Metallic Ink Postcards

What Is a Metallic Ink Postcard

A metallic ink postcard is a card printed in a metallic silver or gold ink that lays flat on the stock and gives off a soft, pearlescent sheen, rather than the mirror flash of a pressed foil. The ink comes in silver (PMS 877) and gold (PMS 872), and there are 8 options in all, since you can lay the metallic on the front with a blank back or run it on both sides. Under the ink sits a single 16pt Gloss Cover, a thick coated stock whose smooth surface makes the sheen read cleaner. Everything you can change is laid out below the way the live configurator groups it, so you know your options before you touch them.

Silver or Gold: Which Metallic Ink

Pick the metallic by the mood of the brand. Silver (PMS 877) reads cool, clean and modern, a safe match for tech, real estate and high-end retail. Gold (PMS 872) reads warm and premium, the natural pick for salons, jewelers, weddings and holiday mail. Both throw a soft sheen rather than a mirror flash, so a bold design with open metallic space gleams more than a busy layout. Want the true mirror shine of real metal instead? Metallic Foil Postcards press an actual foil onto chosen artwork for a higher-cost, higher-contrast finish.

What a silver postcard order includes, set against the gold version:

• Ink. PMS 877 Silver for the silver card, PMS 872 Gold for the gold one
• Ink setups. For either metallic, 1/0 or 1/1 with the metallic alone, or 5/0 or 5/5 with full color CMYK
• Sizes. 4" x 6", 4.25" x 5.5", 4.25" x 6", 4" x 9", 5" x 7", 5.5" x 8.5", 6" x 6", 6" x 9" or 6" x 11"
• Stock. 16pt Gloss Cover
• Finish. No Coating, High Gloss UV or Spot UV on the front, square or rounded 1/8" or 1/4" corners
• Quantity. 500 to 25,000 across 8 tiers
• Production. 7 business days, with a free online proof or straight to production

Upload the artwork at the trim size you chose, with the areas that print in silver or gold set as their own spot color.

Print one side or both

You can run the metallic on the front only and leave the back blank for an address panel and postage, which suits a mailer. Or run the metallic on both sides when the whole card is the show and you are handing it across a counter rather than mailing it. That single choice is what gives you 8 ink options across the two shades, and the price follows the coverage you pick.

Design it without a designer

Pick a layout in our postcard design templates with one strong headline or logo that can print in silver or gold, then change the colors, copy and logo in the online editor. A clean layout with one metallic element reads more premium than a crowded one.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and use a press-ready blank. Each blank metallic ink postcard template is built at the real trim size with the bleed and safe margin drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut. Pick the size that matches your order below, place your art, and upload.

How Much Do Metallic Ink Postcards Cost

Metallic ink postcards start at $317.44 per set of 500, about 63 cents a card, and the per-card price keeps falling as the run climbs toward 25,000. Step up to 2,500 and the set is $646.94, 5,000 is $910.55, and a full 25,000 lands near 14 cents a card. The metallic prints in one pass rather than a separate foil stamp, then USPS postage is paid on top, priced by the card size and your mail class. Drag the slider below to set your count and see the set total and the per-card cost.

How Do They Compare to Other Premium Postcards

Metallic ink is the lower cost way to put shine on a postcard. For a broader take on the metallic look, Metallic Postcards sit right beside it in the lineup. If you want a raised, glassy gloss over a matte base instead of an all-over sheen, Spot UV Postcards give a quieter, tactile contrast. The chart below lines metallic ink postcards up against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Metallic Ink Postcard Lands

A screen flattens a metallic sheen. The gallery below holds cards our own customers printed in-house, so you can see how much of each design carries the metallic. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Them

Production takes 7 business days from file approval. Before the job runs you can turn on a free online proof to check the metallic placement and color on screen, which is worth the step the first time you print in silver or gold, or send it Straight To Production without a proof. 99.8% of 4OVER4.COM orders land on time and 82% ship early, so you are planning the mail date against real numbers, not a guess.

See the Rest of Our Postcards

For a mailing without the metallic, Standard Postcards start at $16.48 per set of 100. For the card you hand across a counter, Metallic Ink Business Cards print in the same PMS 877 Silver and PMS 872 Gold. You can also scan the full print product range any time, where each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page.

Print Your Metallic Ink Postcards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. The ink rides through the mail with the rest of the design and arrives with its sheen. Choose silver or gold, set the run, and print your metallic ink postcards today.