vg - Very good: This tends to be a very broad category. Many plate collectors call any decent-looking plate very good, even if it has a bit too many blemishes or is closer to excellent. The author considers very good to be the typical used plate. It may have minor scuffs or scratches. May have a few dents or gravel dings. May have very minor rust spots or rub marks. Stickers, if any, might be chipped or cracked, but not necessarily. If reflectorized the scotchlite might be greyed slightly but not drastically. Still considered displayable by plate collectors.

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Ontario 1927:

Mississippi 1996:

New York 1948:

Texas 1999:

Panama 1992 truck:

Chihuahua (Mexico) 1976/77 fronteriza:

Links to pages showing photographic examples of each grade:
mint (m)	* * *	excellent (exc)	* * *	very very good (vvg)	* * *	good to very good (gvg)

good (g)

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fair to good (fg)

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fair (f)

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poor (p)

Links to pages showing photographic examples of similar plates of different grades:
Older New York plates (1920s-50s)	* * *	Newer Texas plates (1990s)	* * *	Various plates (1970s-2000s)
Other links:
License Plate Info .com homepage	* * *	What is "scotchlite"?	* * *	other plate related websites