$2,000
105. [Connie Haden] Over 80 Connie Haden-made trick coins and gimmicks. Brooklyn New York, Connie Haden, 1940s – 60s. A remarkable array of gaffed real US coins, each one specially remanufactured by Connie Haden to make possible a variety of tricks. Among the over 80 examples included are folding coins, bite coins, 21 Cent Tricks, Spinning Nickels, a Stack of Halves, shell coins (expanded and otherwise, most with inserts), double-sided coins, Copper/Silver coins, Dime & Penny tricks, Nail Writers, a pill box made from US Kennedy Half Dollars (one of two made by Haden), Al N’ Nate coin box, Half Tell box, $2.85 Trick (with Morgan dollars), and many more. Most coins used in the manufacture of these tricks are pure silver examples, including Kennedy, Franklin, Walking Liberty and Liberty half dollars; Morgan and Liberty one dollar coins; Buffalo nickels; and others, including a small number of foreign (British) pennies. The entire collection neatly organized and labeled. Most examples in very good to fine condition. An outstanding and valuable collection. Haden’s mechanical genius was well-known in the magic community, and he was the trade’s primary source for trick coins for decades. From his small home workshop, he manufactured a great quantity of bench-made props, gaffed coins being his specialty. He also took on custom projects, including the construction of Channing Pollock’s famous and much-imitated Vanishing Birdcage.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26