Websites such as Fender.com, GuitarRepairBench.com and Reverb.com offer lists and tables of Fender serial numbers and their corresponding manufacturing years. Most dating charts begin in 1950, when Fender released its first line of guitars with a consistant serial number system.
However, within each decade, certain serial number systems were used during multiple years, such as continually counting up to 6,000 from 1950 to 1954 or using both the L50,000 and the 100,000 format in 1965. In such cases, it may require additional research or consultation from a professional to determine the exact date of a guitar.
It is important to note that the majority of the serial number dating charts only refer to Fender guitars made in the United States. Fender.com does have a page that includes serial number dating charts for guitars made in Mexico, though it does not offer charts for guitars made in countries such as China. Most guitars feature a label or etching on the headstock that displays its country of origin.
So you need to figure out the year of production for your guitar or bass. You're not alone. Fenders rank as the most frequently bought and sold instruments on Reverb, and finding a precise date of manufacture can be key to determining the value and specifics of an instrument. The most important thing to keep in mind when dating a Fender is the highly modular nature of the designs.
Like Henry Ford, part of Leo Fender's genius was in optimizing the company's production efficiency. His guitars were built en masse by an entire factory, not a single luthier toiling over one instrument at a time. Features like bolt-on necks and pickups wired into the pickguard all helped the Fender factory churn out guitar after guitar, day after day.
This also means that various parts used on a particular guitar may have come from different points in time, so no single number can absolutely define when the instrument was built. Instead, the best approach to dating a Fender is to combine indicators from the design of the instrument, the dates found on the neck and body, along with the serial number.
Design Changes and Features Perhaps the best place to start when dating your Fender is to get an approximate idea of the era based on the instrument's design and components. This can be a tall order for someone less versed in guitar history, but we do have some resources here on Reverb to help you out. For starters, there's the Reverb Price Guide which has thousands of entries with pictures and details on various guitars and other gear. Some browsing around the can definitely help you find which model you have.
We also have some other blog posts related to Fender that can hopefully be of some help. There's and that follows the evolution of the most popular Fender guitar of all.
Similarly, take a look at for general timeline of the history of everyone's favorite offset guitar. For Fender during the turning point era of the mid-'60s, check out Body and Neck Dates Through much of Fender's production history, Fender workers would print or write a production date on both bodies and necks where the two pieces meet. These dates will tell when the original part was manufactured, but are not exact indicators of when the guitar was actually put together and finished. Here is what the neck date and body date look like from a 1952 Telecaster: If you're not comfortable removing the neck of a guitar to peek at the date marker, I encourage you to take it to a local tech or luthier.
I will also mention briefly pot-codes as a resource (numbers on the internal potentiometers of the guitar). These can definitely be useful in cases where no other numbers exist, but just tell when the pot itself was made. Who knows how long it was waiting in the Fender factory before finding its way into a Tele? Serial Numbers Like the body and neck dates, using serial numbers to date a Fender is not a sure bet.
At many points in Fender's history, serial number usage overlapped again owing to the modular manner of production. Below we'll go into detail about the various serial number schemes employed by Fender as far back as 1950. There are certainly plenty of exceptions, so again, using serial numbers in conjunction with other dating methods is always the best bet. Click on the links here to jump directly to the serial number style that matches your instrument:.
Post 1976 Starting in 1976, Fender transitioned to a new serial number scheme and moved the placement of most serial numbers to the headstock of the instrument. Depending on the era and model, the number can be found on either the front or back of the headstock. After a short period of overlap with the old system, the post-76 numbers will start with a letter that indicates the decade, followed by a number that indicates the year of that decade. The decade letter codes break down like this: S = 1970s, E = 1980s, N = 1990s, Z = 2000s. In the 2000s, you'll also see serials starting with a DZ which indicates the Deluxe series, but the format is otherwise the same. For example, a serial number with N4 would be from 1994.
One starting with Z5 would be from 2005. This scheme is not 100% consistent due to a number of production factors, such as Fender producing more serialized decals than needed in a given year. This is particularly pronounced in the transitional period of the mid-'80s, though the system has been pretty much on point since about 1990. After 2009, the letter changed to a format starting with US then two digits that tell the year of the current decade. Here's the breakdown of Post-1976 American-made Fender serials.
Made in Japan Fender Serials Fender Japan serial numbers can usually be found on the back of the neck near the neck joint. Though examples also exist with the number on the headstock or the neck-plate in the case of certain early reissue models. Up until 1997, the serial was paired with the words 'Made in Japan.' In 1982, Fender expanded operations with a series of instruments produced in Japan by the Fuji Gen Gakki company. Like the US serial numbers, MIJ (made in Japan) serials start with a letter or pair of letters that indicate the rough year of production.
