Questions tagged [set-numbering]

Questions about numbering on LEGO sets.

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Why did Lego use the same number for two different sets?

For example, Ricky Racoon on his Scooter from 1979 is a completely different set from House with Garage from 1996, but they share the same number (324). Why did Lego recycle numbers like this? Do they contunue to re-use old numbers?
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What is the number printed under the barcode of a Lego set?

I’ve got two sets of Lego Ideas #025 (steamboat Willie). They have the same barcode. Underneath the barcode there are some small numbers: one box has 118789 970, but the other box has 118789 017. A still from an unboxing video of that set shows…
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Why do some sets have two different numbers?

Possible Duplicate: Why did Lego use the same number for two different sets? For example, 324 Ricky Racoon on his Scooter and 3605 Ricky Racoon and his Scooter appear to be identical in every way but the set number. So why did Lego use two…
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