You are bidding on a rare Nevada discontinued embossed style “1864/1989 - 125 YEARS OF VISION” optional license plate (featuring a Miner prospecting silver) previously issued to a Nevada motorist at an additional fee by the Nevada DMV.

On October 31, 1864, anxious to have support of the Republican-dominated Nevada Territory for President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection, the U.S. Congress quickly admits Nevada as the 36th state in the Union.

In 1864, Nevada had only 40,000 inhabitants, considerably short of the 60,000 normally required for statehood. But the 1859 discovery of the incredibly large and rich silver deposits at Virginia City had rapidly made the region one of the most important and wealthy in the West. The inexpert miners who initially developed the placer gold deposits at Virginia City had complained for some time about the blue-gray gunk that kept clogging up their gold sluices. Eventually several of the more experienced miners realized that the gunk the gold miners had been tossing aside was actually rich silver ore, and soon after, they discovered the massive underground silver deposit called the Comstock Lode. Unlike the easily developed placer deposits that had inspired the initial gold rushes to California and Nevada, the Comstock Lode ore demanded a wide array of expensive new technologies for profitable development. For the first time, western mining began to attract investments from large eastern capitalists, and these powerful men began to push for Nevada statehood.

The license plate listed is for collecting/display purposes only, and fully complies with all eBay listing policies.It is no longer valid and is at least three years old.

It is sold as a collectible, hobby or souvenir item and never for display on any type of motor vehicle. All buyers must agree to not misrepresent their intent in making this purchase and further agree to not misuse this license plate in any way that will violate any state, federal or local laws, statutes and/or ordinances.

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I have an almost complete (BI)CENTENNIAL & NEVADA OPTIONAL pl8 collection for sale. Feel free to ask for other designs. Estimated delivery dates - include seller's handling time, and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods.