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CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 – 1918). Chung Ling Soo Sun and Moon Coin Display. 1918. Handsome display centered on an ALS that states, “This is to certify that I have presented the original coin used by the Great Chung Ling Soo … in the Sun & Moon trick on March 23rd 1918 at 2nd house Saturday night Wood Green Empire when he was accidentally and fatally shot on the stage. I give it to Charles Heddon Esq. Oswald Williams Co / The Famous Illusionist. Signed Edgar Bennett/Chung Ling Soo Co." The letter is surrounded by palming coins from Soo's era and beyond, as well as a Hook Coin and shell coin. Wooden frame with Lucite front, 13 ¼ x 7 ½".