Help With Dating SG Tins

[mingc]

Hey guys, is there anyway to date SG tins that don't have the new date code stickers? I understand that if they don't have the SG name in a red banner, they're from before 2011, but is there anyway to narrow the dates down? Here are the tins at issue:

 

[artvandelay007]

I assume there is no import or tax sticker that would help. The only other thing would be a range for the type of labels you have but I don’t have that info. Pipestud probably knows more.

 

[Sonorisis]

Well, one way to look at it is that, if they don't have date code stickers, they're probably ready to smoke.

 

[cossackjack]

Samuel Gawith, and Gawith-Hoggarth tins have a numeric date code on a transparent sticker, usually on the side of the tin:


06 254 = 06 January 2017

The terminal 3 digits represent the number of months since the index date of December 1995 (as per the table below; add leading zeros for month 1-99).
The initial 2 digits are the day of the month.


Refer to this link for additional information:

You Can Now Date Your Gawith Tobacco

 

[python]

Samuel Gawith, and Gawith-Hoggarth tins have a numeric date code on a transparent sticker, usually on the side of the tin:
View attachment 17419

06 254 = 06 January 2017

The terminal 3 digits represent the number of months since the index date of December 1995 (as per the table below; add leading zeros for month 1-99).
The initial 2 digits are the day of the month.
View attachment 17420

Refer to this link for additional information:

You Can Now Date Your Gawith Tobacco

Only recent production tins have those. Nearly everything produced before, I believe, 2014 don't have them.

 

[python]

The top Grousemoor tin looks like it may be from the '90's. The Skiff Mixture may be from late '90's or early 2000's. The other 3 look to be from the mid to late 2000's.

However, with all of that rust, the seals may be (probably are) compromised. I would open them all and jar the tobacco ASAP.

 

[3rdguy]

With the rust they are ready to be smoked up!

 

[kcghost]

Those with price tags should be fairly easy to date.

 

[mingc]

Thanks for the input folks. The seals appear intact; the lids are all still bowed in from the vacuum and are tight. I opened a Commonwealth from the same batch and it was in good shape inside. I'm going to put most of them into mylar bags and was hoping to get a better idea of their age before I do so!

 

[mingc]

Those with price tags should be fairly easy to date.

From how much they cost? Still gotta have that data tho and I don't have it!

 

[mingc]

Only recent production tins have those. Nearly everything produced before, I believe, 2014 don't have them.

Yeah, none of the tins have date stickers on them

 

[scloyd]

Samuel Gawith, and Gawith-Hoggarth tins have a numeric date code on a transparent sticker, usually on the side of the tin:
View attachment 17419

06 254 = 06 January 2017

The terminal 3 digits represent the number of months since the index date of December 1995 (as per the table below; add leading zeros for month 1-99).
The initial 2 digits are the day of the month.
View attachment 17420

Refer to this link for additional information:

You Can Now Date Your Gawith Tobacco

There is a problem with the above chart. Look at Nov 2019 (288) and Dec 2019 (279). Everything after Nov 2019 will be incorrect. It's great for dating older tins. I printed it out for future reference.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Only recent production tins have those. Nearly everything produced before, I believe, 2014 don't have them.

I have tins of FVF and BBF purchased in 2012 that have no labels of any kind.

 

[python]

I have tins of FVF and BBF purchased in 2012 that have no labels of any kind.

Do you mean tin labels or date labels?

That's what I said in my previous post, stuff made before 2014 have no date labels. I also think some stuff made between 2014-2016 don't have them either.

 

[craig61a]

I have tins of FVF and BBF purchased in 2012 that have no labels of any kind.

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Those are probably Chinese counterfeit tins. They could contain untold of noxious chemicals... I would be willing to dispose of those in my own personal HAZMAT site free of charge... ?
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[cossackjack]

There is a problem with the above chart. Look at Nov 2019 (288) and Dec 2019 (279). Everything after Nov 2019 will be incorrect. It's great for dating older tins. I printed it out for future reference.

Mea culpa
I apparently did not critically proof-read the data.

Here is the corrected table (which according to @python, you can ignore the codes before 2014, or just crop the image to omit them)