French drop - wikipedia French drop First move of the French drop. The French drop, also known as `` Le Tourniquet '', is a sleight of hand method used by magicians to vanish a small object such as a coin. It is one of the oldest methods of vanishing, however it is still effective when properly executed. Although the method is known as a vanish, it can also be used as a switch or transformation, giving rise to numerous possibilities. Method The object is held between the thumb and first two finger tips. When using a coin, it is held by its edges and tilted up slightly so it can be seen by the spectators. The other hand appears to take the coin, placing the thumb behind the coin and the fingers in front, however the coin is left behind and palmed. References ^ Jump up to : J.B. Bobo ( 1982 ). Modern Coin Magic. Courier Dover Publications. P. 37 Jump up ^ Paul Zenon ( 2007 ). Simple Sleight - of - Hand : Card and Coin Tricks for the Beginning Magician. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 26 External links The French Drop YouTube demonstration video Magic and illusion General Assistants Clubs Conventions Exposure Mentalists Stores Genres Bizarre Card Cardistry ( history ) Children 's Close - up magic Coin Escapology Gospel Mathemagic Mental Platform Séance Stage Street Tricks and techniques Levitation Equivocation Misdirection Sleight of hand Lists Conjuring terms Films about magicians Magicians Manufacturers Museums Publications Timeline Tricks History Indian magicians The Discoverie of Witchcraft Modern Magic Tarbell Course Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=French_drop&oldid=785871848 '' Categories : Magic tricks Coin magic Sleight of hand Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 June 2017, at 22 : 01. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the coin go in a french drop
Answer: palmed