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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
    Link:
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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.
Thank you and be safe!
 
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#33,376
Thanks in advance for taking a look at this bag. The eBay listing says it is black, but it is actually navy. If anyone can also id the style, that would be appreciated.
eBay listing title: 70's Vintage Coach Black Leather Flap Buckle Crossbody Bag Shoulder Purse # 6036
Seller: ra44512-7
Item#: 292875960771
Link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/292875960771
Measurements: 9 1/2 wide x 8” tall x3 1/2” deep. Adjustable strap, max length 21”.
Here are my own pictures:2E047BCF-67B8-4EF0-9AFC-4B8A47DD98CC.jpeg98251715-0734-4D59-800C-7AF9755230A6.jpeg
 

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#33,377
Thank you so much! Do you happen to know if finding a replacement key for the lock is possible, or how unique those keys are?
A current coworker of mine used to work at Savers, and once told me that many of the employees there will price authentic or expensive items low and have a friend pick it up, or they hide it somewhere to buy it themselves at the end of the shift. Afterwards I started looking behind the board games etc for stashed items. I once noticed a Hartmann bag shoved behind a piano.
 
#33,378
seacoast said:
Thanks in advance for taking a look at this bag. The eBay listing says it is black, but it is actually navy. If anyone can also id the style, that would be appreciated.
eBay listing title: 70's Vintage Coach Black Leather Flap Buckle Crossbody Bag Shoulder Purse # 6036
Seller: ra44512-7
Item#: 292875960771
Link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/292875960771
Measurements: 9 1/2 wide x 8” tall x3 1/2” deep. Adjustable strap, max length 21”.
Here are my own pictures:View attachment 4290025View attachment 4290026
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It's a genuine Saddle Bag, style 9851 made around 1989-1990, NOT in the 1970s.
 
#33,381
thriftlove said:
Thank you so much! Do you happen to know if finding a replacement key for the lock is possible, or how unique those keys are?
A current coworker of mine used to work at Savers, and once told me that many of the employees there will price authentic or expensive items low and have a friend pick it up, or they hide it somewhere to buy it themselves at the end of the shift. Afterwards I started looking behind the board games etc for stashed items. I once noticed a Hartmann bag shoved behind a piano.
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I don't know whether you could call Coach and get a key if you give them the number from the bottom of the lock. It's possible that a locksmith would be able to make a key if Coach can't help.
 
#33,382
Hyacinth said:
Please read and remember where to find the link to the SaleArea Guides that's pinned to the top of the Coach Shopping index page, the Guides themselves begin with post number 14.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/salearea-guides.983575/

The two sets of Guides on Creed Stamps and on Coach serial numbers are the most correct information on the subject, but the best thing to do is to read the entire set of guides. There's a lot of information there and I just upodated them earlier this year. The one on Creed stamps says:
"Starting in 1994, the creed and serial number formats went through a major change. The country of manufacture was now stated in the second sentence of the creed, although the change was stretched out over about 18 months so some older or smaller plants would still be using the old format with the plant location at the bottom of the creed statement until some time in 1996..."

Almost all of the other so-called Authenticity Guides or Coach Buying Guides that you'll find on the internet are partly or mostly wrong and shouldn't be depended on. The Authenticity Guides section of the Salearea Guides explains why.
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Thanks so much for the information. It was from a different online site. I haven’t been very successful with searches since the new update, so I really appreciate it.
 
#33,385
Cyanide Rose said:
Item: Coach Willis
Listing number: 173708894445
Seller: Spcem0
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Nice-...894445?hash=item2871db60ed:g:8nYAAOSwNepcGExw
Comments: front pocket seems short.
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Catbird9 said:
Fake. "NJG- is a commonly-used prefix in fakes and has TWO invalid codes, for the month AND the year." - daria48
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The plant code "G" is fake too, unless it's in a piece of luggage. Also the strap proportions are wrong and if you use the Zoom feature, the back of the turnlock plate has indentations.
 
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Catbird9 said:
Fake. "NJG- is a commonly-used prefix in fakes and has TWO invalid codes, for the month AND the year." - daria48
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Hyacinth said:
The plant code "G" is fake too, unless it's in a piece of luggage. Also the strap proportions are wrong and if you use the Zoom feature, the back of the turnlock plate has indentations.
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I thought it looked weird. Thank you so much ladies, I really appreciate it!
 
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#33,389
Hi there! I’m eyeing a Christmas present for myself. Any thoughts on these? BTW, my mother in law loved the city bag authenticated here earlier! She said it was exactly the one that she wanted in the 80s but her husband got her a different style.

Item: Vintage COACH Black Soho Buckle Messenger Flap Shoulder Bag Purse
Listing number: 153314858933
Seller: birdsflowersanddogs
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/153314858933
Comments: I’ve asked for a clearer pic of the creed

Item: Coach Purse Cut-out Handle Solid Dk. Green Leather Small Medium Detachable Strap
Listing number: 183600006297
Seller: kerska5663
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Purs...er-Small-Medium-Detachable-Strap/183600006297

Item: Vintage Coach Black Leather Messenger Crossbody Top Flap Handbag
Listing number:
Seller: captainfangstreasures
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...enger-Crossbody-Top-Flap-Handbag/153274308309

Thanks in advance! I always appreciate all of your help.
 
#33,390
moreau_md said:
Hi there! I’m eyeing a Christmas present for myself. Any thoughts on these? BTW, my mother in law loved the city bag authenticated here earlier! She said it was exactly the one that she wanted in the 80s but her husband got her a different style.

Item: Vintage COACH Black Soho Buckle Messenger Flap Shoulder Bag Purse
Listing number: 153314858933
Seller: birdsflowersanddogs
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/153314858933
Comments: I’ve asked for a clearer pic of the creed

Item: Coach Purse Cut-out Handle Solid Dk. Green Leather Small Medium Detachable Strap
Listing number: 183600006297
Seller: kerska5663
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Purs...er-Small-Medium-Detachable-Strap/183600006297

Item: Vintage Coach Black Leather Messenger Crossbody Top Flap Handbag
Listing number:
Seller: captainfangstreasures
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...enger-Crossbody-Top-Flap-Handbag/153274308309

Thanks in advance! I always appreciate all of your help.
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1 and 3 are authentic. 3 looks like that might be melted candy in the bottom. It will probably come out in a warm bath but looks gross. 2 is fake.
 
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