HISTORY OF CEREAL PLATES  1953  WHEATIES 48 States, Alaska & Hawaii, Wash DC, Canada, Foreign   1954  WHEATIES 48 States + DC, Canada (10 provinces only)  1959  Baker's Chocolate 50 States  1960  Post Cereal Paper - cut from back of box  1963  General Mills Cereal Gritty "Reflective" stickers  1968  Post Cereal Tin Plates - first year for "modern" cereal plates  1970  Post Cereal Tin Plates  1975  Post Cereal Tin Plates (some dated 1974)  1978  Post Cereal Tin Plates (dated 1974 thru 1978)  1979  Post Cereal Tin Plates (all dated '79)  1980  Post Cereal Tin Plates - no embossing at all this year !! (All dated '80 except Colorado)  1981  Post Cereal Tin Plates (all dated '81)  1982  Post Cereal Tin Plates (all dated '82)  1983  Post Cereal Tin Plates  1984  Post Cereal Tin Plates (all dated '84)  1986  Post Cereal Tin Plates (all dated '86)  1987  Post Cereal Tin Plates (undated plates matching the 1984 numbers)  1988  Post Cereal Tin Plates  1989  Post Cereal Tin Plates (all dated '89)  1990  Post Cereal Tin Plates Thanks to Dirk Starck (ALPCA 6438) for some of the above information.