a golf ball having an indicia composed of a novel metallic ink is disclosed herein . the first indicia is preferably composed of a vacuum metallized pigmented ink having a particle size ranging from 10 microns to 12 microns . the ink is preferably an aluminum based ink . the golf ball is preferably a two - piece solid golf ball or a three - piece solid golf ball . the novel ink preferably has a viscosity above about 300 centipoise .