This is the only stack I could ever think of recommending to any magician wanting to perform the 'cap and pence'. The only disappointment is the cone. I steer clear of 'leather like' anything, and had a friend make me one from the real thing. I can't imagine that the price for this would have been that much more-considering just what a classic effect this is. The cone (and wooden base which does not come with the effect) has been often replaced with a rolled up bill-as in Roger Klause's 'Whisper'. The stack itself, is the best made that I know of.