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In lugnet.faq, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> What is the meaning behind the Lego set numbers? Do they really mean
> anything?
Generally, they mean quite a bit, but there are a lot of exceptions. The
full answer can take days to answer. :)
> Do certain themes "reserve" numerical series?
Yeah.
> Are they all 4 digits long?
No, some are 1 digit, some are 2, some are 3, and at least one is 6 digits
(that's the soccer starter set: number 880002).
> I know they're not all unique. What examples of duplicated set numbers are
> there?
According to the LUGNET sets-DB, out of 3,112 sets in the DB (and there are
still many old sets missing from it), there are at least 238 set numbers
which have been used at least twice:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 20 033 041 055 060 061 063 080 105 111 112 113 114
115 120 128 132 134 137 156 157 200 205 210 211 213 214 215 217 218 221
222 226 230 231 232 250 251 252 254 256 258 260 261 263 264 265 266 268
306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 320 322 324 325 328 329
330 333 335 337 338 340 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 355 357 360 361 362
363 365 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 379 381 383 385 390 391 392 393 400
402 404 420 450 452 453 454 455 456 460 462 480 485 487 490 491 492 493
520 535 537 540 545 550 555 560 565 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608
615 621 622 623 626 630 640 642 643 644 645 646 649 650 651 652 653 654
655 656 657 658 659 661 662 664 695 696 697 698 699 700 702 703 705 708
710 711 712 720 722 725 730 740 750 751 760 810 813 900 901 918 920 970
1134 1135 1560 1562 1590 1610 1620 1624 1787 1843 1969 1974 2641 2650
4255 5051 5233 5235 5900 5901 5902 5909 6075 6077 6083 6375 6407 6648
6679 6799 6848 6861 6901 8857 8858
There are also examples of pseudo-overlap where the numerical values compare
equal but the string values do not. For example, there is a set number "40"
and also a set number "040", and there are at least three different sets
numbered "3" and at least one set numbered "003". Many of these oddities in
numbering come from the Samsonite era.
And then there are the slash-delimited set numbers (recently discovered by
Joshua) such as 700/0, 700/1, 700/2, 700/3, 700/3A, 700/E, etc.
--Todd
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| (...) Well, since it's for the FAQ, gimme the days-long explanation. :-, (...) Ooh, good exception. Thanks. (...) Cool, thanks for the analysis, Todd. Should I quote the list verbatim with a note of when the sample was taken, or will there be a (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.admin.database)
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