Magic tricks with banknotes: recommended tricks for parties and performances
Magic tricks using everyday items like banknotes are beloved classics.
Watching the bills we use all the time transform brings surprise and delight.
In this article, we’ve collected ideas for bill-based magic that people of all ages—from children to adults—can enjoy.
We’ll introduce eye-catching tricks, such as making a hole appear in a bill or making something pass through it.
Learn these intriguing bill tricks—whose secrets everyone wonders about—and perform them with confidence!
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Money bill magic tricks: Recommended routines for parties and stage shows (21–30)
Magic where a pen penetrates a banknote
Let me introduce a magic trick where a pen goes straight through a banknote.
All you need is a bill and a pen.
Even when you poke a hole in the bill with the pen, it remains completely unharmed—a highly impressive effect.
It’s easy to learn, making it perfect to perform at parties or as entertainment.
A key point is to let the audience examine the pen.
When you show the pen actually penetrating the bill right before their eyes, everyone will be amazed.
And the moment the bill is restored without a scratch at the end will surely win over the crowd.
Be sure to master this trick and surprise those around you!
A magic trick where a bill bends on the customer’s hand
This is a magic trick where you bend a 10,000-yen bill placed on a spectator’s palm without touching it.
It will seem very mysterious to them because it bends no matter which side—front or back—is facing up.
Since it’s an interactive trick, it’s great for livening up mixers or drinking parties.
A banknote that should have been cut but isn’t
You thrust a knife into a banknote sandwiched in paper, yet when you pull it out, the bill is pristine with no hole! It’s an astonishing magic trick, but the method is simple.
First, prepare a sheet of paper folded in half.
Fold the banknote in half the same way, align the creases, and place the bill between the paper.
Holding it with the crease on top, insert the knife from below, but shift the bill to one side so that you only pierce the paper.
Be mindful of your finger movements while performing so it doesn’t give away that you moved the bill to one side.
A one-dollar bill turns into a fifty-dollar bill
It’s a dreamlike magic trick where you neatly fold a one-dollar bill, and when you unfold it, it has turned into a fifty-dollar bill.
The method is simple: beforehand, you attach a pre-folded fifty-dollar bill to the back of the one-dollar bill, then fold it in sequence, swap them, and unfold.
How to fold a banknote origami ‘Turban Noguchi’
When I was a teenager, this was popular for a while.
It really works just like in the video, and I’m sure it’ll get a laugh.
I don’t know who came up with it, but since it involves bills, it’s a pretty shabby gag.
Why don’t you all give it a try at least once?
Banknotes are floating.
The main prop is a banknote, but it’s a magic trick that also uses playing cards.
You simply attach a thin thread to a card and bend it, making it look as if it’s floating.
It’s not something you can perform when people are too close, since the secret would be exposed, but it might be a good one to show from a bit of a distance.
The hole in the banknote closes up.
This is a penetration magic trick using a bill, a white sheet of paper, and a pair of disposable chopsticks.
The setup is completed by pre-breaking one of the chopsticks beforehand.
When you push in the broken chopstick, it blends in so naturally that no one will notice it was pre-broken, making it perfect to perform at parties and gatherings.