Note: From 1987, the prefix number plus 50 gives you the year of manufacture. 

Date

Serial Number

1894 High Pitched Models 2,000
1895 2,000
1896 2,000
1897 2,500
1898 3,000
1899 3,500
1900 3,900
1901 4,400
1902 5,100
1903 6,700
1904 8,500
1905 9,600
1906 10,800
1907 12,000
1908 13,000
1909 15,400
1910 17,800
1911 21,200
1912 22,500
1913 25,000
1914 Low Pitched Models, High F 30,000
1916 35,000
1917 40,000
1919 50,000
1920 58,000
1921 64,000
1922 83,000
1923 101,775
1924 124,600
1925 Chu Berry’s

145,400

1926 167,900
1927 193,450
1928 209,250
1929 224,600
1930 237,800
1931 Cross-over Models 244,700
1932 249,230
1933 256,501
1934 M series (Lady Face/Naked Lady)

260,000

1935 263,500
1936 271,000
1937 278,000
1938 284,000
1939 285,000
1940 288,300
1941 295,250
1942 304,500
1943 309,250
1944 309,300
1945 310,200
1946 314,000
1947 320,000
1948 Rolled Tone Holes Discontinued 327,150
1949 332,150
1950 337,250
1951 341,850
1952 341,851
1953 354,742
1954 359,251
1955 500,001
1956 571,750
1957 652002

1958

718626
1959 779657
1960 Production moved to Mexico 834200
1961 898556
1962 949465
1963 C00S0l
1964 C73854
1965 E54106
1966 H31247
1967 K35274
1968 L20454
1969 “M”-Pretix
1970 “N”-Prefix
1971 “P”-Prefix
1972 “R”-Prefix
1976 83000-89496
1977 91314-98992
1978 98993-111820
1979 111821-128691
1980 128692-145001
1981 145002-154753
1982 154954-170073
1983 170074-184336
1984 184337-201207
1985 201208-221243
1986 221244-240141
1987 240142-261465
1988 261466-273178
  3811713-3821881
1989 3900000
1990 4000000
1991 4100000