Dating Epiphone Gibson made US Guitars

Epiphone made by Gibson US Serial Numbers 1958 to 1960 - (Solid Body Guitars)

* 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

Epiphone made by Gibson US Serial Numbers 1958 to 1961 - (Hollow Body Guitars - A Series)

* 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

Epiphone made by Gibson US Serial Numbers 1958 to 1961 - (Hollow Body Guitars - "A" Series)

* 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

Epiphone made by Gibson US Serial Numbers 1961 to 1969 - (all instruments - non "A" Series)

* 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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