The pads are hand crafted with close attention to detail including a nicely padded velvet top, solid brass corners, durable underside and as an added feature, the underside of the pad is designed to accommodate four half dollars for stealing or holding, or a jumbo coin in the center for a big production item during a card trick.
Some magicians use the slots for stealing trick coins and the center slot for gaff cards to load into a deck after showing it clean.