Coinvexed 2

THE BLURB:
"That is F****** Awesome! Can I get that now?"
- David Blaine – After seeing a demonstration of CV2 at
Blackpool.

When David Penn released his Convexed gimmick to the magic
fraternity in 2008 it was an instant hit with professional
magicians and mentalists all over the world. The brand new
Coinvexed 2 gimmick takes the original routine a step
further by streamlining the handling and improving pocket
management.

A spectator signs a coin, which can be borrowed, and then
something very extraordinary happens as the coin seemingly
bends within their own hands. The spectator can then keep
the coin as a souvenir that freezes the moment of magic for
them forever.

No switches! The coin that the spectator has signed is the
same coin that bends. Only the coins and the sharpie are
seen and the sharpie can be used by the spectator to sign
the coin. No special chemicals! Just diabolically clever
gimmicks that hide in full view.

Get ready to unleash the ultimate signed coin bend on your
audience!

"This takes the original (and great!) Coinvexed tool and
gives it an extra 50%. The original was very clever but this
just takes the biscuit!"
- James Brown - Winner of 'The Magic Circle Close Up
Magician of the Year'

"I have to say Coinvexed 2 is a thing of beauty. It is a
wonderful idea that makes the best coin bender on the market
even better. (No, I didn't think that was possible either)."
- Simon Shaw - Leading Mentalist and the inventor of 'The
Directors Cut'

"In short, this is superb. The ultimate solution to the
bending coin plot. It ticks all the right boxes -
commercial, deceptive and extremely memorable. Very highly
recommended!"
- Rob James - Review for http://www.magicweek.co.uk/

MY COMMENTS:
It's been said that the time for using a simple Bobo
technique to make a coin appear to bend has pretty much come
to an end, at least here in the USA. It began with the
state quarters, which led to designs of the nickels and
pennies now having different back designs (3 each of the
latter). One solution is to have your own coin, let the
participant examine it, and then bend it. Another is to
have a gimmick which will allow the dirty work to be done.

The original Coinvexed used two gimmicks which were
disguised as a handful of coins and one needed to use both
hands. This version still requires both hands, but this new
version, as the title implies, uses a Sharpie and one hand
full of coins, rather than two. Astute performers will
probably guess at what is going on as I can't go into
details here.

The big advantage is that this new version streamlines the
pocket management a bit, though it does substitute one type
of gimmick for another. It is more natural to have these
updated gimmicks, rather the original ones.

The main issue to consider is the need to bring out the
coins. For me, it's very natural to bring out some coins,
show them all different, and ask to borrow two different
coins from a participant. If they have two different coins,
fine. If not, then the performer can tell them that they
can borrow two coins. Having the Sharpie means the coins
can be marked.

The package includes the necessary gimmicks as well as a
DVD with detailed instructions about the use of the
gimmicks and the suggested handling. There are of course
other excellent methods out there that don't require such an
expensive gimmick. Andrew Gerard's Psyche comes to mind as
an example. I wouldn't say this is a must-have utility
device, but if you get it, you'll certainly use it and it
will do the job as advertised.