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#16,954
whateve said:
I think it is okay. Most checkbooks were never sold separately. They were included with a wallet, but those usually didn't have added pockets. I think this might be #4645 checkbook case from 1992, but I can't tell for sure since the only photo I have doesn't show a clear picture of the inside.
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Hyacinth said:
It's really hard to authenticate or even identify something like that. It looks to me like just the removable checkbook cover from a full-size wallet. The edging seems too basic for the main part of a wallet and there isn't any coin pocket. Even if it's old enough to be vintage, there aren't enough slots for all the credit cards plus IDs like a drivers licence that most people, even men, would usually carry. Also if it was the main part of a wallet, the Coach stamp would probably have been on the outside. Coach could have made checkbook covers like that for a number of different checkbook wallets, and I'm not sure what you'd use it for without the main part of the wallet. It sounds from the "SUPER SOFT & THIN LEATHER" description that it wouldn't hold up well on its own in a purse or pocket.

If someone has an older red wallet that's missing a checkbook cover, it might be worth trying,.
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Hyacinth said:
ETA - I DID find a photo of the 4645 Checkbook Case that Whateve mentioned, and don't think this is it. The individual Case came in 2 different versions, with and without a snap closure, but in Coach's photo the style 4645 version without the snap tab closure has the Coach stamp in a different position on the inside. Here's what 4645 and the tabbed 4620 looked like, from the 1989 Spring catalog, it's close but not exactly the same: I've looked in a few other catalogs but none of the pictures are clear enough to show if they might have changed the placing of the Coach stamp somewhere along the line.
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Thank you both for your in depth answers as always! The squared off binding concerned me. It didn't look quite right. After reading your opinions the price seems too high now, IMO.
 
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whateve said:
If it was authentic, it would have a number. The style is not from the 80s, it is from the late 90s. I see tons of fakes of this style listed, so I wouldn't recommend buying it without getting a clear photo of the number, and if there really isn't one, I'd pass.
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I agree. There are several of that style listed on Ebay. One is an obvious fake with a J4D-9139 serial number (this style wasn't even made until 1999) but at least 1 other appears genuine and has a valid serial number in the correct font. So the seller's claim that there's no serial makes it absolutely sure that bag on Poshmark is fake.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=coach+9139&_ftrt=901&_sop=1&_sadis=15&_dmd=1&_osacat=11450&_ipg=100&_stpos=60452-5118&_ftrv=1&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xcoach+(9139,bellini).TRS0&_nkw=coach+(9139,bellini)&_sacat=11450
 
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#16,963
houseof999 said:
Item: crossbody (rambler's legacy?)
Creed: M0D-9961
Seller: xiaomei Chu
Link: https://item.mercari.com/gl/m503048957/
Comment: the pic isn't very good but the N and o looks awfully close. Maybe just the angle?
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The "No" looks perfectly normal to me. The serial number is M0D-9061 and the font looks correct for that year and plant. I don't see any problems.
 
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