This system, however, is notoriously inconsistent and incomplete, which makes dating by serial number even less reliable for MIJ Fenders. Here's a breakdown of serials for the 'Made in Japan' era. Made in Mexico Fender Serials Fender opened a factory in Ensenada, Mexico in the late '80s and instruments started coming off the line in 1990. Mexican-made (MIM) Fenders carry a serial number on the headstock starting with an M. Some exceptions include a handful of special editions and signature models as well as the split US/Mexican-made California series which all have a 'AMXN' at the beginning of their serials. The MIM serial number scheme is actually very straight-forward. For Mexican Fenders made in the 1990s, the serial will start with an MN followed by a number that indicates the year of the decade.
Instruments made in the 2000s follow the same form but start with MZ. For the 2010s, the prefix is MX1.
For example, a serial number starting with MN2 would be 1992. Here's the serial number breakdown for a majority of MIM Fenders. Exceptions There are a number of exceptions to all these serial number schemes. As mentioned above, many reissue models use serial numbers that don't really correlate to their age.
Additionally, there have been plenty of artist models, limited editions and other rare models that use a unique serial number. Examples include the 35th anniversary series, many of the uniquely finished Strats from the early '80s, as well as various export-specific models which carry a serial number starting with FN. Again, the serial number alone in any of these cases is not definitive and the best approach is to combine that with other methods like the neck and body dates, as well as just the features of the specific instrument.
If you have any questions as to what Fender you're dealing with, I encourage you to seek out a local guitar shop or luthier to help figure it out.
This will get you in the ballpark as far as age is concerned but Fender serials have always been a bit hit and miss and dating a guitar is as much an art as a science. They are production line instruments and the neck plate/decal or whatever containing the serial number is grabbed from a big box and not issued in strict sequence. The actual age of a guitar (usually determined by the date on the neck) can differ from that calculated from the serial number by a year or more in many cases. No way of relating serial number to model - the same serial numbers were shared between Teles, Strats, Jaguars, all the other guitars and all the bass guitars too.
Also, if the number is on the neck plate, this can easily be swapped to another instrument. Post a picture of the guitar here and I'm sure that between us we'll be able to work out exactly what you have. Click to expand.It's most likely a 2009; until 2010 the numbers basically 'changed over' some time in January, so it could be from early 2010 as well. Plus they did up runs of instruments introduced in 2010 (the American Special and revised American Deluxe models) that carry the older 2009 numbers - either the entire guitar was completed and put in the warehouse in late 2009 (most likely case for American Specials as they were shipping out in January 2010) or at least the necks were done in late 2009 (most likely case for the revised American Deluxes as they didn't start shipping out until March 2010). If you think about how Fender builds guitars their process makes it pretty difficult to have a full date code embedded in the serial number like a Gibson or Gresch. Fender necks are made in batches by one team from start of milling to applying the finish, the bodies in batches by another team (also from milling the wood through application of the finish), and they are assembled by yet another team at a different date after both parts have been finished separately.
The serial number decals are under the finish, so the neck will get a decal before the neck is completed and the neck is dated at that time. Since Gibsons and Gresches are set-neck guitars the body and neck are joined much earlier in the process - definitely prior to application of the finish. Further many of these with date codes are stamped into the wood after the guitar is completed - I'm thinking of Gibson USA here; not sure exactly what the process was for Gresch. Also if you look at a Gibson historic - they use ink stamped serial numbers under the finish, so they don't have any specific date codes either - just the year of production (and the year of the reissue - so a 2013 '59 Les Paul Reissue would have a number like 13 9XXXX where the XXXX is the sequential number of '59 RIs produced in 2013).
Using Fender Guitar Serial Numbers to determine the date of manufacture. Fender Serial Numbers, 1950 to 2007 (Identifying the Year). An inexact science to be sure. Dating a Fender guitar with the serial number is a hit or miss propisition. It helps narrow things down, but in most cases is an inexact science. Leo Fender never intended for his guitars to become collectors items.
He never invisioned a need to pinpoint the manufacturing date of any of his guitars. At least not while he was at Fender Musical Instrument Corporation. With that said, and with great help from numerous sources including FMIC, George Gruhn's publications, and A. Duchossoir the following information should help you but it is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. Before 1977 Fender guitars hd a serial number on the bridgeplate or neckplate. Serial numbers are basically chronological, but there is some overlap in some years.
