Raleigh chrome depends on when... pre 1965 Raleigh Industries machines had glorious, blue-tinged Rhodesian chrome. The finest in the world. After UDI in 1965 and sanctions, they switched to all manner of sources for chrome and there were severe chrome shortages as well. A lot of it was substandard and Raleighs were never quite the same.
My '49 and '51 Rudges have their original chrome and in remarkable condition still.
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA