Unknown Metal tag from NJ

[buster7218]

Does anyone know what this is ??

 

[TomPA]

Size?

 

[creskol]

It is the year for a license plate .. just as we have stickers now, those were tag tabs in the 1950's.

 

[rmbutcher4]

Buster, I dug one just like that and a 55 also, and posted them on this site about a month ago. It's a 1954 New Jersey year tab that covered the '52 on the full size license plate. Due to the Korean war NJ went to year tabs to renew the 1952 license plates. NJ used 53, 54, 55, 56 year tabs to renew the 1952 plates. (ALSO NJ USED A 43 YEAR TAB DURING WWII)
hope this helps. Cool find.

 

[jewelerguy]

Buster, I dug one just like that and a 55 also, and posted them on this site about a month ago. It's a 1954 New Jersey year tab that covered the '52 on the full size license plate. Due to the Korean war NJ went to year tabs to renew the 1952 license plates. NJ used 53, 54, 55, 56 year tabs to renew the 1952 plates. (ALSO NJ USED A 43 YEAR TAB DURING WWII)
hope this helps. Cool find.

neat find and good history lesson from rmbutcher4

 

[creskol]

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