Serial number dating / Silvertone
Silvertone serial number lookup
Find the year a Silvertone was built, read from Silvertone’s own numbering scheme.
Can't read a digit? Type ? in its place. Looked-up serials are kept, never tied to you. How it works
Type the serial or code from the instrument. We read it as you type.
Cross-check with a pot code
The number stamped on a potentiometer inside the guitar. It dates the part, not the whole instrument.
How Silvertone serials date
- Harmony date stamp
- Danelectro week/year code (4-digit)
- Danelectro week/year code (3-digit)
More on Silvertone serial numbers
Where to find the serial
Danelectro-built: ink-stamped on the neck heel or in the control cavity. Harmony-built: stamped inside the body.
How sure is it
Every result carries its confidence. Treat the year as a strong guide, not proof: a serial can be replaced, a neck and body can be from different years, and reissues copy old numbering. For anything that matters, confirm the year against the neck date, the pot codes.
Other brands
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