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It was a question that piqued the interest of Delaware black-and-white, low-digit tag guru Jordan Irazabal.

A reader of his website (theDelaware3000.org) asked if he knew the breakdown of what makes of vehicles bear the lowest digit (and most valuable) tags in the state.

Irazabal, a tag collector on a quest to collect photographs the lowest 3,000 digit plates, decided to raid his archives and examine his photographs of tags 4 to 100 to crunch some numbers and deliver an answer.

The top three tags are used by the state's top in-office officials ― No. 1 belongs to the Delaware governor, No. 2 to the lieutenant governor and No. 3 to the secretary of state ― so Irazabal focused on the 97 privately owned tags.

In Delaware, these rare low-digit tags often are passed down from family member to family member. They drip with prestige and are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars through private sale and auction.

You may assume the vehicles toting a black-and-white Nos. 100 and lower are all luxury cars, but that's not necessarily the case.

A Bentley bears the No. 9 Delaware black-and-white license plate.

Top 10 vehicle makes with low-digit tags Nos. 100 and below

Here are the car brands for most coveted low-digit tags in the state, based on the most recent photographs either taken by Irazabal or contributors to his website, which has a sister page on Facebook (@thedelaware3000).

TheDelaware3000.org's Jordan Irazabal of Wilmington has been collecting photos of Delaware's lowest number license plates since 2007.

12: Mercedes-Benz
12: Cadillac
8: Chevrolet
7: Range Rover
6: Lincoln
5: Bentley
5: BMW
5: Ford
5: Porsche
4: Jaguar

Bottom 19 vehicle makes with low-digit tags Nos. 100 and below

And here are the brands that round out the top 100.

Not every vehicle with an ultra low-digit Delaware license plate is a luxury vehicle. No. 19 is found on a Honda Accord.

3: Audi
3: GMC
3: Toyota
3: Volvo
2: Jeep
1: Buick
1: Chrysler
1: Dodge
1: Genesis
1: Honda
1: International
1: Kia
1: Lexus
1: Lucid
1: Mini
1: Plymouth
1: Stanley
1: Subaru
1: Tesla

List of vehicle makes with low-digit tags Nos. 100 and below from 2018

If you're curious how the makes for the lowest digit license plates in Delaware has changed over the years, here is the list from 2018 from Irazabal 's archives.

One of the most unique vehicles with an ultra low-digit black-and-white Delaware tag can be found at Yorklyn's Marshall Steam Museum, appropriately attached to their 1913 Stanley Touring Model 76.

19: Mercedes-Benz
12: Cadillac
7: BMW
7: Chevrolet
5: Ford
5: GMC
5: Range Rover
5: Jaguar
3: Bentley
3: Buick
3: Lexus
3: Lincoln
3: Porsche
2: Jeep
2: Audi
2: Honda
2: Subaru
2: Volvo
1: Toyota
1: Saturn
1: Stanley
1: Chrysler
1: International
1: Mini
1: Plymouth

List of vehicle makes with low digit tags Nos. 100 and below from 2013

And here is the list from a decade ago, also from Irazabal's archives.

Only one Tesla is currently known to have a Delaware black-and-white license plate in single or double digits: No. 77.

18: Mercedes-Benz
13: Cadillac
13: Chevrolet
6: Buick
6: Lincoln
5: BMW
4: Ford
3: Honda
3: Jaguar
3: Jeep
3: Lexus
3: Volvo
2: Audi
2: Bentley
2: Chrysler
2: Toyota
1: Mini
1: Plymouth
1: Porsche
1: Range Rover
1: Saturn
1: Stanley
1: Dodge
1: Aston Martin
1: GMC

The lowest digit tags in Delaware, broken down by county

A woman examines old Delaware license plates in 2018.

2023: New Castle County (45), Kent County (11) and Sussex County (41)

2018: New Castle County (49), Kent County (11) and Sussex County (37)

2013: New Castle County (50), Kent County (12) and Sussex County (35)

Big dollar tags: one could be worth $1.5 million

When it comes to sales of the much-wanted low digit Delaware tags, the highest recent sale was No. 20 for $410,000 in 2018.

Delaware tag No. 20, sold for $410,000 in 2018.

Among the sales of Nos. 4 through 100 from the last 15 years:

$675,000: No. 6 in 2008
$325,000: No. 14 in 2016
$282,000: No. 37 in 2021
$112,000: No. 96 in 2016

So how much could No. 4 go for if it were put up for sale by its owner? Irazabal estimates a cool $1.5 million.

Big dollar: Delaware low-digit tag values

Irazabal's website hosts a regularly updated chart with estimates low-digit tag valuations. Here is the most recent estimations of worth for Nos. 4 to 200000.

The most prized low-digit Delaware tag is No. 4 since the first three belong to the governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state. It can be found on a cherry red Audi A3

4-9: $800,000-$1,500,000
10-29: $500,000-$750,000
30-99: $150,000-$500,000
100-399: $75,000-$130,000
400-999: $40,000-$75,000
1000-1999: $15,000-$22,500
2000-3999: $10,000-$14,000
4000-9999: $5,000-$10,000
10000-19999: $1,500-$2,500
20000-29999: $1,000-$1,500
30000-99999: $500-$1,000
100000-200000: $150-$250

Next major Delaware license plate swap meet

Not every vehicle with an ultra low-digit Delaware license plate is a luxury vehicle. No. 98 is found on a Kia Telluride.

Irazabal's TheDelaware300.org will host its second annual License Plate Swap Meet & Car Corral/Show on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meding's Seafood (3697 Bay Rd., Milford) The rain date is April 13.

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Irazabal's wish list: Needs photos of only 20 more plates

Since 2007, Irazabal has been on a quest to photograph the 3,000 lowest digit tags in Delaware and he only needs 20 more to complete his project.

Jordan Irazabal of Wilmington is an aficionado of Delaware's low number license plates and has been collecting photos of them for 17 years.

His goal is to document Nos. 1-1000, C1-C1000 (commercial) and PC1-PC1000 (pleasure/commercial) and these ae the ones he still needs.

524
C122
C127
C250
C286
C388
C506
C656
C857
PC65
PC424
PC501
PC502
PC516
PC650
PC708
PC822
PC845
PC861
PC897

You can see photographs of the 2,980 plates he already has documented at thedelaware3000.org/tag-pics.

Have a story idea? Contact Ryan Cormier of Delaware Online/The News Journal at rcormier@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2863. Follow him on Facebook (@ryancormier) and X (@ryancormier).

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