Before the later 1970's Fender never expected the guitars to be collectable or for serial numbers to be important. The bridge plate or neckplate were applied to a guitar with no thought to keeping any kind of number sequence. Fender serial numbers were assigned like this: 1. In the factory, there was a large container with serialized items such as neckplates and bridges. A Fender employee simply reached in and grabbed one (or many) and installed them on the instrument(s) as they worked. As you can see from this over-simplified example, serial number assignment was fairly random. Just keep this in mind.
The only truly definitive way to date a pre-CBS fender is to look at all the dates on the instrument (body date, neck date, pot dates). The serial number can only generalized the age of the instrument within a few years. Fender Esquire, Broadcaster, and Telecaster Serial Numbers 1950 to 1954 (serial number stamped on bridgeplate) This system of serial numbers is unique to these three models until about the early summer of 1954 (when Fender switched to a universal neck plate serial number system for all models): Esquire, Broadcaster and Telecaster, Numbers On Bridge Plate 0001 to 0999 = 1950 to 1952 1000 to 5300 = 1952 to 1954 Serial Numbers for all Fender Guitar Models, from summer 1954 to mid 1976 In mid-1954 Fender changed the location of serial numbers to the neckplate. This was probably done as a cost saving measure. Because different companies did the stamping of the serial numbers on neckplates they vary in location and layout.
In 1957/1958 some serial numbers started with a minus sign ('-'), or had a '0' prefix before the number. Also in 1959/1960 some serial numbers were at the bottom of the neck plate instead of the usual top. So yesterday by scott westerfeld pdf printer. Double stamped serial number plates were also produced (number on both front and back of the neck plate) in late 1957 to early 1959. Unfortunately, there is also some overlap in serial numbers between years - again due to the fact that neckplates were re-ordered various times from various manufacturers. 4 to 6 digit Neck Plate Serial Numbers No other letters or markings on the neck plate, except for the rare '-' or '0' prefix, as noted.
0001 to 6000 = 1954 6000 to 9000 = 1955 9000 to 16000 = 1956 16000 to 25000 = 1957 (some numbers with a '0' or '-' prefix) 25000 to 30000 = 1958 (some numbers with a '0' or '-' prefix) 30000 to 40000 = 1959 40000 to 58000 = 1960 55000 to 72000 = 1961 72000 to 93000 = 1962 93000 to 99999 = 1963 L-Series (1963 to late 1965) Called an 'L Plate,' Fender neckplates started showing up with LXXXXX numbers sometime in 1963. It was an error by the company that produced the neckplate stamping for Fender. Fender was using up their neckplates with numbers under 100,000.
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So, they ordered neckplates that were supposed to have numbers above 100,000. But the stamper misread the order and thought that the number '1' was an 'L' and so instead of plates starting with 100,000 they started with L00,000. Fender demanded corrected neckplates immediately. But it took a while to manufacture and number the plates. So, the company just used the L Plates not wanting to let them go to waste. Neckplates with an 'L Plate' are considered a Pre-CBS Fender (even though the CBS corporation bought Fender in January 1965).
Sometimes an 'L' serial number can be seen as early as late 1962. L00001 to L20000 = 1963 L20000 to L55000 = 1964 L55000 to L99999 = 1965 F-Series (late 1965 to mid-1976) After CBS took over Fender changed the neck plates once again. This time, probably in a corporate branding effort, a large Fender script 'F' was added to the neckplate below the serial number. F Series guitars are generally considered CBS Fenders.
Though most collectors will value all 1965 Fenders similarly to Pre-CBS (the sale was consummated in early February, 1965) 100000 to 110000 = late 1965 110000 to 200000 = 1966 180000 to 210000 = 1967 210000 to 250000 = 1968 250000 to 280000 = 1969 280000 to 300000 = 1970 300000 to 330000 = 1971 330000 to 370000 = 1972 370000 to 520000 = 1973 500000 to 580000 = 1974 580000 to 690000 = 1975 690000 to 750000 = 1976 Serial Number on Peghead Decal. For many reasons, Fender decided to change the serial numbering system and it's location in the mid-1970's. You can imagine that it might have been cheaper to have the serial numbers added to the decals rather than have them machined.
