Biting a Coin in Half- What Is It?
Magicians can perform the seemingly impossible trick of biting a coin in half. This trick is made more perplexing by the use of a real coin from the audience, rather than a dummy coin. The audience is left in awe, believing the magician must possess some kind of magical power.
Magic is derived from the ancient Greek word magnesia, and was first used by Persian priests who performed tricks and were known as magosh or magoi.