Dr. Finn's specializes in making high quality custom playing cards in low quantities and at low prices.  If you want the absolute highest casino quality playing cards, you will usually have to order at least 100 decks OR you will have to pay a very high price. Doctor Finn's goal is to find a happy medium between high quality and price. My cards perform well as playing cards, are excellent novelty items, and make great gifts. Free samples will be sent upon request. Here's a brief summary of the positives and negatives.

The image quality of our cards is excellent (if your original images are good). They are printed with a professional printer with a high resolution and with colors that are full and bright. The cards are die-cut to the same size (2.5" x 3.5" poker sized).  The major drawback of Doctor Finn's Cards, when compared to professional casino quality cards, is the cardstock.  Professional casino cardstock is a highly specialized "black-liner" stock, which means that there is a black liner in the center that makes it impossible to see light through the card. If you hold up a casino card to the sun, light will not penetrate. Our cards are made of heavyweight coated cardstock that is glossy and bright. It is a beautiful cardstock that comes extremely close in playing card "feel." The cards shuffle very well, they are firm, and they will stand up to normal wear and tear. Yet, there is no "black liner", so that if you hold a card up to a bright light, you can see the image on the other side of the card.  This effect can be minimized if you have a backside design that is dark and has a complicated pattern.

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