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Highs & Lows. (Updated 5.13.12)

*A Few RulesNotesAll Highs and Lows must be accompanied by a photograph. The Highs/Lows project is still fairly new so some entires may be missing due to lack of a photograph. An asterisk indicates an uncertainty of the current high being the actual sequential high. These types have hand-picked numbers (year of graduation, member number, etc.) so it is often tough to find the "true" sequential high.

Passenger/Misc.
Plate Type		Low	High	Notes
Passenger		1	999998	NotesNotesPassenger tags were issued from 1-999999. The first year Delaware issued plates (1909) the numbering started at 1000 but in 1910 the numbers restarted at 1. The number 1 did not become associated with the Governor until the 1913 inauguration of Governor Miller.
C - Commercial	< C100000	C1
	C100000s	C100232
	C200000s	C270000	C270958
	C300000s	C342097	C346152
	C400000s	C481459	C499468
	C500000s	C500003	C503089
PC - Pleasure Commercial	<PC100000	PC1	PC99993
	PC100000s	PC100000	PC199946
	PC200000s	PC200073	PC234734
	PC300000s	PC300000
	PC400000s	PC400000
	PC500000s	PC500000	PC502538	NotesNotesOnly two PC500000 series tags have been spotted.
	PC600000s	PC600070	PC614937
	PC700000s	PC732939	PC732939	NotesNotesOnly one PC700000 series tag has been spotted.
	PC800000s	PC800001	PC803604
	PC900000s	PC980082	PC980082	NotesNotesOnly two PC900000 series tags have been spotted (only one photographed).
CL - Commercial		CL9005	CL114940	NotesNotesCL tags were issued when C99999 was reached. The technology at the time was insufficient for printing seven characters on the plate so they used the "CL" prefix, which is the first and last letters in the word "Commercial". Numbering started at CL10000; the CL9000 series was introduced in the early 2000s. Many CL tags say "Apportioned" on the top of the plate because many tractor trailers get a CL tag for the front of the semi.
CT - Commercial Trailer		CT266	CT6412	NotesNotesCT tags are used on towable road signs/lights for construction purposes.
CY - County-Owned		CY163	CY2250	NotesNotesCounty-Owned tags are on county vehicles such as paramedic trucks and ambulances.
D - Dealer		D1	D16257	NotesNotesDealer tags have been around since the early years and go on dealer-owned vehicles that have not been sold yet. Between 2009 and 2011, dealer tags D1-D6 have been sold at auction. D1 brought $95,000 (2009) and D2 brought $76,000 (2009).
F - Farm Tractor		F136	F2411	NotesNotesThe Farm Tractor tag is one of the less commonly seen tags in Delaware. They used to adorn actual farm tractors; now they can usually be found on golf carts belonging to non-golf institutions (colleges, construction companies, etc.).
FT - Farm Truck		FT1	FT9000	NotesNotesThe Farm Truck tag traditionally goes on ... you guessed it ... farm trucks but today they may go on almost any vehicle. The two qualifications one must meet are (1) owning 10 acres of land and (2) deriving 10% of their income from farming activities.
HP - Handicapped	HP1-HP16xxx	HP4	HP17227	NotesNotesHP tags are issued to persons with disabilities but you can also get one by just being 85 or older. There is a strange split in the series though. It seems to go HP1-HP16xxx and then it jumps to HP30000. More to come later...
	HP30000-high		HP31792	NotesNotesHP tags are issued to persons with disabilities but you can also get one by just being 85 or older. There is a strange split in the series though. It seems to go HP1-HP16xxx and then it jumps to HP30000. More to come later...
LX - Limo		LX1001	LX1593	NotesNotesSeries started at LX1001 (or possibly LX1000). Limo tags are new as of 2010. They go on any vehicle that is used to transport people. I have seen them on ambulances and senior center buses as well as traditional limousines.
MOP - Moped		MOP 2	MOP 6079
MC - Motorcycle		MC1	MC52053	NotesNotesMotorcycles have had their own tags since 1913; before that they displayed automobile tags. They have gone through quite a few plate styles as well!
HPMC - Motorcycle (Handicapped)		HPMC88	HPMC868	NotesNotesHP MC tags are a quasi-type of tag. It is a regular motorcycle tag with the owners HP number as the cover tag. HP tags are cover tags for cars anyway; they work the same way on motorcycles. In other words, an owner cannot display the same HP number on their bike and car at the same time.
D - Motorcycle Dealer		D2293	D2294	NotesNotesMotorcycle Dealer tags are a quasi-type of tag. It is a regular dealer tag, just the size of a Motorcycle tag.
RT - Recreational Trailer		RT66	RT6310	NotesNotesRT tags are found on campers.
RV - Recreational Vehicle		RV1	RV30236	NotesNotesRV tags are on RVs but may go on almost any vehicle these days.
S - State-Owned		S16	S20103	NotesNotesState-Owned tags go on state cars/trucks and are not cover tags.
SR - Street Rod		SR3	SR164	NotesStreet Rod tags are fairly uncommon; keep your eyes open at car shows!
TX - Taxi		TX202	TX2214	NotesTaxi tags are found on taxis.
XC - Temporary		n/a	XC560001	NotesNotesTemporary tags are found on newly-purchased vehicles while the paperwork is processed for the permanent tag.
TV - Towed Vehicle		TV495	TV581
T - Trailer		T1	T187273	NotesTrailer tags go on trailers.

