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

[Vlad]

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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!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi.. I would like your help to authenticate this Coach.

Item : Coach Legacy Zip 9966
Listing : -
Seller : zoeykim
Link : https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-...n-Crossbody-Bag-Hobo-5bd4a3fc095f2068af33e318

Comment : What color is this? I think this is saddle.. Conclusion from my limited knowledge (and collection) of only having a vintage british tan

Photos:

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It's genuine. Saddle wasn't a 1999 color AFAIK, I believe this is Camel.

 

[Catbird9]

Hi.. I would like your help to authenticate this Coach.

Item : Coach Legacy Zip 9966
Listing : -
Seller : zoeykim
Link : https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-...n-Crossbody-Bag-Hobo-5bd4a3fc095f2068af33e318

Comment : What color is this? I think this is saddle.. Conclusion from my limited knowledge (and collection) of only having a vintage british tan

Photos:

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It's genuine. Saddle wasn't a 1999 color AFAIK, I believe this is Camel.

I'd say Camel too, based on this 1999 catalog page (for a different bag):

 

[fabfashionisto]

Item: vtg Coach station bag
Listing number: 273532284591
Seller: femme_delux
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2735322845...99&_trkparms=gh1g=I273532284591.N36.S1.R1.TR2
Comments: number looks off from the normal station bag Im not sure

 

[BeenBurned]

Item: vtg Coach station bag
Listing number: 273532284591
Seller: femme_delux
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/273532284591?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g=I273532284591.N36.S1.R1.TR2
Comments: number looks off from the normal station bag Im not sure

It's fine.

 

[Hyacinth]

Item: vtg Coach station bag
Listing number: 273532284591
Seller: femme_delux
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/273532284591?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g=I273532284591.N36.S1.R1.TR2
Comments: number looks off from the normal station bag Im not sure

There are normal Station Bags but there's no such thing as a normal serial number. What's "normal" depends completely on the month and year the item was made and the exact plant it was made in. Please don't ever base authenticity opinions of one serial number on a different one.

 

[Hegerberg]

Hi there, could someone please authenticate this Willis bag for me? The creed font looks a bit different from my other Willis bag, not sure if that’s just because this one is in better shape so it’s crisper? Thanks in advance!

 

[whateve]

Hi there, could someone please authenticate this Willis bag for me? The creed font looks a bit different from my other Willis bag, not sure if that’s just because this one is in better shape so it’s crisper? Thanks in advance!

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It's authentic. It might look different because it was made in China in 2001, and has the updated wording.

 

[Hegerberg]

It's authentic. It might look different because it was made in China in 2001, and has the updated wording.

That does make sense. Thank you!

 

[fabfashionisto]

There are normal Station Bags but there's no such thing as a normal serial number. What's "normal" depends completely on the month and year the item was made and the exact plant it was made in. Please don't ever base authenticity opinions of one serial number on a different one.

Thanks for the info I was under the impression each bag had a set "code" good to know

 

[sallellen]

Item: Coach Willis
Listing number: 59654035
Seller: Shopgoodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/59654035
Comments: I compared the creed font to another J0C and they looked different. The one I compared it to (black) was authenticated on here in 2014. The goodwill one is below.

 

[whateve]

Item: Coach Willis
Listing number: 59654035
Seller: Shopgoodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/59654035
Comments: I compared the creed font to another J0C and they looked different. The one I compared it to (black) was authenticated on here in 2014. The goodwill one is below.View attachment 4245197 View attachment 4245194

It's awfully close. I think I see an outlet stamp. Here's another example. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Will...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The entire right side of the creed is obliterated. Didn't we see a creed in a possibly fake bag with the same issue on the right side recently?

 

[sallellen]

It's awfully close. I think I see an outlet stamp. Here's another example. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Willis-Black-Leather-Cross-Body-Messenger-HandBag-J0C-9927-/263860934655?hash=item3d6f5657ff:g:Uo8AAOSw2GJbZVoF&nma=true&si=EIVdXynPcuZcOuAC1tuuyH4VdZc%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The entire right side of the creed is obliterated. Didn't we see a creed in a possibly fake bag with the same issue on the right side recently?

Here's a lightened version of that creed:

 

[Hyacinth]

It's awfully close. I think I see an outlet stamp. Here's another example. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Willis-Black-Leather-Cross-Body-Messenger-HandBag-J0C-9927-/263860934655?hash=item3d6f5657ff:g:Uo8AAOSw2GJbZVoF&nma=true&si=EIVdXynPcuZcOuAC1tuuyH4VdZc%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The entire right side of the creed is obliterated. Didn't we see a creed in a possibly fake bag with the same issue on the right side recently?

This one isn't nearly as bad as the one we saw about a month ago, on that one the border wouldn't have been straight if a line had been drawn connecting the 2 broken ends.

To coin a phrase, I agree with Whateve, it's "too close to call'. But I think it's OK. But the more I look the more I see that worries me. The Coach name in the cartouche isn't centered, and I wish we could see the back of the turnlock too.

 

[BeenBurned]

never mind

 

[Hyacinth]

This one isn't nearly as bad as the one we saw about a month ago, on that one the border wouldn't have been straight if a line had been drawn connecting the 2 broken ends.

To coin a phrase, I agree with Whateve, it's "too close to call'. But I think it's OK. But the more I look the more I see that worries me. The Coach name in the cartouche isn't centered, and I wish we could see the back of the turnlock too.

never mind

Both the tan and black bags have the same slightly off-center logo and skinny base on the J. It is a puzzlement. But it was also probably the last month of production at the C plant, unless anyone has a valid creed dated after September of 2000. We've seen other examples of Coach not giving a flying feck about plants at the end of their usefullness and how their equipment, stamps and standards were allowed to let slip, the Costa Rica plant being the prime example. So strange things sometimes happened right before a plant shut down.