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Originally Posted by ACademic
You can't order a ABC ### (three alpha followed by three numerals) plate because the DMV views that sequence as already been used (from the 60's). Lots of original black plate cars still registered and on the road here, so some vanity choices will be denied.
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It will be interesting to see what effect the new black plates might have on the values of the originals. Currently, vintage black plates are selling for roughly $200 -300 on eBay, and the CA DMV allows owners of '63-'69 cars to retrofit them. The new plates will be visually similar but not exactly alike, nor will they use the same type of character sequence that enables one to date a car by its plates. Hence it will be apparent which cars are using the reproduction plates vs. the originals. And it strikes me, that probably wasn't the intent of the program at all.