Gibson Serial Numbers

Year Made
 Last Serial Number  
1904 1850
1905 2550
1906 3350
1907 4250
1908 5450
1909 6950
1910 8750
1911 10850
1912 13350
1913 16100
1914 20150
1915 25150
1916 32000
1917 39500
1918 47900
1919 53800
1920 62200
1921 69300
1922 71400
1923 74900
1924 80300
1925 82700
1926 83600
1927 85400
1928 87300
1929 89750
1930 90200
1931 90450
1932 90700
1933 91400
1934 92300
1935 92800
1936 94100
1937 95200
1938 95750
1939 96050
1940 96600
1941 97400
1942 97700
1943 97850
1944 98250
1945 98650
1946 99300
1947 99999
1947 A 1305
1948 A 2665
1949 A 4410
1950 A 6595
1951 A 9420
1952 A 12460
1953 A 17435
1954 A 18665
1955 A 21910
1956 A 24755
1957 A 26820
1958 A 28880
1959 A 32285
1960 A 35645
1961 A 36150
1961 100-42440
1962 42441-61180
1962 71180-96600
1963 61450-64220
1963 96601-99999
1963 106100-108900
1963 110000-111549
1963 115800-118299
1963 121000-139999
1963 140101-144304
1963 144381-145000
1963 147009-149864
1963 149892-152989
1964 64240-70500
1964 144305-144380
1964 149865-149891
1964 152990-174222
1964 176644-199999
1964 200000-250335
1965 250336-291000
1965 301755-302100
1965 302754-305983
1965 311000-320149
1965 320700-321100
1965 322000-326600
1965 328000-328500
1965 328700-329179
1965 348000-348092
1965 348093-349100
1965 368640-369890
1965 501601-501702
1966 349121-368638
1966 370000-370999
1966 390000-390998
1966 408000-408690
1966 408800-409250
1966 420000-426090
1966 427000-429180
1966 430005-438530
1966 438800-438925
1966 600000-500999
1966 558012-567400
1966 580000-580999
1966 820088-823830
1966 847499-858999
1967 000001-008010
1967 010000-042900
1967 044000-044100
1967 050000-054400
1967 055000-063999
1967 064000-066010
1967 067000-070910
1967 090000-099999
1967 320150-320699
1967 380000-385309
1967 400001-400999
1967  859001-880089
1967 893401-895038
1967  897000-898999
1968 501703-502706
1968 503405-520955
1968 895039-896999
1968 899000-899999
1968 900000-902250
1968 903000-920899
1968 940000-941009
1968  942001-943000
1968 947415-956000
1968 959000-960909
1968 970000-972864
1969 540000-540795
1969 550000-556910
1969 570099-570755
1969 600000-600999
1969 605901-606090
1969  812900-814999
1969  817000-819999
1969 824000-824999
1968, 1969 530061-530850
1963, 1967 100000-106099
1963, 1967 109000-109999
1963, 1967 111550-115799
1963, 1967 118300-120999
1963, 1967 140000-140100
1964, 1965 174223-176643
1965, 1966 332241-347090
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 401000-407985
1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 501010-501600
1965, 1967 306000-306100
1965, 1967 307000-307985
1965, 1967 309848-310999
1965, 1967 329180-330199
1965, 1967,1968 330200-332240
1965, 1968 503010-503110
1965, 1968 520956-530056
1966, 1967 700000-700799
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 601000-601090
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 800000-800999
1966, 1968, 1969 530851-530993
1966, 1969 540796-545009
1966, 1969 820000-820087
1966, 1969 828002-847488
1966, 1969 801000-812838
1968, 1969 530994-539999
1968, 1969 750000-750999

 

In 1970, Gibson started stamping “Made In U.S.A” on the back of headstock, below the six digit serial number. This is a quick way to tell if you have a post 69 Gibson. If so, the above dating chart does not apply. For Gibson’s made after 1977, the first and fifth digit is the year made. For example, 80920334 would be made in 1980.

 

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