Speciality (in alphabetical order by plate prefix)
Plate Type	Low	High	Notes
AKA - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority	AKA 1	AKA 307*	NotesTEXT
AL - American Legion	AL 3	AL 388	NotesSpeciality plate for the American Legion.
APA - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity	APA 2	APA 29	NotesTEXT
BUF - Buffalo Soldiers	BUF 1	BUF 31	NotesSpeciality plate for Buffalo Soldiers
CA - Caravel Academy	CA 2	CA 89	NotesTEXT
CC - Southern Delaware Street Rod Association	CC 111	CC 166
CHS - Conrad HS Alumni	CHS 8	CHS 92	NotesTEXT
CP - Retired NCCo Police	CP 9	CP 193	NotesTEXT
CU - Credit Unions	CU 8	CU 98	NotesTEXT
DAR - Delaware Association of Realtors	DAR 1	DAR 411	NotesTEXT
DAV - Disabled American Veterans	DAV 3	DAV 2671	NotesTEXTNotesNotesDAV plates may have a wheelchair symbol; they are both part of the same series (with or without wheelchair).
DMS - Delaware Mobile Surf Fishermen	DMS 1	DMS 644	NotesTEXT
DSO - Delaware Senior Olympics	DSO 2	DSO 155	NotesTEXT
DST- Delta Sigma Theta	DST 4	DST 268*	NotesTEXT
DSU - Delaware State University Alumni	DSU 12	DSU 221	NotesTEXT
DT - Delaware Technical & Community College	DT 7	DT 87
DU - Ducks Unlimited	DU 1	DU 1250	NotesTEXT
DV - Delaware Veterans	DV 2	DV 471	NotesTEXT
ECU - East Carolina University	ECU 8	ECU 21
ELK - Elks Lodge	ELK 3	ELK 281	NotesTEXT
ES - Order of the Eastern Star	ES 1	ES 204	NotesTEXTNotesNotesWhen this plate first hit the streets the prefix was "OES"; now it is "ES".
Ex-MIA - Ex-MIA	Ex-MIA 1	Ex-MIA 6	NotesTEXT
Ex-POW - Ex-POW	Ex-POW 1	Ex-POW 143	NotesTEXT
FB - Farm Bureau	FB 13	FB 480	NotesTEXT
FHS - Felton HS Alumni Association	FHS 5	FHS 60	NotesTEXT
FOP - Fraternal Order of Police	FOP 1	FOP 957	NotesTEXT
G - Groove Phi Groove	G 17	G 48	NotesTEXT
GBC - Goldey Beacom College Alumni	GBC 2	GBC 919*	NotesTEXT
GS - Gold Star Family	GS 1	GS 36	NotesTEXT
HHS - Harrington HS Alumni	HHS 6	HHS 68	NotesTEXT
JHU - Johns Hopkins	JHU 1	JHU 18	NotesTEXT
K - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity	K 10	K 117
KC - Knights of Columbus	KC 1	KC 616	NotesTEXT
KP - US Merchant Marine Academy	KP 1	KP 92	NotesNotesKP stands for King's Point, the NY town where the Academy is located.
KWV - Korean War Veteran	KWV 5	KWV 243
LA - Ladies Auxiliary	LA 1998	LA 2814	NotesNotesLike the Volunteer Firefighter tag, this type only has numbers above 1000.
LC - Lions Club	LC 1	LC 621*	NotesNotesLC 1 goes to the current District Governor. LC 2-LC 100 are reserved for past District Governors. Thanks to Jason C for the info!
LE - Delaware Correctional Officer	LE 2	LE 309	NotesTEXT
LEM - Law Enforcement Memorial	LEM 39	See Notes	NotesNotesThis plate is a hybrid of a special plate (Lighthouse/Farmland) and a specialty plate (college/fraternity) in that it has a different color scheme like a special plate but it has its own numbering sequence like a specialty plate. It is only issued to police officers and immediate family members of fallen police officers. NOTE: I do not track the high or low because these plates are being issued way out of sequence. It seems like badge/car numbers are being used as tag numbers so it is almost impossible to track a sequential high.
LM - Loyal Order of Moose	LM 1	LM 534	NotesTEXT
MCL - Marine Corps League	MCL 1	MCL 171	NotesTEXT
MM - Master Mason	MM 1	MM 824	NotesTEXT
ND - University of Notre Dame	ND 1	ND 97	NotesTEXT
