A Florin Spun

Mark

I purchased this on a whim, ignoring the price tag, admittedly because of author’s name and the high regard I hold his Mental Mysteries book. I thought, certainly there would be something special here. The book is beautiful and well written as expected. The content is essentially a treatise to the coin toss and rigging a coin flip. As a novelty book on this subject it’s very nice, but with a $50 price tag, the material doesn’t hold up, I’m sorry to say. With larger pages and different formatting, this book could easily be reduced to pamphlet and it is easily read in under an hour.
The primary flip taught will take a lot of practice and knack. This isn’t an issue except for the fact I can’t seem to imagine an application, taught in the book or otherwise, where I would rely on it with any certainty, doing it a multitude of times in performance. Or if an effect requires just one or two flips, I can’t imagine just not switching for a double sided coin. The spin section is a clever principle with far more reliability and less practice, however it’s fairly likely you already know the principle, as I did, if you’ve ever delved into the subject of a controlled coin toss.
I may recommend this book if it was appropriately priced, but as it stands, your dollar can go A LOT further. As a matter of fact, shell out an extra $10 and get Hector’s Mental Mysteries book and you will be rewarded with a plethora more of applicable material and insights.