On the table is a deck of cards, a coin, a pen and a knife. The magician asks one of his spectators to select one of the cards and to sign its face. The card is then replaced back into the deck which is then shuffled and put onto the table. Now the magician picks up the coin and allows the spectator to sign it, while he explains that he will not find the card but the coin will. He picks up the deck and taps the coin on top of the deck. It's gone! The magician goes through the deck and finds the card, however there is no sign of the coin whatsoever.

That is, until the magician picks up the knife and slices across the front of the card which reveals the coin in between the three layers of card and yes - it's the signed coin! Finally the card is torn in half to prove that there are no extra coins.