Re: Anyone confirm what year and model this Gibson mandolin might
Couple of things. If you really needed to know the serial number (I do not think you do) it was generally the practice of Gibson to pencil it in on the back under the label.
But you need to know what you are doing to successfully soak off an old mandolin label and then dry and glue it back on without destroying it. So I don't recommend it and besides you know now it is probably a "teens" mandolin and that is close enough. Whether it is 1916 or 1918 does not much matter in the bigger scheme of things or the value.
It is a nice old mandolin but considering it is a lower-end A-model (A, A-0 or A jr) and that it is missing some hardware, has a softshell case, and some wear on the top -- I agree $800 to $900+ would be a fair price for it.
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