16pt is the caliper most people mean when they say a card feels right. Thin enough to carry a hundred of them, stiff enough that the corners do not curl in a jacket pocket.
The matte laminate is a film, not a varnish. It takes a pen, resists fingerprints, and drops the glare so a dark background reads as black rather than as a mirror.
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