1963 Dart 270 Badge Question

Hey all, I got to wondering recently about the 270 badges on the C-pillars of my '63 Dart. I cleaned and painted mine to what I thought was more or less original and also to my own taste/preference but it occurred to me I've never seen another set that were black like I did mine.

Is this because most all of them out there are old and just wore away over time and it's not commonplace to mess with them or did these badges just come new in the off white color and the only black would be in the middle of the little tristar?

I'm pretty content with how I painted em but curiosity is driving me all over the internet looking for old photos to find out but I'm coming up with no answers.