I was just at my local B&M and had a discount. I've never had this broken Virginia Flake, and with the discount it seemed like a good opportunity to try something new. As I looked through the tins, it looked like date stamps on the bottom. I found one that said 2003, and there is a bit of a swell to the tin and the plastic top is quite yellowed. So, I am assuming the stamp is in fact a date stamp and I just scored a 13 year old tin. I haven't opened it yet, but was curious if anyone has tried this. I read the reviews elsewhere but wanted to know if any of you have experience directly, or if you know more about the stamping. Thanks.