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Help press the rest
Pressed Fifty reconstructs every license plate a US jurisdiction has issued. That’s an estimated 4,000 designs across the tiers below. The hard part (the pipeline that builds them) is done, so a $25 contribution presses about 100 plates.
127 / 4,000
plates pressed · 3%
$0
in support · be the first
$10 presses about 40 plates.
At checkout you can name the states or plates you’d most like to see next (use the two-letter code, like TX or CA).
Secure checkout via Stripe · one-time, any amount
The queue
The archive fills in order, one step finished before the next begins. Contributions push the current step forward.
Step 1
Everyday plates
125 / 1,000~$250 to press
The standard plate you get by default, every state, across its whole history. The heart of the archive.
Step 2
Special-vehicle plates
2 / 700~$175 to press
Trucks, trailers, motorcycles, disabled, and dealer plates. The ones the law requires.
Step 3
Special editions
0 / 300~$75 to press
Plates a state issues to mark a moment, like a big anniversary.
Step 4
Cause & club plates
0 / 2,000~$500 to press
The big optional set: colleges, sports teams, causes, and military honors. Hundreds per state.
Supporter wall
Everyone who has chipped in. Add your name at checkout, or stay anonymous. Either way the plates get pressed.
No supporters yet. The wall is waiting for its first name.
How the numbers work. The tool that generates and reviews plates is already built, so each new plate costs only a few cents to make and seconds to check. That is why $25 goes so far. These sizes are estimates and will firm up as coverage grows.
Contributions fund the work faster; they aren’t a purchase. The plates are, and always will be, free to browse.