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Vintage Guitar Serial Numbers - Epiphone
Epiphone serial numbers found on labels inside the instrument.
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Serial Number
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Acoustics
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Late '20s
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1-999
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1930-31
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1000's
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1932
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5000's
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1933
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6000's
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1934
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7000's
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1935
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8000's, 9000's
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1936
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10000's
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1937
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11000's
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1938
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12000's
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1939
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13000's to 14400's
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1940
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14500's+
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1941
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16000's to 17400's
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1942
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17500's to 18100's
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1943
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18200's to 18900's
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1944
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19000's, 20000's,50000's, 51000's, 52000's
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1945
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52000's, 53000's, 54000's
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1946
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54000's, 55000's
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1947
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56000's
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1948
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57000's
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1949
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58000's
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Electrics
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1935
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000-249
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1936
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250-749
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1937
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750-1499
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1938
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1500-2499
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1939
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2500-3499
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1940
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3500-4999
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1941
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5000-6499
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1942
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6500-7499
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1943
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7500-8299
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1944
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8300-9000
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1945-50
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First two digits are the model number. Final three digits are that model's production ranking.
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Acoustics & Electrics
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1950
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59000's
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1951
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60000's, 61000's, 62000's, 63000's
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1952
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64000's
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1953
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64000's, 65000's, 66000's
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1954
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67000's
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1955
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68000's
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1957
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69000's
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Gibson-made Epiphones
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Year
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Serial Number
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1958
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Hollow body: A 1000's
Solid body: 8 followed by 5 numbers, 8 [space] 4 numbers
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1959
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Hollow body: A 2000's
Solid body: 9 followed by 5 numbers, 9 [space] 4 numbers
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1960
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Hollow body: A 3000's, A 4000's
Solid body: 0 followed by 3 or 5 numbers, 8 [space] 4 numbers
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1961
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Hollow body: A 3000's, A 4000's, 100-42440
Solid body: 1 followed by 5 numbers, 8 [space] 4 numbers, 100-42440
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1962
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42441-61180, 71180-96600
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| There are many instances of number series duplication from 1963 to 1969. |
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1963
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61450-64222, 96601-99999, 100000-106099, 106100-106899, 109000-109999, 110000-111549, 111550-115799, 115800-118299, 118300-120999, 121000-139999, 140000-140100,
140101-144304, 144381-149864, 149892-152989
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1964
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64240-70501, 144305-144380, 149865-149891, 152990-174222, 174223-176643, 176644-250335
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1965
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174223-176643, 250336-305983, 306000-310999, 311000-320149, 320700-329179, 329180-330199, 330200-332240, 332241-348092, 349121-368638, 400001-400999, 500000-500999,
501009-501600, 501703-502706, 503405-520955
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1966
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348093-349100, 368640-369890, 380000-385309, 400001-400999, 401000-438922, 500000-500999, 530061-530850, 540000-540795, 555000-556909, 570099-570755, 600000-600999,
700000-700799, 800000-800999, 801000-812838, 820000-820087, 820088-823830, 828002-847488, 847499-858999
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1967
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000001-099999, 100000-106099, 109000-109999, 111550-115799, 118300-120999, 140000-140100, 306000-310999, 320150-320699, 329180-330199, 330200-332240, 370000-370999,
390000-390998, 400001-400999, 600000-600999, 700000-700799, 800000-800999, 859001-895038, 897000-898999, 897000-898999
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1968
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330200-332240, 400001-400999, 500000-500999, 501601-501702, 501703-502706, 503010-503109, 503405-520955, 520956-530056, 530061-530850, 530851-530993, 600000-600999,
750000-750999, 800000-800999, 895039-896999, 899000-972864
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1969
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500000-500999, 530061-530850, 530851-530993, 530994-539999, 540000-540795, 540796-545009, 558012-567400, 580000-580999, 600000-600999, 601000-606090, 750000-750999,
800000-800999, 801000-812838, 812900-819999, 820000-820087, 824000-824999, 828002-847488, 847499-858999, 897000-898999, 897000-898999
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