But you can also imagine that there were many times for inventory purposes when suppliers, vendors, and etc. Wanted to be able to see the serial number, and now, the year of production without turning the guitar over. So starting in mid-1976 the serial number was moved to a decal on the peghead. Even with the new system, Fender didn't like to throw away a perfectly good serialized decal just because the year code would be incorrect. So, the information on the peghead could be off as much as two years. Generally speaking, a 'S' prefix equals the 1970's (Seventies), 'E' prefix equals the 1980's (Eighties), and 'N' prefix equals the 1990's (Nineties). Also note: 'E' and 'N' prefix serial numbers were also sometimes also Japanese-made.
In March 1985, CBS sold Fender to a group of private investors made up of the management of the corporation at the time. The serial numbers do not reflect this change - Fender continued to make instruments using existing serial number schemes.
The new Fender (FMIC) did not acquire any physical assets of the old company, just the name 'Fender' and the rights to all products and trademarks. So, without any factories FMIC moved all guitar production during 1985 and early 1986 to Japan, while FMIC built a new factory in Corona, California. The Japanese-made Fenders do have some slight serial number differences (typically a 'J' serial number prefix).
When was my Fender instrument made? It’s a common question we get at The Music Zoo. If you have a Fender in your hands, you can use this guide to precisely date your Fender instrument all the way back to 1950. Information on Japanese and Mexican-made instruments is included towards the bottom. This information is courtesy, republished here for your convenience. Hit the jump to see just how old that guitar or bass really is.
Dating Your U.S.-Made Fender Instrument For most of Fender’s U.S. Instrument production history, production dates have been applied to various components. Most notably, production dates have been penciled or stamped on the butt end of the heel of the neck of most guitars and basses, although there were periods when this was not consistently done (1973 to 1981, for example) or simply omitted. Neck-dating can be useful in determining the approximate age of a guitar, but it is certainly not definitive because the neck date simply refers to the date that the individual component was produced, rather than the complete instrument. Given the modular nature of Fender production techniques, an individual neck may have been produced in a given year, then stored for a period of time before being paired with a body to create a complete guitar, perhaps, for example, in the following year.
Therefore, while helpful in determining a range of production dates, a neck date is obviously not a precisely definitive reference. Most specifications for a given Fender instrument model change little (if at all) throughout the lifetime of the model.
While there have been periods of dramatic change—such as the transition periods between the Leo Fender years and the CBS years or the transition between the CBS years and the current ownership—most models are generally feature-specific and do not change from year to year. Serial numbers are also helpful in determining an instrument’s production year. For years, serial numbers have been used in various locations on Fender instruments, such as the top of the neck plate, the front or back of the headstock and the back of the neck near the junction with the body. Serial numbers were stamped on the back vibrato cover plate on early ’50s Stratocaster® guitars, and on the bridge plate between the pickup and the saddles on some Telecaster® guitars.
But once again, due to Fender’s modular production methods and often non-sequential serial numbering (usually overlapping two to four years from the early days of Fender to the mid-1980s), dating by serial number is not always precisely definitive. Dating Your Instrument The chart below details Fender serial number schemes used from 1950 to 1964. Notice that there is quite a bit of overlap in numbers and years. The only way to try to narrow the date range of your specific instrument is to remove the neck and check the butt end of the neck heel for a production date, which may be stamped or written there (if you’re uncomfortable doing this yourself, please refer to an experienced professional guitar tech in your area).
SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES Up to 6,000 1950 to 1954 Up to 10,000 1954 to 1956 10,000s 1955 to 1956 10,000s to 20,000s 1957 20,000s to 30,000s 1958 30,000s to 40,000s 1959 40,000s to 50,000s 1960 50,000s to 70,000s 1961 60,000s to 90,000s 1962 80,000s to 90,000s 1963 90,000s up to L10,000s 1963 L10,000s up to L20,000s 1963 L20,000s up to L50,000s 1964 Fender was sold to CBS in January 1965. Serial numbering didn’t change immediately because instruments continued to be made using existing, tooling, parts and serial number schemes. The chart below details Fender serial number schemes used from 1965 to 1976.
Notice that there is quite a bit of overlap in numbers and years. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES L50,000s up to L90,000s 1965 100,000s 1965 100,000s to 200,000s 1966 to 1967 200,000s 1968 200,000s to 300,000s 1969 to 1970 300,000s 1971 to 1972 300,000s to 500,000s 1973 400,000s to 500,000s 1974 to 1975 500,000s to 700,000s 1976 The charts below detail the most common Fender serial number schemes from 1976 to the present. Once again, there is quite a bit of overlap in numbers and years.
