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05-09-2009, 12:08 AM | #1 |
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great LGC --box codes?
I'm smoking a great LGC wavell this evening. Sometimes these cigars are just spot on
I find it hard to believe , however, that no one in this community has been able to crack their box code I mean it's only a 3-letter/digit code: 4MS I know the M indicates this cigar was rolled in Miami, but the box code algorithm changed a while ago -- has anyone solved the new code ??? I would think that some of the Ybor City crew may have cracked this code -- no ??
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05-09-2009, 02:23 AM | #2 |
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Re: great LGC --box codes?
What's the purpose of having a code in the first place?
What information would be gained by cracking it? date rolled? location? I've never heard of this. Last edited by JJG; 05-09-2009 at 02:30 AM. |
05-09-2009, 02:35 AM | #3 |
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It usually offers the month/year they were rolled. It also tells which factory it was rolled at (at least on the CC side of codes)
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05-09-2009, 03:12 AM | #4 |
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yeah with Cubans I know it's to protect against counterfeiting but I've never heard of NC brands coding their factory location and roll dates.
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05-09-2009, 10:57 AM | #5 |
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Re: great LGC --box codes?
Check the bottom of you Pepin boxes. Most, if not all will have date stamps. No code just a straight date stamp. Cuban cigars are the same, although they do have some additional letters on boxes from recent years noone has been able to come up with a code of any consistency. As for NC's 99% of them are made in the same factories so I see no reason for factory codes.
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05-09-2009, 02:10 PM | #6 | |
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Every NC box I've ever bought just had a simple date stamp, and a far as CC box codes go, I don't even try to decode them. I trust the vendors for authenticity and I'm not serious enough as a collector to care what factory my smokes came from. I hope my first post didn't come off as being snarky. I've just never heard of NC companies using secret codes. |
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05-10-2009, 09:49 PM | #7 | |
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Agreed -- the Pepin stamps are straight forward. La Flor Dominica has a more complex code that is discussed elsewhere. And yes, no need for a factory code in most cases. LGC, however, is one company that rolls both in the DR and in Miami, so a "country" code comes in handy. There may be others. I asked only about LGC , but many of the other cigars by General (Partagas, Macanudo, etc.) have similar box codes, which followed a predictable pattern until several years ago.
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05-10-2009, 10:15 PM | #8 |
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Re: great LGC --box codes?
BTW --- Fuente, Padron, and a lot of NCs do not have any age-dating codes, but this thread describes the details and companies that do:
http://tinyurl.com/pvqtxh
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05-10-2009, 11:42 PM | #9 |
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Re: great LGC --box codes?
I would love to see plain dates on boxes for packed date..is good..
Gives me a reference as I age sticks...boxes Tom
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05-17-2009, 12:23 AM | #10 | |
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My last box of ERDM rectangulares is dated before the paradigm shift
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05-17-2009, 02:14 PM | #11 | |
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possibly the tastiest NC box I've ever purchased |
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05-20-2009, 11:26 PM | #12 | |
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and you didn't re-order Guess I'll just have to pick up another box of ERDM and crack the code
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