C&O Allegheny tender lettering

seems that every C&O Allegheny shown has the tender lettering done in gold lettering anyone know if they were ever done in white lettering?

reason i’m asking is i bought a brass Key Allegheny sometime ago and the original owner had painted it gray and added the white C&O lettering.

While it looks nice i’m a bit put off on the white lettering opposed to the gold and wish to know if it is prototypical or not.

Well, interesting - and nice - paint job, but - alas - not as the C&O would have operated her. You have a personal choice here… leave be, or strip and redo the whole locomotive.