VARIATIONS
1910: Type 1 - 5 1/2" x 11" 330, 558, 640, 1083, 1233, 1622, 2115
All have "VA." starting under UR slot.
Type 2 - 6" x 12" 1468 (possibly also 563, 2452, 2455)
"VA." starting left if UR slot (replacements?)
1911: Type 1 - Clean, even "VA." 118 - 2896
Type 2 - Crooked "VA." 3017 - 3890 (874 S)
1914: #854 seen in Red/Gold (not Blue/White)
#6666 seen in Red/White
1916: #1 has flanking dashes
1917: #18672 pair seen in Blue/Orange (not White/Black)
1919: Type 1 - Slots 2 1/2" from edge 14547 - 22042
Type 2 - Slots 3 1/4" from edge 33637 -
(Slots 5 5/8" apart 53882)
1920: Type 1 - Rounded date 1 - 8019
Type 2 - Squared date 25670 - 114926 (89,257 P)
6-digits have thinner dies than 1-5-digits.
34336 heavy steel, green back, 92391 light steel, gray back.
1921: Type 1 - Rounded date 1 - 26-025
Type 2 - Squared date 50-120 -
Type 1a 51-683 - 145-524 (93,842 P)
1923: Type 1 - Light Green back 1 - 105981
Type 2 - Yellow back 109198 - 186724 (77,527 P)
1924: Type 1 - Light steel 1 - 132728
Type 2 - Heavy steel 209042 - 216654 (7,613 P)
1925: Type 1 - Rounded legends 1 - 98-493 (98,493 P)
Type 2 - Squared legends 101-936 - 135-519 (33,584 P)
Type 1a 139-345 - 243-637 (104,293 P)
1926: Type 1 - Closed "G" and "6" 1 - 57-044 (57,044 P)
Type 2 - Open "G" and "6" 72-146 - 190-688 (118,543 P)
Type 1a 211-878 - 265-796 (53,919 P)
1942: Type 1 - Steel (493-000 final) 1 - 492-160
(43) Type 2 - Embossed fiberboard 493-289 - 529-353 (36,065 P)
1946: Type 1 - Steel 1 - 506-457
Type 2 - Aluminum 512-045 - 525-568 (13,524 P)
1947: #127 is completely reflective.
1950: Type 1 - Steel 1 - 762-636
Type 2 - Aluminum 775-730 - 782-557 (6,828 P)
1951-56: 7-figures have thinner dies.
1957: Type 1 - Short 9 1/4" legend 1 - 79-315, (82,879)
LL slot under VIRGINIA 93-838 - 97-401
Type 2 - Long 9 7/8" legend 103-410 - 632-923 (529,514)
LL slot under VIRGINIA
Type 1a 639-585 - 999-999 (360,415)
Type 1b - Normal dies A-100 - A53-359 (53,260)
Type 1c - Thinner dies A76-475 - A222-221 (145,747)
1958: Type 1 - Small 1959-68 dies 98 - 73-231, (73,135)
93-826
Type 2 - Large 1933-57 dies 104-390 - 339-044 (234,655)
Type 1a 360-930 - 999-999 (639,070)
1958-68: Entire "A" series has thinner dies.
1971 Type 1 1 - 9-303 (9,303 P)
Type 2 10-000 - (1 P)
Type 1a 10-739 - 11-000 (262 P)
Type 2a 11-001 - 13-000 (2,000 P)
Type 1b 13-001 - 28-000 (15,000 P)
Type 2b 28-001 - 38-000 (10,000 P)
Type 1c 38-001 - 500-000 (462,000 P)
Type 3 500-001 - 600-000 (100,000 P)
Type 4 600-001 - 700-000 (100,000 P)
Type 1d 700-001 - 850-000 (150,000 P)
Type 5 850-001 - 999-999 (149,999 P)
Type 1e A-100 - A999-999 (999,900 P)
Type 5a AAA 001 - AAD 999 (3,996 P)
Type 5b B-1 - B20-998 (20,998 P)
Type 1f B23-795 - B42-895 (B45-000?) (19,101 P)
Type (2-6) border B41-804, steel border B23-709, B45-125
Type 6 B47-146, B 48-733 - B 53-603 (6,458 P)
Type 7 DYD-765 -
(TOTAL 2,057,499*P)
Description of Types: (Type 5 for Mail Order)
Type 1 - Steel, non-reflective, no painted border, white back (1,655,556)
Type 2 - Aluminum, non-reflective, painted border, white back (12,001)
Type 3 - Steel, reflective, painted border, white back (100,000)
Type 4 - Steel, non-reflective, painted border, white back (100,000)
Type 5 - Aluminum, non-refl., painted border, unpainted back (174,993)
Type 6 - Aluminum, non-reflective, painted border, black back (6,458)
Type 7 - White/Black, bolt slots, reportedly 20 sets made in error
1973-80 BASE: HAJ-317 has pre-1972 "A" die.
1980-2003 BASE: VBB 614 has no hyphen.
STICKER VARIATIONS
1976: Type 1 - Old font serial 100001 - 2990200
Type 2 - New font serial 3012756 - 3041968
1977: Type 1 - Small font serial 0000001 - 3219119
Type 2 - Old font serial 3268596 -
1997-2005, 2007-08: White/Orange for Rental Cars. 1996 reported.
