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

[Vlad]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

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For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

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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.

Thank you and be safe!

 

[Brandywine74]

Hello authenticators. I am looking for a suitable subject for my first rehab project. Is this old bag authentic Coach?

Item: COACH WOMEN'S WATER RESISTANT GREY LEATHER HANDBAG

Listing number: 401487200512

Seller: mycil

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4014872005...3De11051.m43.l1123%26rvr_id%3D0&ul_noapp=true

Comments: Made in Italy? Is that an "A" in the date code (letter looks a bit rounded on top). Thank you!

 

[Catbird9]

Hello authenticators. I am looking for a suitable subject for my first rehab project. Is this old bag authentic Coach?

Item: COACH WOMEN'S WATER RESISTANT GREY LEATHER HANDBAG

Listing number: 401487200512

Seller: mycil

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/401487200512?ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11051.m43.l1123%2F7%3Feuid%3D61a56bef097a4a5394203dc044699999%26bu%3D43165979412%26loc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fulk%252Fitm%252F401487200512%26sojTags%3Dbu%3Dbu%26srcrot%3De11051.m43.l1123%26rvr_id%3D0&ul_noapp=true

Comments: Made in Italy? Is that an "A" in the date code (letter looks a bit rounded on top). Thank you!

Please wait for one of the other authenticators to confirm authenticity, but I'd like to comment on the rehab potential of the bag. It is nubuc and you may find it very difficult to get it clean.

 

[Brandywine74]

Thank you, Catbird. I was hoping the bag was glove tanned leather, but the creed was hard to read.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello authenticators. I am looking for a suitable subject for my first rehab project. Is this old bag authentic Coach?

Item: COACH WOMEN'S WATER RESISTANT GREY LEATHER HANDBAG

Listing number: 401487200512

Seller: mycil

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/401487200512?ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11051.m43.l1123%2F7%3Feuid%3D61a56bef097a4a5394203dc044699999%26bu%3D43165979412%26loc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fulk%252Fitm%252F401487200512%26sojTags%3Dbu%3Dbu%26srcrot%3De11051.m43.l1123%26rvr_id%3D0&ul_noapp=true

Comments: Made in Italy? Is that an "A" in the date code (letter looks a bit rounded on top). Thank you!

Please wait for one of the other authenticators to confirm authenticity, but I'd like to comment on the rehab potential of the bag. It is nubuc and you may find it very difficult to get it clean.

Thank you, Catbird. I was hoping the bag was glove tanned leather, but the creed was hard to read.

It's a genuine Sonoma Flap Nubuc, but as Catbird9 said, cleaning it is probably going to be a frustrating experience. If you're already familiar with the Rehab And Rescue thread, that's the place to start.

 

[Brandywine74]

Thank you, ladies!

 

[Tosa22]

It's a genuine Sonoma Flap Nubuc, but as Catbird9 said, cleaning it is probably going to be a frustrating experience. If you're already familiar with the Rehab And Rescue thread, that's the place to start.

Agree with @Hyacinth and @Catbird9 . I tried to rehab a Sonoma nubuc, but was only able to get some surface dirt off. I ended up giving it to a friend who didn' mind it being beat up.

 

[momofrheya]

Item: Authentic Coach Poppy Black Trim Grey Canvas Large Tote Shoulder Handbag

Seller: angharve5

Item Number: 273013188629

Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/273013188629

 

[whateve]

Item: Authentic Coach Poppy Black Trim Grey Canvas Large Tote Shoulder Handbag

Seller: angharve5

Item Number: 273013188629

Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/273013188629

It looks fine.

 

[BDP]

Hi again

I’ve bid on this but pics seem to show either brass or nickel hardware depending on the photo, and I’m not familiar enough with the creed codes to know whether or not M is a valid US manufactured bag...

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-vi...ther-day-backpack-9960-turnlock-/282829277970

 

[whateve]

Hi again

I’ve bid on this but pics seem to show either brass or nickel hardware depending on the photo, and I’m not familiar enough with the creed codes to know whether or not M is a valid US manufactured bag...

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-vi...ther-day-backpack-9960-turnlock-/282829277970

It's authentic. I wonder if it is really purple, not navy. They made a purple with nickel hardware around that time. I think navy was made with brass hardware.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi again

I’ve bid on this but pics seem to show either brass or nickel hardware depending on the photo, and I’m not familiar enough with the creed codes to know whether or not M is a valid US manufactured bag...

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-vi...ther-day-backpack-9960-turnlock-/282829277970

It's authentic. I wonder if it is really purple, not navy. They made a purple with nickel hardware around that time. I think navy was made with brass hardware.

The color name was "Ink" which was a navy-ish purple or a purple-ish navy, take your pick. It had nickel hardware.

 

[amy_86]

I am beginning to think my coaches were fake. I am very afraid to check on the tag when I got home later...
The usual "cheaper" "tax free" "duty free" "From coach outlet" often left me confused. I searched high and low to check the differences between a fake and authentic coach but to no avail.

I am keen on buying a Coach Mini Charlie Backpack recently. I dont have most of the pictures but from the white tag, it seems pretty off to me already. It is as if the seller doesnt want to take the picture clearly. Can anyone advise ?

 

[BDP]

It's authentic. I wonder if it is really purple, not navy. They made a purple with nickel hardware around that time. I think navy was made with brass hardware.

The color name was "Ink" which was a navy-ish purple or a purple-ish navy, take your pick. It had nickel hardware.

Aha, an even more interesting find then! I did ask the seller as I was sure the navy only had brass hardware so seeing it with nickel surprised me. The M is a valid US plant code then?

 

[whateve]

Aha, an even more interesting find then! I did ask the seller as I was sure the navy only had brass hardware so seeing it with nickel surprised me. The M is a valid US plant code then?

Yes. M was used for both US and Costa Rica.

 

[BDP]

The color name was "Ink" which was a navy-ish purple or a purple-ish navy, take your pick. It had nickel hardware.

Boo. I got outbid. I’d have bid higher had I known it was an uncommon color.