One can hardly consider oneself a Coin Worker of any type unless one has read, much less absorbed, the material in this book. Together with David Roth's own Expert Coin Magic (also written by Richard Kaufman), this tome provides a strong educational grounding in all that is coins.

For openers, there are sections with contributions by Sol Stone and Geoffrey Latta, two of the lesser known yet still brilliant minds in coin work. Like Spellbound work? There are enough moves in the spellbound section to create a stunning routine for anyone. A number of vanishes and productions are provided by the various contributors, who also include Mr. Kaufman himself, Wesley James, Tom Gagnon and David Arthur.

The Marlo section has great work on the Sympathetic Coins plot, with several variations and moves.

The Roth section includes Wild Coin No. 2, a seldom seen version of the conventional Wild Coin that utilizes a purse rather than a cup...its perfect for standup workers. Roth's stand up Copper/Silver Classic is equally strong.

For those wishing to be truly tantalized, the Latta section, as well as his CSBQ and Open Travelers contributions, lead one to wonder how quiclkly a Geoffrey Latta book would be scooped up (using Roth's Scoop Addunder) by the coin community should such a publication ever be created.

Finally, the complete vanish move of Sol Stone's included at the end is a salvation for those coin workers not using a top it yet still looiking for the pure finish at the conclusion of some routines.

Kaufman's accurate illustrations caption the key moments of many sleights and routines and aid the learning process considerably.

Highly recommended