Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

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Please post authenticity questions related to COACH in this thread. No PMs please.
For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

Please follow the following requests:
  • Before you submit a request for authentication, please search this thread to make sure that the item has not previously been authenticated by searching the seller ID and/or item number. This is not a thread to ask general questions about COACH, please refer to our main Coach forum for such information.
  • Note that authenticators have the right to refuse any requests. This is a free service, but it is imperative that you help our authenticators by using the following format:
  • FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
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    Listing number:
    Seller and site where listed
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Where purchased or how obtained
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BASIC PICTURES REQUIRED (but more may be requested): If necessary pictures are in the listing, it's not necessary to upload and duplicate them.
  • Front of item
  • Back of item
  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
  • Made in tags (when available)
  • Measurements
  • For bags with turnlock closures, show pictures of back of female side of turnlock
  • For bags with magnetic snaps, show pictures of the male part of the snap so that the numbers and letters on it can be read
  • If applicable, search interior of bag and/or pockets for small white tag with production information and include a picture of that.
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Poochesmcfurface said:
View attachment 3591026 View attachment 3591027 View attachment 3591028 View attachment 3591029 View attachment 3591031 View attachment 3591032 View attachment 3591033 View attachment 3591034 Hi guys! Maybe you could help me? I usually purchase all of my coach bags from the outlet or Macy's but I saw this at goodwill for a few bucks and had to have it. I am pretty sure it is a fake (cc on the inside and out and no serial number.) but could someone confirm that it's a fake. The hardware is heavy and the leather does smell like leather so maybe I am wrong?
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Sorry it's fake. Can you get a refund? (It was illegal for them to sell it even if they admit it's fake.)
 
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Hyacinth said:
I'm not Whateve, but I'll do my best.

No, it's not a Classic Satchel, the top and zipper are different and I don't think the Classic Satchel was available with a long strap.. It's a Madison Satchel Large, style 9765, probably from 1986 or 1987.

MOST serial numbers changed from a 3+4 format to a 4+3 in 1990, but there were a few styles or perhaps just one plant that was still using the old format as late as 1993, so like everything else with Coach the only consistent thing is their inconsistency. However, the "Made In New York City" seems to have been discontinued by, or some time in, 1988. But like most Coach dates that one is also subject to revision if new evidence comes up.

There's a lot more about creeds and serial numbers in several of the six Salearea Coach Guides posted at Ebay, check the ones on Creeds, Serial Numbers and maybe Vintage and Classic Leathers.:
http://www.ebay.com/gsr/i.html?uid="salearea"&rmvSB=true
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Amazing! Thank you SO much for your generosity in sharing your expertise, Hyacinth. I've read some of the Salearea Guides in the past, and I'll revisit them!
 
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Poochesmcfurface said:
View attachment 3591026 View attachment 3591027 View attachment 3591028 View attachment 3591029 View attachment 3591031 View attachment 3591032 View attachment 3591033 View attachment 3591034 Hi guys! Maybe you could help me? I usually purchase all of my coach bags from the outlet or Macy's but I saw this at goodwill for a few bucks and had to have it. I am pretty sure it is a fake (cc on the inside and out and no serial number.) but could someone confirm that it's a fake. The hardware is heavy and the leather does smell like leather so maybe I am wrong?
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Smaller bags like Swingpacks sometimes don't have creeds or serial numbers, and some fakes use real leather or even a leather smell spray. Having or not having either one doesn't prove anything. Every detail - fabric pattern, colors, hardware, strap, lining, creed stitching - everything about that one is wrong. Get your money back.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Smaller bags like Swingpacks sometimes don't have creeds or serial numbers, and some fakes use real leather or even a leather smell spray. Having or not having either one doesn't prove anything. Every detail - fabric pattern, colors, hardware, strap, lining, creed stitching - everything about that one is wrong. Get your money back.
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Ok thanks!! I knew it!!!if I can't return it, I'll give it to my three year old daughter.
 
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Please authenticate this Willis in my possession. TIA.
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