Authentic pharo cards The playing cards of the Old West were very different from modern playing cards. Numbers only starting appearing on cards in the 1870s, and the cards had squared edges, not round. In those days a deck of cards would cost you fifty cents, and while we can't match the price, we can promise that these cards are as authentic as the ones used by the famous bandits and lawmen of the Old West! Great for hobbyists, magicians and cinematic and theatrical productions that need to be historically accurate.