The Karate Coin that most magic shops sell where the hole looks like it was shot through with a bullet was invented by Gary Ouellet. He called it the New Karate Coin and published it in the 1984 book “Fork Full Of Appetizers: Book 2” (now Forks Full Of Appetizers).

Here is what he wrote in the book: While studying the second [David] Roth method [in CoinMagic], it occurred to me that if an extended forefinger really slammed through the center of a piece of metal, the hole would be torn and jagged, as if it were really pierced.

While rummaging through the Martinka warehouse Ted Bogusta found a bag of one of the best made versions of that coin and agreed to let me sell them.

Since I now own the rights to the Forks Full Of Appetizers book I will include a pdf of Gary’s original instructions with every coin purchase.

Comes with one New Karate Coin made from a real US half dollar and PDF of instructions that will immediately appear in your media library.