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License Plate Gallery

The Wisconsin Pages:

Passenger, 1967-1979

The first reflectorized series of license plates was introduced in 1967 (for 1968 expirations). These new "butter" plates featured a modified format with full state name at bottom and were used for five years.

Due to the extended period of issuance for this base, two-letter "AB 1234"-format plates were employed when month series overran their one-alpha allocations. Two variations of state name and slogan dies were used on this base. In addition, a fair number of unissued leftover plates from near the end of the series exist in collectors' hands.

Confirmed serial ranges and break points:

68 passenger	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Slot at upper left	A10-001 A46-659
Slot at lower right	A53-846
Slot at upper left	A60-146*
Slot at lower right	A62-670* A99-999 B10-001 B99-999 AA 1001 AA 8191	C10-001 C99-999 D10-001 D99-999 CA 1001 CB 2222	E10-001 E99-999 F10-001 F99-999 EA 1001 EF 8948	G10-001 G99-999 H10-001 H99-999 GA 1001 GG 1996	J10-001 J99-999 K10-001 K99-999 JA 1001 JJ 3464	L10-001 L99-999 M10-001 M99-999 LA 1001 LG 7485	N10-001 N99-999 P10-001 P99-999 NA 1001 NE 9991	Q10-001 Q99-999 R10-001 R99-999 QA 1001 QG 3157	S10-001 S99-999 T10-001 T99-999 SA 1001 SF 1502	U10-001 U99-999 V10-001 V99-999 UA 1001 UE 2247	W10-001 W99-999 X10-001 X95-544	Y10-001 Y99-999 Z10-001 Z99-999 YA 1001 YA 3585

A second series of reflectorized license plates was issued in 1972 for expiration in 1973. These plates followed the same format and conventions as the "68" series and were used for seven years; longer than any prior Wisconsin plate issue.

A notable die variation in this stretch employs the use of an crude, male-only die set. In addition to the more gradually-tapered stamping quality posed by the use of this set, these dies also contain some distinctive features (like a straight-lined "7") that would permanently reappear in the conventional die set during the 1980s. Once again, at least two variations of state name and slogan dies were used on this base.

Confirmed serial ranges:

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
73	A10-001 A99-999 B10-001 B99-999 AA 1001 AN 6881	C10-001 C99-999 D10-001 D99-999 CA 1001 CN 7973	E10-001 E99-999 F10-001 F99-999 EA 1001 EY 1342	G10-001 G99-999 H10-001 H99-999 GA 1001 GY 1043	J10-001 J99-999 K10-001 K99-999 JA 1001 JZ 9999 KA 1001 KB 2284	L10-001 L99-999 M10-001 M99-999 LA 1001 LX 7978	N10-001 N99-999 P10-001 P99-999 NA 1001 NW 1477	Q10-001 Q99-999 R10-001 R99-999 QA 1001 QY 2696	S10-001 S99-999 T10-001 T99-999 SA 1001 SV 1634	U10-001 U99-999 V10-001 V99-999 UA 1001 UV 4168	W10-001 W99-999 X10-001 X99-999 WA 1001 WL 4614	Y10-001 Y99-999 Z10-001 Z99-999 YA 1001 YK 9919

Note: I have yet to confirm "crude die" plates for the February or May month series, but I suspect they do exist. "Crude die" plates appear to have been produced in three runs; not all of which covered all months of the year.

Confirmed break points:

73 passenger	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Normal dies				G13-391 H56-327*					S30-212		W11-606 W19-222†
Crude dies				H95-594?*					S46-624	U12-168* V68-231	W19-222† X66-828	Y11-284 Y88-587
Normal dies	A25-327 B40-284*	C57-870 CN 7973	E17-207 F74-769	GB 5872	J16-162 KB 2284	L19-719 M71-896*	N17-884 P52-505	Q17-255 R79-578	S84-618 S94-729	V77-641	X74-2nn WB 744n	Z16-969 Z92-532*
Crude dies	B48-542 B74-137		F82-910* F91-676	GC 2945		M97-817*	P91-302 ND 4280	R84-413 R89-620*	T14-478* T71-528	V96-524	WC 1873 WC 4603*	YB 2679
Normal dies	B91-055			GD 5786		LA 1130* LB 9231			T72-624
Crude dies				GE 3427		LC 1373 LF 1643			T73-006 T86-271*
Normal dies	AA 4458 AN 6881		ED 8525* EY 1342	GF 7636 GY 1043		LG 1891 LX 7978	NE 9453* NW 1477	QA 9724 QY 2696	SD 8851 SV 1634	UA 4531 UV 4168	WD 3866* WL 4614	YC 3358 YK 9919

† I have confirmed a pair with one normal-die plate and one crude-die plate! Remake? Who knows...

License Plates Wisconsin Passenger, 1942-1967 Passenger, 1979-1986

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Last update December 15, 2011.