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The only way to try to narrow the date range of your specific instrument is to remove the neck and check the butt end of the neck heel for a production date, which may be stamped or written there (if you’re uncomfortable doing this yourself, please refer to an experienced professional guitar tech in your area). Serial numbers with an “S” prefix denote the 1970s (signifying a CBS attempt to use serial numbers to identify production years); an “E” prefix was introduced in 1979 to denote the 1980s. As seen in the overlap of numbers and years, even these references to actual production dates are rather loose. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES 76 + 5 digits S6 + 5 digits 1976 S7 + 5 digits S8 + 5 digits 1977 S7 + 5 digits S8 + 5 digits S9 + 5 digits 1978 S9 + 5 digits E0 + 5 digits 1979 S9 + 5 digits E0 + 5 digits E1 + 5 digits 1980 S9 + 5 digits E0 + 5 digits E1 + 5 digits 1981 1982 saw the introduction of the U.S. Vintage Series instruments and “V”-prefix serial numbers. The only way to definitively date U.S.
Instruments with “V”-prefix serial numbers is to remove the neck and check the butt end of the neck heel for a production date, which may be stamped or written there. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES EI + 5 digits E2 + 5 digits E3 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S.
Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1982 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) E2 + 5 digits E3 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1983 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) E3 + 5 digits E4 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1984 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) CBS sold Fender in March 1985.
Serial numbering didn’t change because instruments continued to be made using existing tooling, parts and serial number schemes. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES E3 + 5 5 digits E4 + 5 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 5 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1985 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) V + 4, 5 or 6 5 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1986 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) E4 + 5 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 5 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1987 (For U.S.
Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) E4 + 5 5 digits E8 + 5 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 5 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1988 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) E8 + 5 5 digits E9 + 5 5 digits V + 5 or 6 5 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1989 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) “N”-prefix serial numbers denoting the 1990s were introduced in 1990. The numbers and decals were produced far in advance, and some N9 decals (denoting 1999), were inadvertantly affixed to some instruments in 1990.
Consequently, some 1990 guitars bear 1999 “N9” serial numbers. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES E9 + 5 digits N9 + 5 digits N0 + 5 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1990 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check neck date for specific year) N0 + 5 digits N1 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 v (U.S.
Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1991 N1 + 5 or 6 digits N2 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1992 N2 + 5 or 6 digits N3 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1993 N3 + 5 or 6 digits N4 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1994 N4 + 5 or 6 digits N5 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1995 N5 + 5 or 6 digits N6 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1996 N6 + 6 or 6 digits N7 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 v (U.S. Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1997 N7 + 5 or 6 digits N8 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series) 1998 N9 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 1999 1999 “Z”-prefix serial numbers denoting the new millennium appeared on U.S.-made instruments in 2000.
Z0 denotes 2000; Z1 denotes 2001, etc. American Deluxe Series instruments use the same dating convention, but with the addition of a “D” in front of the “Z”, i.e., DZ1, DZ2, etc. As always, there is typically some number prefix overlap and carryover from year to year. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION DATES N9 + 5 or 6 digits Z0 + 5 or 6 digits DZ0 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe) V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 2000 Z0 + 5 or 6 digits Z1 + 5 or 6 digits DZ1 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe) V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 2001 Z1 + 5 or 6 digits Z2 + 5 or 6 digits DZ2 + 5 or 6 digits (Am.
Deluxe) V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 2002 Z2 + 5 or 6 digits Z3 + 5 or 6 digits DZ3 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe) V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) 2003 Z3 + 5 or 6 digits Z4 + 5 or 6 digits DZ4 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe) V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) XN4 + 4 digits 2004 Z4 + 5 or 6 digits Z5 + 5 or 6 digits DZ5 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe) V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster) XN5 + 4 digits 2005 The “odd” serial numbers on the chart below exist somewhat outside the more well-known Fender serial number schemes. If you have what you consider an odd serial number, it might appear here. NUMBER DESCRIPTION AMXN + 6 digits California Series electric guitars and basses; 1997 and 1998 DN + 6 digits American Deluxe series instruments; 1998 and 1999 NC(XXXXXX) Squier® Strat Bullets (dating unclear) FN(XXXXXX) U.S.-made guitars and basses destined for export market.
Some may have stayed in the U.S. Or found their way back (made to Standard Stratocaster specs; dating unclear) I(XXXXXXX) A limited number of these “I” series guitars were made in 1989 and 1990. They were made for the export market and have “Made in USA” stamped on the neck heel.
LE(XXXXXX) Blonde Jazzmaster® and Jaguar® guitars with gold hardware made in 1994.
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