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

[Vlad]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

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:
  Item:
  Listing number:
  Seller and site where listed
  Link:
  Comments:
  
  
• FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
  Item:
  Where purchased or how obtained
  Comments:

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.

Thank you and be safe!

 

[Hyacinth]

Only the third bag, which is from the D plant, but that plant's actual location isn't clear. The other two are made in the US or a US territory such as Puerto Rico.

Information on translating Coach serial numbers can be found in the Salearea Guides posted at Ebay and at various places here at tPF.

Salearea Guides:
Serial Numbers:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-Serial-Numbers-the-Basic-Facts-/10000000034886433/g.html

Creeds;
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-Creeds-the-Basic-Facts-/10000000030821024/g.html

We also recommend reading the other 4:
YKK Zippers:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-and-the-YKK-Zipper-Myth-the-Basic-Facts-/10000000040073710/g.html

Coach Authenticity Guides - Facts and Myths
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-Authenticity-Guides-Facts-and-Myths-/10000000062607882/g.html

Italy:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-Italy-Guide-Coach-Italian-Made-Bags-/10000000051492233/g.html

Vintage & Classic Leathers:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Authentic-Coach-Vintage-and-Classic-Leather-/10000000062579034/g.html


We also recommend Parts 1 and 2 of the Daria48 Fake Coach Serial numbers List:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Fake-Coach-Serial-Numbers-NT-4903-and-more-/10000000002744619/g.html

Fake Coach Serial Numbers, Part 2
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Fake-Coach-Serial-Numbers-Part-2-/10000000179041909/g.html
and
http://www.ebay.com/gds/The-Curious-Case-Of-The-Coach-Bean-Bag-/10000000178539030/g.html

Save all these links where you can find and use them easily.

 

[houseof999]

Item: pebbled leather tote
Link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/152761504409
Seller: salesbabe13
Comment: ID too please?

 

[whateve]

Item: pebbled leather tote
Link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/152761504409
Seller: salesbabe13
Comment: ID too please?

It's an authentic Sheridan Wendell tote.

 

[Goodcat1]

I’m new to the forum. I have a lot of Coach purses that I have been burnt with purchasing and thought they were real. I would appreciate some assistance on authenticating the attatched purse bought via 3rd party.
Item: Coach scarf print gallery tote - J1160-F18427.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

 

[nursebetty]

Hello all,
I would love an opinion on this bag:

Item: British Tan (?) Janice's Legacy 9950
Seller: In my possession
Comments: I have 2 other Janice's Legacy bags, one manufactured in the same year and plant as this bag ( hopefully) and both authenticated here. I compared this bag to my other two, and everything looks great except for a couple of big issues.

1. The zipper fabric is black. Otherwise the zipper is brass and looks like the other zippers.
2. The inside bottom of the bag has a pretty major stitching flaw. The leather has been stitched over a fold. Outside fine.

I checked out the catalogue photos of the 1994 Janice Legacy posted by Hyacinth and can't tell about the zipper. I can see that 4 colours were released, and I think this might be BT, possibly with a replacement hang tag? I have attached a photo next to a Mahogany Legacy zip for colour reference.

 

[nursebetty]

Here are a few more images. Again, thanks for your time with this!

 

[whateve]

Hello all,
I would love an opinion on this bag:

Item: British Tan (?) Janice's Legacy 9950
Seller: In my possession
Comments: I have 2 other Janice's Legacy bags, one manufactured in the same year and plant as this bag ( hopefully) and both authenticated here. I compared this bag to my other two, and everything looks great except for a couple of big issues.

1. The zipper fabric is black. Otherwise the zipper is brass and looks like the other zippers.
2. The inside bottom of the bag has a pretty major stitching flaw. The leather has been stitched over a fold. Outside fine.

I checked out the catalogue photos of the 1994 Janice Legacy posted by Hyacinth and can't tell about the zipper. I can see that 4 colours were released, and I think this might be BT, possibly with a replacement hang tag? I have attached a photo next to a Mahogany Legacy zip for colour reference. View attachment 3871835 View attachment 3871836 View attachment 3871837

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Here are a few more images. Again, thanks for your time with this!

It's fine. This was made early in 1994. Early bags all had black or navy zippers rather than matching to the color of the bag.

 

[nursebetty]

It's fine. This was made early in 1994. Early bags all had black or navy zippers rather than matching to the color of the bag.

Thanks, whateve!

 

[kbvintage]

Hello, this is my first post here!
I'd love to have your opinion on this portfolio:

Item: "Vintage Coach Black Leather Portfolio With BOX Business Case Organizer AUTHENTIC"
Listing number: 162629059892
Seller: pomchi15221
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-Black-Leather-Portfolio-With-BOX-Business-Case-Organizer-AUTHENTIC/162629059892?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Comments: in person, this portfolio seems off, somehow. I've never known Coach leather that feels this way (slightly vinyl-esque) and the little "made in china" tag inside makes me wonder...

 

[whateve]

Hello, this is my first post here!
I'd love to have your opinion on this portfolio:

Item: "Vintage Coach Black Leather Portfolio With BOX Business Case Organizer AUTHENTIC"
Listing number: 162629059892
Seller: pomchi15221
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-Black-Leather-Portfolio-With-BOX-Business-Case-Organizer-AUTHENTIC/162629059892?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Comments: in person, this portfolio seems off, somehow. I've never known Coach leather that feels this way (slightly vinyl-esque) and the little "made in china" tag inside makes me wonder...

Do you have a picture of the made in China tag? I don't see it in any of the pictures. I don't see anything in the item that worries me. However, it isn't vintage. It is at most only a few years old. Other opinions are welcome.

 

[whateve]

I’m new to the forum. I have a lot of Coach purses that I have been burnt with purchasing and thought they were real. I would appreciate some assistance on authenticating the attatched purse bought via 3rd party.
Item: Coach scarf print gallery tote - J1160-F18427. View attachment 3871686View attachment 3871687

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Hi. Welcome to the purse forum. I don't see any problems but I can't find anything to compare it with. That's not surprising with a style from 6 years ago. More opinions are welcome.

 

[Hyacinth]

I’m new to the forum. I have a lot of Coach purses that I have been burnt with purchasing and thought they were real. I would appreciate some assistance on authenticating the attatched purse bought via 3rd party.
Item: Coach scarf print gallery tote - J1160-F18427. View attachment 3871686View attachment 3871687

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Hi. Welcome to the purse forum. I don't see any problems but I can't find anything to compare it with. That's not surprising with a style from 6 years ago. More opinions are welcome.

I agree, it looks good.

 

[Goodcat1]

Thanks! I certainly appreciate all of your help! Glad to be here!

 

[whateve]

Thanks! I certainly appreciate all of your help! Glad to be here!

You're welcome! Your avatar is adorable!!

 

[kbvintage]

Do you have a picture of the made in China tag? I don't see it in any of the pictures. I don't see anything in the item that worries me. However, it isn't vintage. It is at most only a few years old. Other opinions are welcome.

Hello,
Thanks for such a quick response! I've attached a few pics. Maybe I'm being silly. The eBay seller has 100% positive feedback but something still bothers me about it. I guess Coach leathers have changed and I'm out of the loop these days? It's not lined in leather, that's for sure. But the whole thing feels like vinyl.

I also wondered about authenticity because the only other online match to this portfolio is shown at the following link: https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/sugarltd/item/f63715-bkbk/