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The finish on cast articles may be left shiny and glossy to achieve its own patina with wear. A polished finish brings out the warm glow J and the lustrous white sheen of platinum and silver. Other give other effects.Florentine (see below) is the most popular - although not the only one. Most finishes are usually achieved by engraving which lines or designs are incised into the metal. The common finishes are: Florentine.
Parallel lines are engraved in one direction and -hatched by other parallel lines at a 90-degree angle, with one of lines being more lightly engraved than the other series.
The finish may be left "as is old articles may also be electroplated with pure gold to end the effect, in which case it may be called a "Roman gold finish.”
