Anyone familiar with factory code ROA on these Trinidad?

[truckin25]

Just got this box from a friend and was curious if anyone was familiar with the factory code.  Read some reviews here but if anyone has thoughts on the cigars themselves, that’s welcomed also. Thanks in advance.  

 

[NSXCIGAR]

Uh oh...

[truckin25]

1 minute ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Uh oh...

What?  Did I do something wrong?  Something wrong with the cigars?

[NSXCIGAR]

5 minutes ago, truckin25 said:

Something wrong with the cigars?

Yeah, I hate to break it to you but the code font is incorrect. The code ROA is also one I'm not sure existed. I'm looking but it's possible it never was used. 

Also these are cigars I've seen high end fakes of for years. Trini RT and RE have been highly sought after for a while.

Update: ROA was used in 2006 for the Jose Marti (old HU) factory. Sorry my friend--this is a fake box. 

[truckin25]

3 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Yeah, I hate to break it to you but the code font is incorrect. The code ROA is also one I'm not sure existed. I'm looking but it's possible it never was used. 

Also these are cigars I've seen high end fakes of for years. Trini RT and RE have been highly sought after for a while.

Update: ROA was used in 2006 for the Jose Marti (old HU) factory. Sorry my friend--this is a fake box. 

 

3 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Yeah, I hate to break it to you but the code font is incorrect. The code ROA is also one I'm not sure existed. I'm looking but it's possible it never was used. 

Also these are cigars I've seen high end fakes of for years. Trini RT and RE have been highly sought after for a while.

Update: ROA was used in 2006 for the Jose Marti (old HU) factory. Sorry my friend--this is a fake box. 

Thanks for the feedback. This community is always terrific.  

[JohnS]

2 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Update: ROA was used in 2006 for the Jose Marti (old HU) factory. Sorry my friend--this is a fake box. 

That's correct. I remember a glorious ROA 06 H.Upmann Petit Coronas I went through around 2016.

[hsmunoz]

I can confirm that ROA was used in 06 for both the Monte Limited and the Cohiba Piramides , that is the only time I saw that code 

sorry mate..

[garbandz]

now they are faking vintage stock.

we need to track these people down...........

[Nevrknow]

2 hours ago, garbandz said:

now they are faking vintage stock.

we need to track these people down...........

This makes me want to never buy again. Smoke what I have which is verifiable real and just ride it out.

[NSXCIGAR]

On 12/15/2022 at 9:12 AM, garbandz said:

now they are faking vintage stock.

Actually faking vintage stock was the norm until this year. Who would fake CoRo when it was $600 and in stock everywhere?

I've seen fakes of this level of Trini RT and RE for years. Of course cigars like Cohiba Sublimes and Piramides ELs have been faked for years at about this level. I've also seen fakes of 05 RA Belicosos and 1990s Monte 2.