LFingar wrote:
I would guess that only Nikon can answer that. I have seen plenty of opinions posted in this regard, mainly concerning indicative number or letter sequences in the s/n, but no iron-clad rule it would seem. As soon as someone states that this or that combination indicates US or non-US someone else points out an exception.
The star before and after the serial number show that it's a refurb. Don't be afraid of these as, Ive bot many of them and they all worked just fine.