Here is a Table of Serial Numbers and the approximate year of
production for banjos built after 1960. The serialization during this
time period was somewhat erratic, so it has often been somewhat difficult to
determine the date of production for some banjos from this time period.
Although there is still some ambiguity in the table below (use features of
the banjo and the "stamp" to help on those early 1970's banjos), I hope this
format makes it easier for you to "Date your Banjo".
|
From |
To |
Years (Approx) |
Other stamp |
| 100 |
42440 |
1961 |
|
|
| 42441 |
61180 |
1962 |
|
|
| 61450 |
64220 |
1963 |
|
|
| 64240 |
70500 |
1964 |
|
|
| 71180 |
96600 |
1962 |
|
|
| 96601 |
99999 |
1963 |
|
|
| 000001 |
008010 |
1967 |
|
|
| 010000 |
042900 |
1967 |
|
|
| 044000 |
044100 |
1967 |
|
|
| 050000 |
054400 |
1967 |
|
|
| 055000 |
063999 |
1967 |
|
|
| 064000 |
066010 |
1967 |
|
|
| 067000 |
070910 |
1967 |
|
|
| 090000 |
099999 |
1967 |
|
|
| 100000 |
106099 |
1963 |
1967 |
|
| 106100 |
108900 |
1963 |
|
|
| 109000 |
109999 |
1963 |
1967 |
|
| 110000 |
111549 |
1963 |
|
|
| 111550 |
115799 |
1963 |
1967 |
|
| 115800 |
118299 |
1963 |
|
|
| 118300 |
120999 |
1963 |
1967 |
|
| 121000 |
139999 |
1963 |
|
|
| 140000 |
140100 |
1963 |
1967 |
|
| 140101 |
144304 |
1963 |
|
|
| 144305 |
144380 |
1964 |
|
|
| 144381 |
145000 |
1963 |
|
|
| 147009 |
149864 |
1963 |
|
|
| 149865 |
149891 |
1964 |
|
|
| 149892 |
152989 |
1963 |
|
|
| 152990 |
174222 |
1964 |
|
|
| 174223 |
176643 |
1964 |
1965 |
|
| 176644 |
199999 |
1964 |
|
|
| 200000 |
250335 |
1964 |
|
|
| 250336 |
291000 |
1965 |
|
|
| 301755 |
302100 |
1965 |
|
|
| 302754 |
305983 |
1965 |
|
|
| 306000 |
306100 |
1965 |
1967 |
|
| 307000 |
307985 |
1965 |
1967 |
|
| 309848 |
310999 |
1965 |
1967 |
|
| 311000 |
320149 |
1965 |
|
|
| 320150 |
320699 |
1967 |
|
|
| 320700 |
321100 |
1965 |
|
|
| 322000 |
326600 |
1965 |
|
|
| 328000 |
328500 |
1965 |
|
|
| 328700 |
329179 |
1965 |
|
|
| 329180 |
330199 |
1965 |
1967 |
|
| 330200 |
332240 |
1965 |
1967 |
|
| 332241 |
347090 |
1965 |
|
|
| 348000 |
348092 |
1965 |
|
|
| 348093 |
349100 |
1966 |
|
|
| 349121 |
368638 |
1965 |
|
|
| 368640 |
369890 |
1966 |
|
|
| 370000 |
370999 |
1967 |
|
|
| 380000 |
385309 |
1966 |
|
|
| 390000 |
390998 |
1967 |
|
|
| 400001 |
400999 |
1965 |
,1966,1967,1968 |
|
| 401000 |
407985 |
1966 |
|
|
| 408000 |
408690 |
1966 |
|
|
| 408800 |
409250 |
1966 |
|
|
| 420000 |
426090 |
1966 |
|
|
| 427000 |
429180 |
1966 |
|
|
| 430005 |
438530 |
1966 |
|
|
| 438800 |
438925 |
1966 |
|
|
| 500000 |
500999 |
1965 |
,1966,1968,1969 |
|
| 501010 |
501600 |
1965 |
|
|
| 501601 |
501702 |
1968 |
|
|
| 501703 |
502706 |
1965 |
1968 |
|
| 503010 |
503110 |
1968 |
|
|
| 503405 |
520955 |
1965 |
1968 |
|
| 520956 |
530056 |
1968 |
|
|
| 530061 |
530850 |
1966 |
1968 |
|
| 530851 |
530993 |
1968 |
1969 |
|
| 530994 |
539999 |
1969 |
|
|
| 540000 |
540795 |
1966 |
1969 |
|
| 540796 |
545009 |
1969 |
|
|
| 550000 |
556910 |
1966 |
|
|
| 558012 |
567400 |
1969 |
|
|
| 570099 |
570755 |
1966 |
|
|
| 580000 |
580999 |
1969 |
|
|
| 600000 |
600999 |
1966 |
,1967,1968,1969 |
|
| 601000 |
601090 |
1969 |
|
|
| 605901 |
606090 |
1969 |
|
|
| 700000 |
700799 |
1966 |
1967 |
|
| 750000 |
750999 |
1968 |
1969 |
|
| 800000 |
800999 |
1966 |
,1967,1968,1969 |
|
| 801000 |
812838 |
1966 |
1969 |
|
| 812900 |
814999 |
1969 |
|
|
| 817000 |
819999 |
1969 |
|
|
| 820000 |
820087 |
1966 |
1969 |
|
| 820088 |
823830 |
1966 |
|
|
| 824000 |
824999 |
1969 |
|
|
| 828002 |
847488 |
1966 |
1969 |
|
| 847499 |
858999 |
1966 |
|
|
| 859001 |
880089 |
1967 |
|
|
| 893401 |
895038 |
1967 |
|
|
| 895039 |
896999 |
1968 |
|
|
| 897000 |
898999 |
1967 |
|
|
| 899000 |
899999 |
1968 |
|
|
| 900000 |
902250 |
1968 |
|
|
| 903000 |
920899 |
1968 |
|
|
| 940000 |
941009 |
1968 |
|
|
| 942001 |
943000 |
1968 |
|
|
| 945000 |
945450 |
1968 |
|
|
| 947415 |
956000 |
1968 |
|
|
| 959000 |
960909 |
1968 |
|
|
| 970000 |
972864 |
1968 |
|
|
|
100000 |
199999 |
1970 |
,1971,1972 |
MADE IN USA |
|
600000 |
799999 |
1970 |
,1971,1972 |
MADE IN USA |
|
900000 |
999999 |
1970 |
,1971,1972 |
MADE IN USA |
|
000001 |
299999 |
1973 |
|
MADE IN USA |
|
100000 |
699999 |
1974 |
,1975 |
MADE IN USA |
|
800000 |
899999 |
1974 |
,1975 |
MADE IN USA |
Table of serial numbers by year of manufacture
Gibson Banjos made after 1961