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| Ämne: | Dags Igen alltså! |
| Skrivet av: | COJ |
| Tid: | 2006-01-27 00:22:21 |
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Curtesy of BroJohn @ HerfersParadise! BroJohn's General Cigar/Villazon box date decoder ring - updated. This is an update of an abridged version of the 'Villazon decoder ring' that I've published and updated over the past three years. It is provided as a guide to converting 'box codes' to production dates proprietary to Villazon/General Cigar products ONLY. The markings from other producers, ie., CAO, Torano, Padron, Perdomo, Fuente, Altadis, Placencia or other suppliers are proprietary to those makers, follow a different scheme, and are not covered here. This marking scheme commenced in January 1999 with the code 5HM. It appears that the initial codes began in the middle of the range numbers 0-9 (with '5'), and the middle of the alphabet A-Z (with 'M', the 13th of 26 letters.); hence the initial code of 5HM. There are three variants of the 'box code' marking scheme. 1.) The 'box codes' from 01/1999 to 12/2003 are a three character alphanumeric stamp on the bottom of the box in the form: number- letter- letter; eg '9DS'. 2.) Commencing 01/2004, the format changed to a five character alphnumeric sequence in the form number- number- letter- letter- letter; eg '10HCU'. 3.) The 'box codes' from *some* DOMINICAN production of Bolivars and Macanudo Vintage are a three character alphanumeric code in a non-standard form where: the pattern is letter- letter- number *or* letter- number- letter. In this scheme, the first letter always an 'S'. Possibly the manufacture of these products were contracted out, or there is some other reason the code pattern is non-standard. The overall meaning of these 'S' codes is unknown and will not be covered here. Here's the break down of the code for first two alphanumeric forms. Example one: '9HP' 9 -- One digit numeral indicates year of manufacture. H -- First alpha character is country of origin. P -- Last alpha character represents the Month of production. Example two: '10HCU' 10 -- two digit numeral indicates year of manufacture. H -- First alpha character is country of origin. C -- Middle alpha character is believed to be a factory code. U -- Last alpha character represents the Month of production. 1.) The numeric digits(s) represent the year of production. 5 = 1999, 6 = 2000, 7 = 2001, 8 = 2002, 9 = 2003, 10 = 2004, etc. 2.) The first alpha character is a manifest constant that indicates the country of production. One of: 'H', 'D', 'M', 'X', or 'K'. H = Honduras D = Dominican M = Miami K = Jamaica X = Jamaica (Obsolete) 3.) The middle alpha character, if present, is a letter that has an unknown representation; but I surmise that it indicates the factory of production, though this is unconfirmed. I also believe that it to be a constant. To date, only Honduran production with the newer markings has been seen. The middle character has either been a 'C' or a 'D'. 'D' is probably 'Danli' and the 'C' possibly represents 'Cofradia' or 'Copan'. As of this writing (3/5/2004), I haven't seen enough samples to come to any firm conclusion. 4.) The last alpha character is a letter that represents the Month that the cigars were produced. This character advances and rotates serially; All letters are used. The last alpha in the sequence is NOT a constant relative to the month, and changes year to year. That is, the alphabet rotates serially through the months, month-to-month, year after year. Note the last character in the following example; the MONTH letter is advanced 'monthly' so that: 5HN = Feb 1999 5HO = Mar 1999 5HP = Apr 1999 5HQ = May 1999 ...etc. It appears that following the letter 'Z', the last character cycles back to 'A' regardless of the year. The letter then continues to sequentially advance at one letter per month. 5HX = Dec 1999 6HY = Jan 2000 *** note digit advance from 5 to 6 for new year *** 6HZ = Feb 2000 6HA = Mar 2000 *** note 'Z' -> 'A' *** ...a midyear change/rollover. 6HB = Apr 2000 6HC = May 2000 ...and so on. Addendum: A table of date codes and dates for General Cigar production follows. The table uses '_' for the country of origin. In the second form, the table uses '__' after 2003 to indicate the codes for the production factory and the country of origin. Continuing the date code structure from inception in 01/1999 into the future gives: 1999 -------------- 5_M = Jan 1999 5_N = Feb 1999 5_O = Mar 1999 5_P = Apr 1999 5_Q = May 1999 5_R = Jun 1999 5_S = Jul 1999 5_T = Aug 1999 5_U = Sep 1999 5_V = Oct 1999 5_W = Nov 1999 5_X = Dec 1999 2000 -------------- 6_Y = Jan 2000 6_Z = Feb 2000 6_A = Mar 2000 6_B = Apr 2000 6_C = May 2000 6_D = Jun 2000 6_E = Jul 2000 6_F = Aug 2000 6_G = Sep 2000 6_H = Oct 2000 6_I = Nov 2000 6_J = Dec 2000 2001 -------------- 7_K = Jan 2001 7_L = Feb 2001 7_M = Mar 2001 7_N = Apr 2001 7_O = May 2001 7_P = Jun 2001 7_Q = Jul 2001 7_R = Aug 2001 7_S = Sep 2001 7_T = Oct 2001 7_U = Nov 2001 7_V = Dec 2001 2002 -------------- 8_W = Jan 2002 8_X = Feb 2002 8_Y = Mar 2002 8_Z = Apr 2002 8_A = May 2002 8_B = Jun 2002 8_C = Jul 2002 8_D = Aug 2002 8_E = Sep 2002 8_F = Oct 2002 8_G = Nov 2002 8_H = Dec 2002 2003 -------------- 9_I = Jan 2003 9_J = Feb 2003 9_K = Mar 2003 9_L = Apr 2003 9_M = May 2003 9_N = Jun 2003 9_O = Jul 2003 9_P = Aug 2003 9_Q = Sep 2003 9_R = Oct 2003 9_S = Nov 2003 9_T = Dec 2003 2004 -------------- 10__U = Jan 2004 10__V = Feb 2004 10__W = Mar 2004 10__X = Apr 2004 10__Y = May 2004 10__Z = Jun 2004 10__A = Jul 2004 10__B = Aug 2004 10__C = Sep 2004 10__D = Oct 2004 10__E = Nov 2004 10__F = Dec 2004 2005 -------------- 11__G = Jan 2005 11__H = Feb 2005 11__I = Mar 2005 11__J = Apr 2005 11__K = May 2005 11__L = Jun 2005 11__M = Jul 2005 11__N = Aug 2005 11__O = Sep 2005 11__P = Oct 2005 11__Q = Nov 2005 11__R = Dec 2005 Keep Puffing  COJ |
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