Nikon F serial numbers

The Nikon F bodies were produced from March 1959 till October 1973

SN from to   SN from to   SN from to   SN from to  
640xxxx 3/59 1/60   674xxxx 2/66 5/66   701xxxx 6/69 9/69   728xxxx 10/71 2/72  
641xxxx 1/60 8/60   675xxxx 5/66 7/66   702xxxx 8/69 9/69   729xxxx 10/71 2/72  
642xxxx 7/60 1/61   676xxxx 7/66 9/66   703xxxx 9/69 10/69   730xxxx 11/71 8/72  
643xxxx 11/60 4/61   676xxxx 9/66 11/66   704xxxx 9/69 11/69   731xxxx 1/72 8/72  
644xxxx 4/61 8/61   678xxxx 11/66 1/67   705xxxx 11/69 12/69   732xxxx 1/72 9/72  
645xxxx 9/61 2/62   679xxxx 12/66 3/67   706xxxx 12/69 1/70   733xxxx 3/72 8/72  
646xxxx 1/62 9/62   680xxxx 2/67 4/67   707xxxx 1/70 3/70   734xxxx 3/72 10/72  
647xxxx 6/62 12/62   681xxxx 4/67 6/67   708xxxx 2/70 4/70   735xxxx 6/72 11/72  
648xxxx 10/62 2/63   682xxxx 5/67 8/67   709xxxx 3/70 5/70   736xxxx 8/72 1/73  
649xxxx 2/63 6/63   683xxxx 7/67 9/67   710xxxx 5/70 6/70   736xxxx 8/72 1/73  
650xxxx 5/63 9/63   684xxxx 8/67 10/67   711xxxx 4/70 7/70   737xxxx 10/72 1/73  
651xxxx 8/63 12/63   685xxxx 10/67 12/67   712xxxx 6/70 8/70   738xxxx 11/72 2/73  
652xxxx 11/63 2/64   686xxxx 11/67 1/68   713xxxx 8/70 9/70   739xxxx 1/73 2/73  
653xxxx 1/64 2/64   687xxxx 12/67 3/68   714xxxx 8/70 10/70   740xxxx 2/73 4/73  
654xxxx 4/64 6/64   688xxxx 2/68 4/68   715xxxx 8/70 10/70   741xxxx 3/73 7/73  
655xxxx 5/64 9/64   689xxxx 4/68 5/68   716xxxx 10/70 11/70   742xxxx 4/73 7/73  
656xxxx 8/64 12/64   690xxxx 5/68 7/68   717xxxx 10/70 12/70   743xxxx 6/73 8/73  
657xxxx 10/64 1/65   691xxxx 5/68 8/68   718xxxx 11/70 1/71   744xxxx 7/73 9/73  
658xxxx* 12/64 4/65   692xxxx 6/68 10/68   719xxxx 12/70 2/71   745xxxx 9/73 10/73  
659xxxx* 3/65 5/65   693xxxx 8/68 10/68   720xxxx 1/71 3/71   746xxxx ??    
660xxxx* 5/65 6/65   694xxxx 9/68 1/69   721xxxx 2/71 4/71   747xxxx parts    
661xxxx- not used   695xxxx 11/68 2/69   722xxxx 3/71 4/71          
-669xxxx not used   696xxxx 1/69 2/69   723xxxx 3/71 4/71          
670xxxx 6/65 9/65   697xxxx 2/69 3/69   724xxxx 4/71 7/71          
671xxxx 7/65 10/65   698xxxx 3/69 5/69   725xxxx 4/71 11/71          
672xxxx 10/65 12/65   699xxxx 4/69 6/69   726xxxx 6/71 1/72          
673xxxx 12/65 3/66   700xxxx 5/69 7/69   727xxxx 7/71 1/72          

Serial number block 660xxxx-6699999 was reserved for Nikon rangefinder cameras (Nikon S3M);

top plates with serial numbers over 746xxxx were used for repair parts.

* in these blocks serial numbers with a preceding red dot are known