Actually the low numbers can work to your disadvantage. As far as resale, most people could care less about the serial number. Lets say both rifles, a low number and a high number are in the same condition. In some rifles the early productions had flaws. Examples.. early Tradition Pursuits had terrible triggers. Some of the early rifles had the wrong twist in barrels, changes in triggers, safety's, etc. Of course that works the other way too. Examples.. Lyman Great Plains Rifle went from a 1-66 to a 1-60 twist. Not that big a deal of course. My early Traditions Woodsman Hawken had a 1-66 twist. My older one, they'd changed to a 1-48. If you wanted a roundball barrel which one would you get? Also the way rifles were made. G series Whites had one locking lug. The 97 models went to 2 locking lugs.

So when I decide on a rifle I don't care about the serial number, I worry more about barrel length, twist, make of barrel, stock material, etc.. Depending on which one meets your needs, purchase that. But of course that is just my opinion.