Dating tobacco tins

[Robert Britton]

I have a tin of Orlik Golden Sliced and to the right of the barcode it reads "2207071028." Are those first 6 digits the date? As in 7-7-2022? I don't see anything else that might be a date. Thanks!

 

[Robert Britton]

Update! Smoking Pipes wrote an article about it: How To Date Orlik Pipe Tobacco | Smokingpipes.com

 

[Hermit]

Cool. I have a few tins from 2009.

 

[MisterE]

NicE! Thanks for that link!!