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FC - _?_ (China 2000's) Possibly 'Global Fine Supply Ltd.'.F/FN - Fine Guitars (Korea) = non-Japanese models.F - Qingdao (China) = Les Paul Standard '59 / '60 / Tribute Models (See: F-Serial used on LP Std'59/'60 models and Tribute/Plus models).F - Fuji-gen (Japan) = Elite/Elitist models (See: Epiphone Japan Serial Numbers).EE - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Electric.

ED - Dongbei (China) = Chinese Dongbei means North-east.EA - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Acoustic.B - BohГЄmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic).

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YY = Double digit year of manufacture (2010-Current)Д®xample: F21234 = Fuji-gen Japan / 2002 / unit 1234Д®xample: T101234 = Terada Japan / 2010 / unit 1234ДЇor Epiphone serial numbers that begin with a letter(s), this list identifies the factory & country where produced:.

Y = Single digit year of manufacture (2002-2009).

F = Factory code (F = Fuji-gen, T = Terada).

M = Letter code to corresponding month (A = January, B = February, etc.)Д®xample: R01B0123 = Peerless Korea / 2001 / February / unit 0123.

Y/YY = Year of manufacture (Single digit for some 1997 and earlier models).

F/FF = Factory code (No factory designator for some 1993 and earlier models).

NOTE: Pre 1994 productions also frequently omitted factory letter codes and appeared as all numbers. In 2008 models begin to appear without a factory i.d.