License Plates For Decorative Use

License plates for automotive vehicles have been in use for more than one hundred years and designs continue to change regularly

. Collecting these items has become a popular pastime in which many are becoming involved. But, unlike the old, beat up examples frequently seen attached to the junkyard wall, these collectibles are bright and shiny and look almost as good as when new.

Some collectors are only interested in acquiring authentic, actual out-of-use plates that have been totally refurbished. These can be found fairly easily, especially online, and are representative of most the the U. S. States and also many foreign countries. Prices can fall anywhere between five dollars for a commonly found item to a hundred dollars and more.

As part of their vehicle registration process, nearly all the states offer personalized (or 'vanity') plates. These will usually involve extra charges but many feel the extra personalization on their car worth the additional expense. Sometimes it's a little tough trying to figure out the meaning of some of these personal identifiers and a fun game to see who can decipher the plate quickest.

The fact is, however, that most of these items are purchased not for installation on one's automobile but, rather, as a piece of decoration or to become part of a larger collection. Someone who lives in a particular state, for example, may be on a quest to obtain every different design the state has employed for vehicle identification for the past one hundred years. There are lots of options to building and displaying an impressive collection.

Most every home contains some kind of a collection, whether it's spoons or matchbooks. Some golfers like to buy a personalized golf ball at each course they play and display these as part of a collection. Some people accumulate clocks of different sorts while others are interested in acquiring different types of playing cards. There are thousands of different license plates available and they're becoming quite sought after, especially the rare ones.

Those being manufactured as replicas or as special order items are generally made out of aluminum or embossed aluminum. They are lightweight and durable and inexpensive to buy and have shipped. States frequently change their plate designs and a collection isn't complete without at least one example from each series.

As kids, many of us collected baseball cards or comics books. As adults, we can get a similar satisfaction from collecting license plates. It's interesting, and fun too. Maybe it's something you would enjoy.

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