Read the Patch: What Your Levi's Patch Says About the Decade
Sam Wingenbach, California Vintage Buyers. November 6, 2026. 23 sec.
The patch on your Levi's tells the decade. Bold block 501XX lettering is the 1990s to the early 2000s, a card patch with XX in the lot number is before the mid-1960s, and a leather patch is before the mid-1950s, even dried and cracked. Text a photo of the patch to (949) 449-1255 for a free answer the same day. House calls across Southern California, buying nationwide.
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This Short has no spoken words, only music and on-screen text. What it shows: The patch on your Levi's tells the decade. Bold block 501XX lettering is the 1990s to the early 2000s, a card patch with XX in the lot number is before the mid-1960s, and a leather patch is before the mid-1950s, even dried and cracked. Text a photo of the patch to (949) 449-1255 for a free answer the same day. House calls across Southern California, buying nationwide.
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