When I turned 16 my dad gave me what he thought was a 57 gold top custom. From what I read it might be a 69. It had a case that was gold lining and it had cloth wiring and humbuckle pic ups. The finish was cracked but it gave it character. I had a party when I was 21 and someone knocked it of the stand and it cracked in the middle of the headstock . He had a old master in Jax Fl fix . Then my dad had his midlife crisis and got back on drugs. He pawned the guitar in Jax fla and I never saw it again. He died soon after. I do not have serial numbers but with the cracked finish on the gold and cracked finish on the back of the neck and the crack I was hoping I might one day find it . If you guys ever see any guitar that has these flaws please contact me. It’s the one thing I had from my dad that meant more than $. It’s priceless to me. I know this is a impossible task but I figured you guys know and see more of these than anyone. My email is jzfp40@gmail.com ty and god bless!!