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| 2004 issue | BWQ 1277 |
Fulton Co.
Our high was BGP 8998, then BVE 3109 popped up from Muscogee Co. No reason is known for the big jump. BVA series plates are now showing up, so the jump must have started there. Pre-jump high - BNT nnnn Fulton Co. This is on the newer plain white updated base. These plates do not have the gray fade of the previous type, nor do they have a month sticker well. The peach is still on the plate. The high in the original format with the gray fade and month sticker box was probably in the AUx series. Most of the AVx series had the gray fade, but no month sticker box, although the small black dash that was in the box remained. Most of the AWx series is on the new base. The new 2004 issue was originally intended to be a general reissue, but the state has since decided to issue new plates only to new registrants because of budget limitations. Current registrants will simply receive a new sticker for their existing plate. The letters I, Q, U, and V are now being used on standard passenger issues. The AQV series was reported by Bradley Gallagher. Michael Kustermann reports a low of AAA 0002. As with some other states, Georgia switched back and forth between the new and old style several times. The main change point seems to be around the AVN series. AVP, AVQ, AVS - new base AVT, AVX - both types AVU, AVV, AVW, AVY, AVZ - old base Ben Bunton reported the early AWB series in the older style with the gray fade through AWB 1750, and AWB 5020 without the www. Bradley Gallagher gives us this view of the current base: AAA to ~AUP made in advance and issued in random order ~AUQ to mid-BGP issued in order BVA to BWP now mid-BGP and up Observations from Wally Punzmann: Passenger old gray fade base - High with lower left month sticker well - AUP 3621 Low without lower left month sticker well - AUQ Passenger New base - High with county sticker well - BFY 1819 Low without county sticker well - BGB 0665 |
C. Bowie 8/31/09 |
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| 5/2 series | 49945 QG |
Ben Bunton 7/02/01 |
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| Alpha suffix passenger | 5583 AWT | The Uxx series was skipped. The letters Q, U, and V, normally not used, started to appear with in the XAA series. After 999 ZZZ, 1001 AAA began the new series. The letters I, O, Q, U, and V are not used on the 7 character plates. Bradley Gallagher reports that some AJC series plates were reserved for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but many others were regular issues. Also, several ASU series plates have been reported by Bradley, which marks the first use of the letter U on the 7 character plates, however, no ATU series plates have been reported, and the AUx and AVx series were skipped. It appears that the letter U has not been introduced into the numbering system, so the ASU series may could have been a production error. The letters I, O, Q, and V are still not used. |
Scott Broady 3/13/05 |
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| Non-passenger Plates | ||||
| Alternative Fueled Vehicle | HF063 |
Optional issue for Hybrids and other alternative fueled vehicle to drive in HOV lanes. On the new base, seems to have switched to HF prefix with odd single leading 0 (usually no leading 0s [HF63] or all leading 0s [HF0063]) because new Atlanta Falcons type started using AF prefix. However, HF is already prefix for Truck For-Hire 26k-30k lbs)
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Bradley Gallagher 12/27/09 |
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| Dealer | DL 6961C | Formerly "NEW CAR DEALER." New base version has been modified to read "NEW VEHICLE DEALER." Transition between the old base and new base occurred between DL3231B and DL7438B. |
Ben Bunton 12/01/08 |
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| Dealer - Used | DL 97E28 | Formerly "USED CAR DEALER." New base version has been modified to read "USED VEHICLE DEALER." Transition from old to new base occurred between DL 70C44 and DL 34D86. |
Ben Bunton 3/10/10 |
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| Dealer- Wholesale | UW 4227 |
White on blue
Transition from old to new base occurred between UW 1583 and UW 3623. |
Bradley Gallagher 9/15/09 |
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| Distributor | HT 3536A | HT series plates are given to car distributors denoted by caption where county usually is. Black on tan. Transition from old to new base occurred between HT 1903A and HT 2756A. |
Bradley Gallagher 6/18/09 |
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| Government | GV3951A |
Ben Bunton 7/31/10 |
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| Handicapped |
 PDnnCZ |
unknown Co.
