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I guess it depends what the rest of the bike looks like. Patina or perfection should all be in sync.
If you have a restored, repainted and decaled frame that stem is going to stick out like a sore thumb as they say. The top one in this pic is the Major Taylor I had rechromed, it was nothing but rust. I originally had it re-done for a 50s Paramount track with new paint, but found an original stem. The other is the original Schwinn Paramount stem.
My stepfather had that Major Taylor since I was about 10, he finally gave it to me a few years ago.