Finding engine numbers info

So it is a factory 73 340 Duster but the date code of the block really does not matter, the VIN number stamped on the passenger side of the block above the oil pan rail and the assembly date on the drivers side front right under where the head bolts has the information we need to determine if it is the original block or not...
How did you come up with '73?
The VIN of the block is listed in post #18 above. Unless there's another one that I missed?