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Vintage Guitar Serial Numbers - Gretsch

Year	Serial Number
1949-1950	3000-3999
1951	4000's, 5000's
1952	5000's, 6000's
1953	6000's-8000's
1954	9000's-12000's
1955	12000's-16000's
1956	17000's-21000's
1957	22000's-26000's
1958	27000's-30000's
1959	30000's-34000's
1960	34000's-39000's
1961	39000's-45000's
1962	46000's-52000's
1963	53000's-63000's
1964	63000's-77000's
1965	77000's-84000's

During 1965, serial numbers changed. The first two digits represented the month, the next digit represented the last digit of the year. The remaining numbers indicated order of production.

Starting in 1967, "made in USA" was stamped on the back of the headstock.

From 1973-1981 the serial numbers were hyphenated. First digits before the hyphen represented the month, first digit after hypen represented the year.

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