* Number ink-stamped on back of headstock
* First digit of the serial number is the last digit of the year
YEAR | FIRST NUMBER | |
1958 | 8 | |
1959 | 9 | |
1960 | 0 |
* Number on interior label preceded by an "A"
YEAR | NUMBER RANGE | |
1958 | A1000 to A1999 | |
1959 | A2000 to A2999 | |
1960 | A3000 to A3999 | |
1961 | A4000 to A4999 |
* Number on interior label preceded by an "A"
YEAR | NUMBER RANGE | |
1958 | A1000 to A1999 | |
1959 | A2000 to A2999 | |
1960 | A3000 to A3999 | |
1961 | A4000 to A4999 |
* Starting in 1961, Epiphone serial numbers follow Gibson's serial number series.
* Numbers stamped on back of peghead (no Made in USA stamp)
* Many numbers are duplicated from 1963 to 1969
NUMBER RANGE | YEAR | NUMBER RANGE | YEAR | ||||
0100 to 42440 | 1961 | 42441 to 61180 | 1962 | ||||
61450 to 64222 | 1963 | 64240 to 71040 | 1964 | ||||
71041 to 96600 | 1962, a few from 1963/1964 | 96601 to 99999 | 1963 | ||||
000001 to 099999 | 1967 - all 6 digit #'s starting with "0" | 100000 to 106099 | 1963 or 1967 | ||||
106100 to 106899 | 1963 | 109000 to 109999 | 1963 or 1967 | ||||
110000 to 111549 | 1963 | 111550 to 115799 | 1963 or 1967 | ||||
115800 to 118299 | 1963 | 118300 to 120999 | 1963 or 1967 | ||||
121000 to 139999 | 1963 | 140000 to 140100 | 1963 or 1967 | ||||
140101 to 144304 | 1963 | 144305 to 144380 | 1964 | ||||
144381 to 149864 | 1963 | 149865 to 149891 | 1964 | ||||
149892 to 152989 | 1963 | 152990 to 174222 | 1964 | ||||
174223 to 176643 | 1964 or 1965 | 176644 to 250335 | 1964 | ||||
250336 to 305983 | 1965 | 306000 to 310999 | 1965 or 1967 | ||||
311000 to 320149 | 1965 | 320150 to 320699 | 1967 | ||||
320700 to 329179 | 1965 | 329180 to 330199 | 1965 or 1967 | ||||
330200 to 332240 | 1965, 1967 or 1968 | 332241 to 348092 | 1965 | ||||
348093 to 349100 | 1966 | 349121 to 368638 | 1965 | ||||
368640 to 369890 | 1966 | 370000 to 370999 | 1967 | ||||
380000 to 385309 | 1966 | 390000 to 390998 | 1967 | ||||
400001 to 406666 | 1966 | 406667 to 409670 | 1966 to 1968 | ||||
409671 to 410900 | 1966 | 410901 to 419999 | unknown | ||||
420000 to 429193 | 1966 | 500000 to 500999 | 1965, 1966, 1968, or 1969 | ||||
501009 to 501600 | 1965 | 501601 to 501702 | 1968 | ||||
501703 to 502706 | 1965 or 1968 | 503010 to 503109 | 1968 | 503405 to 520955 | 1965 or 1968 | 520956 to 530056 | 1968 |
530061 to 530850 | 1966, 1968, or 1969 | 530851 to 530993 | 1968 or 1969 | ||||
530994 to 539999 | 1969 | 540000 to 540795 | 1966 or 1969 | ||||
540796 to 545009 | 1969 | 555000 to 556909 | 1966 | ||||
558012 to 567400 | 1969 | 570087 to 570643 | 1966 | ||||
570645 to 570755 | 1966 or 1967 | 570857 to 570964 | 1966 | ||||
580000 to 580080 | 1969 | 580086 to 580999 | 1966, 1967 or 1969 | ||||
600000 to 600998 | low end models, 1966, 1967, or 1968 | 600000 to 606090 | high end models, 1969 | ||||
700000 to 700799 | 1966, 1967 or 1969 | 750000 to 750999 | 1968 or 1969 | ||||
800000 to 800999 | 1966, 1967, 1968 or 1969 | 801000 to 812838 | 1966 or 1969 | ||||
812900 to 819999 | 1969 | 820000 to 820087 | 1966 or 1969 | ||||
820088 to 823830 | 1966 | 824000 to 824999 | 1969 | ||||
828002 to 847488 | 1966 or 1969 | 847499 to 858999 | 1966 or 1969 | ||||
859001 to 895038 | 1967 | 895039 to 896999 | 1968 | ||||
897000 to 898999 | 1967 or 1969 | 899000 to 899999 | 1968 | ||||
900000 to 901999 | 1970 | 910000 to 999999 | 1968 |
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