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]

I’m actually a Charlie girl so its not male vs. female “stickiness” so I can’t use that excuse! My brain is just getting a bit vintage too but those guides are my new project.
I wish I could send you a piece of Royal Doulton with hand painted periwinkles to thank you for your help!

Hey, vintage brains are the BEST! After all, someone has to remember all those important facts from the past like the theme song from Disney's "Zorro" or the name of Tonto's horse on "The Lone Ranger".

 

[Hyacinth]

Awesome! She’s been double authenticated!
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Thanks ladies!

But I beat BeenBurned by a MINUTE! WOOT !!!!!!

 

[Hyacinth]

Item: Rambler
Listing number: none
Seller: marialovesu2
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-Rambler-Legacy-9061-5da4a420689ebc75b1f91a6f
Comments: kindly authenticate. Thank you!

Genuine, made in 1998

 

[Jacynthe]

Dear authenticators! Request to authenticate please. Thank you!
Item: Christie bag I think!
Seller: thrift store, now hoping to add it to my collection!
Link: n/a
Comments; so cute! I have a vintage Coach problem! It's an addiction!

 

[Aku_no_Hana]

Hello lovely authenticators! I wanted to verify 3 bags so will post each separately over the next little while - but no rush as they are already in my possession.
This is the only recent ebay purchase I will post - I had a coupon and bonus ebay bucks offer so I pulled the trigger faster than I would have ordinarily... I thought this bag looked good based on the past information posted here, and have no reason to believe it is fake. But after the recent mentions in this thread of Willis bags being the "most counterfeited" of vintage/classic styles I wanted piece of mind

Item: Coach Willis 9927 in Gray with Nickel hardware
Listing number: 264463233629
Seller: erin8969
Link:HERE
Comments: I included a closer photo of the creed and since it wasn't in the listing, the back side of the turnlock plate. Also if the experts have the actual color name for my records it would be much appreciated (charcoal gray, just gray? etc.).
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I have the same bag, also from 1998. I was told here that it was just called gray.

 

[Hyacinth]

Dear authenticators! Request to authenticate please. Thank you!
Item: Christie bag I think!
Seller: thrift store, now hoping to add it to my collection!
Link: n/a
Comments; so cute! I have a vintage Coach problem! It's an addiction!

Chrystie Bag, style 9892 from the early 1990s
Please remember to include measurements in future requests if possible.

 

[lazysundays]

Genuine, made in 1998

Thank you, Hyacinth! I’m not too sure about the colour if it’s British tan. Were there any other close colours to this in that era? Thank you again for your vast Coach knowledge

 

[Catbird9]

I have the same bag, also from 1998. I was told here that it was just called gray.

and @kells1983
Here's a 1998 catalog pic of the Willis, Dark Grey is the official color:

 

[Catbird9]

Thank you, Hyacinth! I’m not too sure about the colour if it’s British tan. Were there any other close colours to this in that era? Thank you again for your vast Coach knowledge

It's definitely not British Tan. It's hard to guess colors online, but it looks black to me. Other possibilities are navy, forest green, or mahogany (dark brown).

1992 catalog pic:

 

[kells1983]

and @kells1983
Here's a 1998 catalog pic of the Willis, Dark Grey is the official color:
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Oh nice - thank you so much for finding that!

I have the same bag, also from 1998. I was told here that it was just called gray.

Woohoo, bag twins!

 

[uniquelyfurnished]

I have posted this before, but I am unfamiliar with how to navigate this site and find any responses that may have been left. I have looked all over and am stumped on what bag this might be and the possible year it was designed! Thank you so much in advance!

 

[Mustloveoldthings]

@Hyacinth and @whateve are considerably more skilled with Sonoma and nubuc bags than I am but some big differences (from other Italian creeds and other nubuc creeds) jumped out at me when first looked at the creed.

After seeing Hyacinth's examples of other creeds that are from both Italian AND nubuc bags, the differences are more obvious:

• Puffy creed on bag in question vs. non-puffy on others
• D in "distinctive" and "provide" look more like O than D
• C in nubuc doesn't have nearly as large an opening as the comps and looks like an O
• Round "o" in No. vs oval o on comps
• Shorter underscore vs. longer on comps
• "F" in finest and "R" in resistance are misshapen
• Misspelled "distinctive" (pointed out by Hyacinth)
• Creed is stamped slightly to the left of center
• Obvious huge space at the bottom beneath serial number
• Different serial font than comps

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ETA: Here's a post I found with an older creed and the same mistakes.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-1357#post-31073736

and Hyacinth's reply:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-1357#post-31073810

ETA #2:
Here's a bag from 1994 without the mistakes:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-1357#post-31074126

Thank you so much for taking the time to show me more examples and explaining the problems. I was motivated by a GW coupon I had even though the bag didn't feel right from the get go. All authentocators ROCK and I'm very thankful for your time.

 

[whateve]

I have posted this before, but I am unfamiliar with how to navigate this site and find any responses that may have been left. I have looked all over and am stumped on what bag this might be and the possible year it was designed! Thank you so much in advance!

Probably very early 70s. Probably a Bonnie Cashin design. I don't know the name of the bag.

 

[Mustloveoldthings]

Please Authenticate when time permits.

Coach Satchel
Belongs to my Mom
11" W
8.5" T
Has detachable crossbody strap
Thank You

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you, Hyacinth! I’m not too sure about the colour if it’s British tan. Were there any other close colours to this in that era? Thank you again for your vast Coach knowledge

If you're asking about the Rambler legacy from Poshmark, it's either British Tan or Camel. Guessing colors from photos isn't very accurate, many things can change how a color looks on a phone or computer compared to real life including what condition the leather is in, there's color variation in the seller's photos. Wait until you get the bag.