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Palace Club

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Good Tuesday. Another from the stash.

Name: Palace Club
Date: 6.23.2009

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Ebay find. 8$, I’d imagine these decks would fluctuate back and forth. Last set I was bidding on went for 35$,,,,unfortunately not to me. Buh.

Palace Club : Yea. That Ace of Spades.
Palace Club : Yea. That Ace of Spades.

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Vintage casino. And its white bordered. Quite a bit difficult to come across I guess.

Palace Club : Tabled Giant Fan
Palace Club : Tabled Giant Fan

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

Palace Club : Macro
Palace Club : Macro

One of my favorite finish/stock combination. Long lasting,,,still has snap after all these years. I find it amusing that I’m using playing cards which are older than me by probably twice my age. Finish….uhh …hm… it’s the ‘good’ casino stock. In addition, these take fanning powder really really really well.

Palace Club : Spread
Palace Club : Spread

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

Palace Club : Powder , Faro, and Spread
Palace Club : Powder , Faro, and Spread

Above average. Nothing to note else.

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Palace Club : Solid
Palace Club : Solid

Once again, I personally like it. A white border casino stock. A solid color backdrop. A casino ’emblem’ logo.  All check +,

Spring ‘Russian‘ Shuffle: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○
“Because the cards go rushin’ by”. or something. Theres enough snap to make a card spring look good,,,as well as ??sound?? Good.

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Palace Club : Rare find > <
Palace Club : Rare find > <

-Palace Club. What an excellent styled box. Blue cards coming in a red box. Didn’t see any jokers. Oh well. These cards take fanning powder very well. Makes fans and spreads awesome. Probably wouldn’t use these for magic purposes due to ’old’ doubles, so you get splitting doubles and bad other sleights. But Xcm gets a good boost. Blah blah blah. What else. Good for collecting, difficult to come by. Good crisp snap.  I wish I had more of these.

–Kudos ♪♫

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Name: PGC Professional Gambling Cards “Old and Older”
Date: 6.12.2009
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More random casino decks. Depends on what you want to pay for them.

Hoyle PGC : Let's Play Spot the Differences
Hoyle PGC : Let's Play Spot the Differences

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A little more available I guess due to being more unknown than say….Bee casino cards. But still unavailable for mass purchases nonetheless.

Hoyle PGC : Boxlids.
Hoyle PGC : Boxlids.

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Hoyle PGC : Aces of Spades
Hoyle PGC : Aces of Spades Fine Print

The boxes both say Nevada finish. Its actually quite distinguishable from other cards. What to compare it to… a more notable plastic coat,,,but not as much as uhmm,,, hmm. .. Maybe think arrco regulations if they were stiffer and didn’t fan as well. Or… aladdins(need to stop referencing things I haven’t covered yet) if it wasn’t all smooth. But lighter. Personally, theres some difference between the two decks, but that’s probably more due to age, condition, back paint, etc…than actual stock. I mean…the boxes are different, but I’m not too sure about the stock. Maybe they moved somewhere. The aceofspades seems to indicate some new management or something. Shrugs. Uhm. Very durable cards when new from box. More slip than a usual casino deck. Feels…thinner than a bicycle deck, but a little stronger.

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

Hoyle PGC : Faro
Hoyle PGC : Faro

Plain. I guess.

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Hoyle PGC : Uninteresting Spreads
Hoyle PGC : Uninteresting Spreads

The old box…like Bourbon street has full bleed white and logo like yesterday’s Sam’s town . Plain and easy. The next generation has a full bleed checker square like background :/ and logos. Ugly. Kinda like bee diamond back with logos. Undesirable. Well. Pick and choose.

Hoyle PGC : Face Spread
Hoyle PGC : Face Spread

Hot Shot Cut: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○
Yay for hot shot cut. Only thing that stood out when I was tossing these around while wondering what to take photos of. Haha. Snappy. And since they’re light, they ’float’ for more air time. Air time. That hovering effect you get when you angle it with enough spin. Pretty.

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Hoyle PGC : It seems like an advertisement.
Hoyle PGC : It seems like an advertisement.

-So today, I just picked out two decks. For fun. From my random Ebay sleuthing. Yea I know. Boring stuff. So now you can choose between (among) Gemaco, Bee, and Hoyle for your old casino cards. Fun.  Had to revive the older one with fanning powder. Face cards have the hoyle court cards. Both have typical ‘casino’ red. Cards typically stay crisp. Even after all this time. Boxes are….boring.  Old has full box, newer had plastic window. Good decks to carry around and use, because, they’re not worth much for anything else?

–Kudos ♪♫