After the DP00AA format was exhausted, the series continued in the DP0AAA format, a departure from the pattern of all other GA specialty plates (for which 00AA is the final format for a particular prefix). After DP9ZZZ, the series issue is now DP0AA1. This plate has changed to the black/white base (no gray fade, no www, just GEORGIA.gov) and DISABLED PERSON screened where the county name usually appears. After DP9ZZ9, changed to PD prefix starting at PD0001. It seems that these plates started using county stickers again during the DP0AA0 series, or possibly during the late DP0AAA series, rather than the "DISABLED PERSON" legend that had been introduced between DP1SAY and DP2SHK. |
Derreck Cole 8/11/10 |
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| Hobby/Antique | HA1UCP |
Like handicapped series, another departure from going to a new prefix after HA99ZZ. Went over to HA0AAA instead. HA1HJC is the high on the older base.
All HA8xxx plates on the new base were to have been discontinued because of complaints that "HA8" (hate) is offensive, but some are still showing up. |
Ben Bunton 12/19/09 |
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| Manufacturer | DF 1841A |
On new base
Transition from old to new base occurred between DF 0163A and DF 1812A. |
Bradley Gallagher 9/22/08 |
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| Motorcycle | YC2 319 | Motorcycle went through CY9 ZZZ, then CY9 ZZ9, and then switched to YC just like disabled person did. |
Doug DeMuro 11/09/09 |
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| Permanent Trailer | LE2195E |
Has been issued for decades in LE 00000 format. Rolled over to 0000A and so on series, following pattern set by other current series plate types.
Finally on the GEORGIA.gov base, retiring the all-embossed 1990 base. Screened PERM and TRAILER vertically before serial, which no longer has a space. Transition from old to new base occurred between LE 0001D and LE0345E, although older plates may be remade on the new base. |
Ben Bunton 8/21/10 |
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| Private Truck | JN1G10 |
Transition from old to new base occurred between JN13V1 and JN99W9.
Between JN1A21 and JN8E01, the serial was shifted to the left, centering it more on the plate as on Apportioned types. |
Bradley Gallagher 8/05/09 |
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| Trailer | TL 0P940 | Transition from old to new base occurred between TL 00P01 and TL 21Y67 |
Ben Bunton 3/31/10 |
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| Animal Friend | DC9P52 | This type was introduced around 2003. Still on old base. Transition from old to new base occurred between DC8M41 DC2N02. |
Willie C. Brock, Jr. 12/10/09 |
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| Auburn University | TZ668C |
Transition from old to new base was between TZ6323 and TZ6636.
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Bradley Gallagher 11/26/09 |
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| BlazeSports Georgia | DA617B |
Still on old base.
BlazeSports Georgia replaces "Spirit of Champions" (see listing below) at bottom of plate. DA000A series followed DA9999. |
Bradley Gallagher 5/29/09 |
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| Disabled Veteran | DV 033N |
DV 000A series followed DV 0000 series. Now on the new base. This is one of about three Georgia types issued in pairs.
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Bradley Gallagher 5/12/10 |
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| Fight Breast Cancer | BC1T63 |
Transition from old to new base occurred between BC5K69 and BC7L51.
BC3 reported as a low by Keith Foreman. |
Bradley Gallagher 12/27/09 |
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| Firefighter | CF053E |
unknown Co.
On the new plain white base. Firefighter shield with helmet, ladder, and axe on left side, county sticker well. Transition from old to new base occurred between CF862B and CF368C. |
Bradley Gallagher 5/29/09 |
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| Florida State University | FS412A | Initial issue appears to be FS001A instead of the traditional FS9999. |
Parthery 11/23/09 |
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| Georgia Aquarium | AQ734A |
New type
It appears this series began at AQ001A since Armstrong Atlantic State University is or was using the AQ prefix in the all-numeric range. Seen on Plateshack Y2K |
Willie C. Brock, Jr. 1/25/10 |
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| Georgia Tech | GT522J | Transition from old to new base occurred between GT576D and GT107E. |
Bradley Gallagher 12/29/09 |
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| Hummingbird | HU76JZ |
New issue as of 1/2/06. Slogan: Give Wildlife a Chance
HU00AA series followed HU0A00 series. Still on gray fade base. |
Bradley Gallagher 9/12/08 |
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| Morehouse College | MR1287 | Transition to new base occurred between MR1157 and MR1287. |
Bradley Gallagher 5/16/08 |
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| NASCAR | NK3600 | A general NASCAR plate and designs for 27 drivers each use the same numbering format. These plates are flat and use the serial font Mississippi uses on its special plates. |
Bradley Gallagher 9/22/08 |
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| National Guard | NT041C | Transition from old to new base occurred between NT448A and NT343B. |
Bradley Gallagher 3/01/09 |
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| Purple Heart | WV112C |
On the new base
Transition from old to new base occurred between WV262A and WV702A. |
Bradley Gallagher 5/19/09 |
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| Share The Road | RD6050 |
Bradley Gallagher 4/10/09 |
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| Spay & Neuter | GL9P03 |
Still on the old base.
