously the first and second fingers curl in towards the palm, the coin going above the thumb until the coin extends upstage so it can be clipped by its downstage edge between the thumb and the base of the first finger.

The palm of the hand is downstage, the coin seeming to have disappeared.

The hand is then turned so the palm of the hand is upstage to show the back of the hand.

In doing this the first finger moves over the top of the thumb, the tip of the first finger curls under the coin pressing the coin against the base of the first finger. The thumb then moves up and presses the upstage edge of the coin against the base of the first finger, the first finger releases its hold on the coin.

Performance Notes

A sleight of this type should not be used for hand waving or a look my hands are empty attitude. Instead it can be used as a gesture used in a seemingly relaxed manner.