A work in progress.
Please feel free to chime in and I will update and correct errors as discovered.
Please feel free to chime in and I will update and correct errors as discovered.
Date Code Project
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Date Codes
Where X=batch, or other unneeded code digits
Peterson
YYDDMMXXXX
2003043214 = April 03, 2020
Orlick
YYXXMMXXDD
2124061407 = June 07, 2021
Cornell & Diehl
mmddyy
031520 = March 15, 2020
GL Pease
mmddyy
031520 = March 15, 2020
McClelland
XXXXYY
341220 = 2020
Mac Baren
(old) XXYYDDDX (DDD = Calendar Day linear number)
21201256 = May 05, 2020
(new) date printed on can
Dunhill
yymmXXXX
20042134 = April 2020
Peter Stokkebye
yymmXXXX
20042134 = April 2020
Scandinavian Tobacco
XXXXYMDX
CB312C8C = March 8, 2012
CB - The manufacturer: Scandinavian Tobacco in Assens/Denmark.
31 - The machine on which it was produced.
2 - The year of production starting with 2010 (2012).
C - The month of production in order A-L (March).
8 - The day of production within that month (March 8th).
C - Plant Shift
Samuel Gawith
DDMMM
Last 3 digits of code is Month starting December 1995. So December 1995 is 001, December 1996 is 013.
15296 = July 15, 2020
Germain
XXXYMMX
Where Y=Letter code for year with A = 2016
237E104 = October 2020
Esoterica
YXXXMMX
Where Y = last digit of year after 2010
873C053 = May 2018
Kohlhase and Kopp letter code
Letter code x/D/M/Y
Where Y= letter code for year starting in 2000
A/R/B/P = 18 Feb 2016
Altria (may not be correct for all)
xDDDxY
The first character refers to its location.
The next 3 digits are the Julian date, aka the day of the year manufactured.
The next character refers to the shift (which was either X, Y, or Z).
The next digit refers to the year.
The last three digits refer to the case packer.
L133X1000 = May 13, 2011
Peter Stokkebye
First four digits = Batch Number
Second set of four digits = Production date as follows:
1st and 2nd numbers = last two digits of production date (the year)
3rd and 4th numbers = week of production (1-52 weeks in a year)
0815 2020 = 20th week of 2020 (mid May 2020)
Where X=batch, or other unneeded code digits
Peterson
YYDDMMXXXX
2003043214 = April 03, 2020
Orlick
YYXXMMXXDD
2124061407 = June 07, 2021
Cornell & Diehl
mmddyy
031520 = March 15, 2020
GL Pease
mmddyy
031520 = March 15, 2020
McClelland
XXXXYY
341220 = 2020
Mac Baren
(old) XXYYDDDX (DDD = Calendar Day linear number)
21201256 = May 05, 2020
(new) date printed on can
Dunhill
yymmXXXX
20042134 = April 2020
Peter Stokkebye
yymmXXXX
20042134 = April 2020
Scandinavian Tobacco
XXXXYMDX
CB312C8C = March 8, 2012
CB - The manufacturer: Scandinavian Tobacco in Assens/Denmark.
31 - The machine on which it was produced.
2 - The year of production starting with 2010 (2012).
C - The month of production in order A-L (March).
8 - The day of production within that month (March 8th).
C - Plant Shift
Samuel Gawith
DDMMM
Last 3 digits of code is Month starting December 1995. So December 1995 is 001, December 1996 is 013.
15296 = July 15, 2020
Germain
XXXYMMX
Where Y=Letter code for year with A = 2016
237E104 = October 2020
Esoterica
YXXXMMX
Where Y = last digit of year after 2010
873C053 = May 2018
Kohlhase and Kopp letter code
Letter code x/D/M/Y
Where Y= letter code for year starting in 2000
A/R/B/P = 18 Feb 2016
Altria (may not be correct for all)
xDDDxY
The first character refers to its location.
The next 3 digits are the Julian date, aka the day of the year manufactured.
The next character refers to the shift (which was either X, Y, or Z).
The next digit refers to the year.
The last three digits refer to the case packer.
L133X1000 = May 13, 2011
Peter Stokkebye
First four digits = Batch Number
Second set of four digits = Production date as follows:
1st and 2nd numbers = last two digits of production date (the year)
3rd and 4th numbers = week of production (1-52 weeks in a year)
0815 2020 = 20th week of 2020 (mid May 2020)
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Wow, this is really good work, @luvmysuper. The only thing I can add is for the Germain’s/Esoterica alpha code system you mentioned above.
The alpha code works great for 2016 through 2020 (A = 2016, B = 2017, C = 2018, D = 2019, E = 2020) but nobody saw any “F” codes in 2021. Last year’s drops had a “G” code, which would indicate 2022 production (produced in the future
) so I don’t know what’s going on there.
Regardless, good work!
The alpha code works great for 2016 through 2020 (A = 2016, B = 2017, C = 2018, D = 2019, E = 2020) but nobody saw any “F” codes in 2021. Last year’s drops had a “G” code, which would indicate 2022 production (produced in the future
) so I don’t know what’s going on there.Regardless, good work!
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Could be they dropped the F due to possible confusion with E if the printing was weak.Wow, this is really good work, @luvmysuper. The only thing I can add is for the Germain’s/Esoterica alpha code system you mentioned above.
The alpha code works great for 2016 through 2020 (A = 2016, B = 2017, C = 2018, D = 2019, E = 2020) but nobody saw any “F” codes in 2021. Last year’s drops had a “G” code, which would indicate 2022 production (produced in the future
Regardless, good work!
Some businesses also don't use O for confusion with zero, or L for confusion with one.
If they roll out an H code this year, we'll know!
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Added Kohlhase and Kopp letter code
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Added Altria Group
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Added Peter Stokkebye
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