1982 Florida License Plate Error

Written by Jake on August 19, 2009 – 8:38 pm -

Back in January, we did a blog post on License Plates with Errors. One of our readers, Colin, left a comment about a plate he came across that we thought was very interesting. We wanted to share it with our readers so Colin was nice enough to send us some pictures and he also told us about how he came across the Error Plate. Below is Colin's story and a picture of his 1982 Florida License Plate....

In 1982, I transferred from New York To Tampa, Florida. One of the Tag Offices (they call them auto tags in Florida not Plates) in Tampa was located in the Hillsborough County Court House. This is where I re-registered my car. I didn't notice anything at the time, but when I went to put it on my car I noticed the state was upside down. It stayed on my car until a new one was issued in 1987.

As you can see, this is a great plate and a great story from Colin and we appreciate him sending us the story and picture of his 1982 Florida License Plate Error. Some will wonder or ask if this plate has value and of course it does! How much? Well that always depends! Collectors or investors could be looking for a particular state plate or maybe the collector collects plates with upside down graphics!

Did You Know?

Beginning in 1978, a graphic of the state shape and an embossed county name were added to the 1977 plain base.

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