Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,410
June 20, 2026
While looking for something I was discussing with a friend of mine, he found a bunch of the Ultimate Expanded Shells from Johnson Products that he has had in storage for more than thirty years!
It is basically an expanded half dollar shell which today would be described as a deep-dish shell where the coverage is excellent and much better than most of the expanded shells that are being made today. They do not come with the original packaging or any instructions. Very limited quantity available. I made a trailer so you can see the coverage: HERE
►Original Ultimate Expanded Shell:
Here is the original ad copy that was used with the coins:
“The last expanded shell you will ever buy! After years of experimenting, Johnson Products has finally produced the Ultimate Expanded Shell. This is not just an improved version… this technique for expanding coins is different from anything they’d ever tried before. It is nothing short of revolutionary. Only one coin is used. Nothing is added; therefore nothing can become loose or break. Put it on a table with some regular coins and we defy you to tell the difference. Until it actually covers another coin, you will simply refuse to believe it is an expanded shell. We guarantee you won’t believe your eyes, and neither will your audience.”
Watch and buy: HERE
►Aftermath:
If you like to perform impromptu close-up mentalism for friends in casual environments, you will love these direct math-based routines that are easy to learn and have all the mathematical methods subtly hidden from the performances.
Using these routines, you can create impossible moments with borrowed objects, during casual conversations, and in ordinary settings. You will learn nine routines that use objects like pens, business cards, smartphones, coins, or even dice and cards, that blur the line between coincidence and intuition, suggestion and impossibility.
Get a copy: HERE
►Shelled Coins Across Routines Video:
The Coins Across routine is a classic of magic that has stood the test of time. So, the question is which is the best routine? The answer is subjective but in my opinion the use of a shell cleans up a lot of unnecessary handling associated with the sleight of hand, and extra coin methods.
The three best routines I have ever seen were invented by friends of mine: David Roth’s Shell Coins Across, Derek Dingle’s Silver Quick, and Michael Gallo’s Easy Coins Across. If you would have hired them to work at a private party doing strolling magic or even formal shows you were likely to see them perform their routine multiple times. I am sure they are among their favorite creations.
Watch and buy: HERE
►Infinity Chalice:
This is a terrific routine that combines many principles into one cohesive routine that is easy to follow and easy to perform.
You begin by showing a unique looking double-ended chalice and four coins. The four coins are placed into the top of the chalice and one-at-a-time they seem to penetrate the top of the chalice and magically work their way to the bottom in the cleanest and most direct way possible.
Watch and buy: HERE
►MY LATEST RELEASE:
►Coin Copier:
This is an ingenious self-working coin box routine that Christian Scherer created in the 1980s. Since that time the manufacturing technology and the availability of the gimmicks used has advanced and the current version works perfectly.
The basic routine involves a metal box which is referred to as a tiny counterfeiting machine. You dump the four coins out of the box; a Japanese coin, a Swiss coin, a British coin and a US coin. Using the Japanese coin as a sample each coin is placed in the box and one at a time, as the box is waved over the Japanese coin, the coin inside instantly turns into a duplicate of the Japanese coin. This is repeated until all four coins have turned into Japanese coins and everything is examinable.
Watch and buy: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►JUNE 28: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
►JULY 12: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
To view all my upcoming appearances, go: HERE
Stay happy, Meir
PS: I am in a good position, newsletter wise. I have more new products and exclusives coming in to last me till the end of July! And one big announcement.
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“Every magician who plans to do coin magic or any sleight of hand should be able to classic palm.”
…Steve Dacri (Penny Fantasy, 1972)
