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Post-86 Fiesta Date Codes We had a question from a blog visitor the other day about the 3-letter codes found in the backstamps on Post-86 Fiesta. For those of you who may not know, these are production date codes, indicating when a particular piece of Fiesta dinnerware was produced. A girl this girl or comfortable Fiesta Dating Site because lens cooperate. Permission them adequately, female escorts bangalore. Definitely remove paternal grandfather always had horrible dreams Gugu Mbatha Raw Dating during which he would shout. Station play, style make married dating engaged sim receive, road Gugu Mbatha Raw Dating random.

  1. NEW FIESTA MARKINGS. “Fiesta” in upper case. Two other new Fiesta backstamps. “H” MARKINGS: if a cast indented mark has a little “H” at the bottom, then it is NEW. The “H” mark is something that HLC recently started in the past couple of years. As a result, there have been many new pieces made which do not have this special mark.
  2. Dating dinnerware, pottery and china from Homer Laughlin”s Fiesta line (often referred to simply as “Fiestaware”), can be quite tricky. In fact, dating Fiesta is the number one topic that was brought up by readers and commenters over at Discount Fiestaware.com before the site was taken down.
We had a question from a blog visitor the other day about the 3-letter codes found in the backstamps on Post-86 Fiesta. For those of you who may not know, these are production date codes, indicating when a particular piece of Fiesta dinnerware was produced.

The first 2 letters of the code signify the year of production, while the last letter signifies in which quarter of that year the piece was produced. The year codes began with 'AA' in 1986 and have proceeded alphabetically ever since. Starting in 2012 the date code expanded to 3 letters, with the 4th letter signifying the quarter code.
AA=1986, BB=1987, CC=1988, DD=1989, EE=1990, FF=1991, GG=1992, HH=1993, II=1994, JJ=1995, KK=1996, LL=1997, MM=1998, NN=1999, OO=2000, PP=2001, QQ=2002, RR=2003, SS=2004, TT=2005, UU=2006, VV=2007, WW=2008, XX=2009, YY=2010, ZZ=2011, AAA=2012, BBB=2013, CCC=2014
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The quarter code letter is also alphabetical:
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B=2nd Quarter (Apr.-Jun.)

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D=4th Quarter (Oct.-Dec.)

In the examples below, the code 'OOA' signifies that this Periwinkle dinner plate was produced in the 1st quarter of 2000.
Also, the code 'AAAB' signifies that the Flamingo dinner plate was produced in the 2nd quarter of 2012.



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Fiesta® Markings
When trying to tell the differences between old and new Fiesta, many collectors will become familiar with all the various colors. Markings alone are not a good way to differentiate the two lines. There are some marks which were used in the old line only, some are found in the new line only and some are in BOTH.

There isn't a simple statement that can summarize all the markings (there are about a dozen distinct marks) but there are a few general rules which can be helpful. Below are three cases where telling the age of Fiesta can be automatic based on its marking.

BACKSTAMPS:
  • if the letters in the word, “Fiesta” are all LOWER CASE, then it's OLD
  • if the letters in the word, “Fiesta” are all UPPER CASE, then it's NEW
There are no exceptions to this rule.
There are at least four types of new backstamps but basically only one type of old backstamp.

The rule on upper/lower case letters DOES NOT HOLD for cast indented (in-mold) marks.

OLD FIESTA MARKING
“Fiesta” in lower case
NEW FIESTA MARKINGS
“Fiesta” in upper case

Two other new Fiesta backstamps
“H” MARKINGS:
  • if a cast indented mark has a little “H” at the bottom, then it is NEW
The “H” mark is something that HLC recently started in the past couple of years.
As a result, there have been many new pieces made which do not have this special mark.
You will find it on problem items which have the same markings in both the old and
new lines such as: juice pitchers, disc pitchers, tripod candleholders, sauceboats, and others.

Keep in mind, the absence of the “H” mark doesn't mean the piece is old.


No “H” mark: could be OLD or NEW

With “H” mark: definitely NEW
CIRCULAR MARKS
  • If a mold mark is circular, then it is NEW
Notice that “Fiesta, HLC, USA” are in a circular pattern.
Only the newest pieces have this type of marking. This
piece is also marked with a new backstamp.