A Deming man doing some digging has found a New Mexico license plate dating back more than 70 years.
Alfred Castillo says he recently discovered the plate at a construction site.
Castillo says the commemorative license plate is dated 1940 and likely was for a truck.
The 77-year-old, who is retired from the New Mexico Department of Transportation, says the license plate is especially rare because there were few vehicles around in New Mexico in 1940.
The plate reads "Coronado Cuarto Centennial." The Cuarto Centennial refers to the 400-year anniversary of a Spanish Conquistador's arrival in New Mexico in 1540.
Castillo says he gave the plate to his son, who works for NMDOT, to further research the plate's origins.
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