NG - National Guard	NG 5	NG 1264	NotesNotesNG 1 goes to the current Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard.
NHS - Newark HS	NHS 22	NHS 130	NotesTEXT
NIA - Nanticoke Indian Association	NIA 4	NIA 172	NotesTEXT
NRA - National Rifle Association	NRA 1	NRA 727	NotesTEXT
NUR - Nur Shrine Temple	NUR 6	NUR 306*	NotesNotesNUR 1 goes to the current Potentate of Delaware's Nur Shrine Temple.
OES - Order of the Eastern Star	See ES		NotesNotesWhen these plates first came out the prefix was OES; it has since been changed to ES.
OIF - Operation Iraqi Freedom	OIF 3	OIF 326	NotesTEXT
OSU - Ohio State University	OSU 1	OSU 429*	NotesTEXT
P - Purdue University Alumni	P 2	P 30	NotesTEXT
PBS - Phi Beta Sigma	PBS 3	PBS 30	NotesTEXT
PH - Purple Heart	PH 1	PH 824	NotesTEXT
PHA - Prince Hall Affiliated	PHA 8	PHA 292	NotesTEXT
PHS - Pearl Harbor Survivor	PHS 33	PHS 33	NotesTEXT
PL - Choose Life	PL 2	PL 303	NotesTEXT
PS - Penn State University	PS 4	PS 203	NotesTEXT
QUE - Omega Psi Phi	QUE 13	QUE 827*
RF - Reserve Forces	RF 2	RF 1054	NotesTEXT
RM - Retired Military	RM 1	RM 1255	NotesNotesNumbers are issued in sequence with one twist: whatever branch of the military the registrant served in, that logo appears on the plate. There is only one RM #1 or RM #5, not a separate #1 or #5 for each branch. The logo is customized to the registrant.
SA - Salesianum Alumni	See Notes		NotesNotesThe vast majority of SA tags have a four digit number; the first two digits are the last two digits of the owner's graduation date and the last two digits are a serial of issuance. The 3rd person to apply for this tag that graduated in 1967 would likely get SA 6703, etc.
SJ - Saint Joseph's University	SJ 1	SJ 54	NotesTEXT
SOA - Standardbred Owners Association	SOA 7	SOA 417	NotesTEXT
SP - Retired State Police	SP 1	SP 582	NotesTEXT
SS - Submarine Veterans	SS 4	SS 641	NotesTEXT
TP - Telephone Pioneers	TP 9	TP 98	NotesTEXT
TU - Temple University Alumni	TU 1	TU 67	NotesTEXT
UAW - United Auto Workers	UAW 2	UAW 707	NotesTEXT
UD - University of Delaware	UD 2	UD 1310	NotesTEXT
UM - University of Michigan Alumni	UM 7	UM 86	NotesTEXT
UP - University of Pennsylvania	UP 1	UP 105	NotesTEXT
V - Valor Medals	V 3	V 343	NotesNotesNumbers are issued in sequence with one twist: whichever medal the registrant received is the medal depicted on the plate. There is only one V #1 or V #5, not a separate #1 or #5 for each of the nine medals. The logo of the medal type is customized to the registrant.
VF - Volunteer Firefighter	VF 1280	VF 6696	NotesNotesLike the Ladies Auxiliary tag, this type only has numbers above 1000.
VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars	VFW 1	VFW 726	NotesTEXT
VT - Virginia Tech	VT 10	VT 97	NotesTEXT
VU - Villanova University	VU 8	VU 98	NotesTEXT
VV - Vietnam Veteran	VV 6	VV 338	NotesTEXT
W - Wesley College	W 5	W 108	NotesTEXT
WC - Wilmington College	WC 11	WC 599	NotesNotesWilmington College is now Wilmington University and there are now WU plates available. There are still some WC tags are still floating around out there...
WFD - Wilmington Fire Department	WFD 3	WFD 124	NotesTEXT
WPD - Wilmington Police Department	WPD 1	WPD 100	NotesTEXT
WU - Wilmington University	WU 1	WU 1416	NotesNotesWilmington University used to be Wilmington College and there was a WC tag made. There are still some WC tags are still floating around out there...
WVU - West Virginia University	WVU 2	WVU 121
Z - Zeta Phi Delta Sorority	Z 1	Z 47	NotesTEXT

Marketplace. (Updated 4.29.12)

*A Few NotesNotesAll prices are negotiable. Submit offers to the email address below. I charge a flat 10% fee to the seller (no minimum).

= underpriced; = average price; = overpriced; = n/a.

Tags@TheDelaware3000.org (to list your tag or make offer on one below)

Number Tags	C Tags
121 - $199000	C102 - best offer
240 - $49000This tag comes with a 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood. It has ~135k miles, is stretched 12" and is equipped with the Brougham package.	C263 - best offer
342 - $125000	C832 - $8500
529 - $45000	C3126 - $1400
571 - $85000	C4526 - $2000
667 - $38500	C5706 - $1200
744 - $49000	C8605 - $750
921 - $55000	C9248 - $900
1376 - $12000	C9250 - $900
1980 - $11000 I rate this tag an average price (not overpriced) because 1980 is a recent birth year and could be worth the price to someone born in 1980.
2183 - $6500	MC Tags
2894 - $8500	MC5 - best offer
3786 - best offer	MC19 - $19000
4035 - $7500	MC201 - $3500
4536 - $7000	MC221 - $3200
4790 - $4500	MC461 - $2900
5219 - $5000	MC515 - $7500
5747 - $8500	MC765 - $3500
6147 - $6000	MC828 - $1400
6772 - $6000	MC881 - $1500
7993 - $5000	MC928 - $1599
8099 - $5500	MC1499 - $1000
8563 - $5000	MC1710 - $699
8999 - $7500	MC2010 - $850
9126 - $4400
9577 - $7000	Moped Tags
9755 - $3900	MOP 3 - $4500
11873 - best offer	MOP 8 - $4500
14357 - $750
14366 - $1299	RV Tags
14912 - best offer	RV23 - $6900
15088 - $400 SOLD!	RV34 - $8500
16742 - $800	RV58 - $7000
16820 - $850	RV151 - $5000
17114 - best offer	RV27X - $3500
21339 - $750	RV330 - $800
66366 - $1000	RV381 - best offer
74500 - $300	RV674 - $1500
74852 - $700
80055 - $850	RT Tags (Camper)
	RT66 - $3500
PC Tags
PC282 - $8900	Other Tags
PC636 - $6000	T3 - $17500
PC7** - $8500	SR26 - $1500 (Street Rod)
PC779 - $9999
Vanity Tags
G - $50000
N - $9000
T - $15000