The fifth-most popular GA optional issue. This is a new type for spay/neuter with a picture of a Golden Retriever - nicknamed "Buddy", with "SPAY AND NEUTER" in red type below the dog - released 2/1/06 |
Bradley Gallagher 8/05/09 |
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| Spirit of Champions | 68B1B | Spirit of Champions plates were replaced by BlazeSports Georgia. Replacement started in 12/03 and was completed in 12/04. |
Bradley Gallagher 1/14/03 |
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| Support Education / Educator | ED0R08 | "Support Education" printed in county sticker box, with educators given "Educator" stickers to place over this legend. High on old base - ED81V9 Low on new base - ED55W6 |
Bradley Gallagher 12/29/09 |
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| Trout Unlimited | Transition from old to new base occurred between TU011B and TU622C. |
12/31/69 |
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| Trout Unlimited | TU500E | New base low - TU 781B |
Bradley Gallagher 5/22/10 |
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| University of Alabama | RT3100 | RT= Roll Tide! |
Bradley Gallagher 8/05/09 |
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| University of Florida | UF6225 | Gators logo on left side and "University of Florida" captioned. This type originally featured blue serials and state name, a marked departure from the normal black, particularly for the screened state name. These plates now use the normal black for both features. |
Parthery 11/23/09 |
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| University of Georgia | GA23DQ |
New plain black/white base in use.
Transition from old to new base occurred between GA15W2 and GA30W7. |
Ben Bunton 9/01/10 |
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| Wildflower | WF98YZ |
This is the original Wildflower plate with the black-eyed susan. It is still being issued.
Numbering system for all Wildflower and Wildlife plates is as follows: P=prefix; PPn, PPnn, PPnnn, PPnnnn, PPnnnl, PPnnln, PPnlnn, PPnnll. After PP99ZZ, a new prefix begins: for Eagle WL, WI. WD, WX; Deer, BW BQ. |
Bradley Gallagher 1/03/09 |
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| Wildflower 2 | WC308C | This is the new Wildflower issue on the plain white base with a purple coneflower. |
Bradley Gallagher 12/24/09 |
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| Wildlife | WX1ESL | This is the new "Give Wildlife A Chance" with an eagle on the new 2004 base. All of these plates start with WL, WI, WD, or WX, then various number/letter combinations. Still on the old base. |
Bradley Gallagher 8/05/08 |
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| Wildlife 2 | MA20X |
"Wildlife 2" was replaced by "Wildlife 3" (below) with replacements starting in 12/03 and completed in 12/04.
Ben Bunton reports that Wildlife plates began in this new sequence after 9AZ99 was reached in the former sequence because the "Spirit of Champions" optional issue began at 1BA01. Bradley Gallagher reports that the original Wildlife plates were issued in the B, C, J, and M blocks, but only early and late J series plates (JA, JX, JY and JZ) have been confirmed. |
Bradley Gallagher 6/17/03 |
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| Wildlife 3 | PExxY |
"Wildlife 3" replaced "Wildlife 2" (above) with replacements starting in 12/03 and completed in 12/04.
This is the new alternative Wildlife design with a small deer in addition to the bird on the original style. The original Wildlife plate is still being issued. The newer Wildlife plate has been issued in the D, E, F, M, and now P series. |
Bradley Gallagher 11/09/03 |
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| Wildlife deer/quail | BW5AT8 |
This is the new deer and quail graphic with a larger deer. The BW prefix refers to Bobwhite Quail. There is a controversy over this plate because proceeds from this plate are supporting quail hunting rather than "wildlife." The BQ series followed the original BW series. Went to BQ0AAA after BQ99ZZ, rather than new prefix like when went to BQ prefix after BW99ZZ.
New base now being used in the original BW prefix. Old base high - BQ2KAY New base low - BW0AA1 |
Bradley Gallagher 7/17/09 |
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