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]

It looks good. The black spots in the eyes looks different sizes - I don't know why. What's with that third picture?

I think that's how they're supposed to be, or else they were just supposed to be sewn in randomly, check out Coach's drilldown pic for 92117:

 

[whateve]

I think that's how they're supposed to be, or else they were just supposed to be sewn in randomly, check out Coach's drilldown pic for 92117:
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Ah, I had one and the eyes were the same size. I think it was random. I've seen others on ebay that are different sizes.

 

[Ammrx]

Can this be authenticated ? From the goodwill. Thanks

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/80337199

 

[Narnanz]

Thanks Narnanz, I am like you. Nothing super great in mtl. But I make visits to NY where I find vintage Coach. Super nice ones. OMG even if it needs TLC. We do not have that where I live.

I going to Italy next year so am hoping to do some searching. Have 2 days at the end of the tour in Rome. Might get lucky.

 

[Lake Effect]

Dear authenticators! Request to authenticate please. Thank you!
Item: I have no idea. It reminds me of a Regina? But shape is not exactly like the Regina. Crossing my fingers that I did not purchase a fake!
Seller: thrift store.
Link: n/a
Comments: dimensions are 7.5" height, 6" width, 2" depth. Handle drop about 2.5". Strap length is about 49". The creed is in the front slip pocket, not in the main compartment (like the Scooter bags) and was really difficult to get. I took a dozen photos and these were the best ones. Apologies for poor quality photos. Thank you for your time and help!!!

Sweet! Congrats. I see these listed once in a while, in black and they are usually $$$.

 

[Lake Effect]

It will be interesting to see it under different lighting if anyone here buys it. It could be Jade which was available on the Court only for a short time in 1995, I had a Court Bag in Jade from exactly the same plant, month and year and from what little I remember, the color was a bit darker but basically the same shade, The color looked more like the catalog photo catbird9 posted. It broke my heart to get rid of it but it was just too small for me and the strap was too short.

ETA - I just noticed who the seller is. Not only is she a tPF member but she's sold quite a few bags to Jed at the Archives. Her photos are usually pretty accurate.

I will continue to believe that you have owned , no matter how briefly, one of every vintage Coach style in every color.

 

[Lake Effect]

Yay!! Thank you!!

Twinning!

Same as the 2 blue stations, back to back. Lol. I'm glad we got them though.

No kidding! That's another gorgeous bag too by the way, congrats! You have the most amazing luck or skill in bag hunting. Maybe a combination of both.

That seems to happen a lot on this forum. Usually there are three. So maybe there is another one out there!

It really is interesting how I see listing of certain bags online in clusters. I have noticed that. But for you both to find duos of unusual shades of the same bag in so short a time, twice . . . *cue theme to “The Twilight Zone”*

I do remember seeing two Duffles in green get bid up like crazy in one week. And vintage reds in the same style often crop up in twos and threes.

So far they've all been D5C- prefixes. If they all turn out to be Jade it must have been a very limited production color made only in one plant and for just a few months. The few 1995 catalogs I have don't even mention Jade as a color option, only Bottle Green, so I hope everyone gets the color they're hoping for.

Bottle Green is the only color listed in the 1995 Spring and Summer catalogs but Coach has sometimes made special colors, sometimes for one of their retail partners. I had a genuine Scribble Stitch Tote with Jade leather trim and even though each Scribble Stitch style came with only one trim color specific to that style, I also found a genuine one on Ebay in a Lime color leather trim that the seller said she'd bought at Macy's.

ETA - Interesting that most of them so far have Outlet stamps. I'm wondering if it was a MFF bag. It's hard to imagine it being brought out as a boutique color.

I have wondered too that there have been limited runs of bags in colors not listed in catalogs. I thought maybe it was due to obtaining leather in the color in a small quantity, unexpected, left over, etc. But you bring to mind a good point it might have been an exclusive for a retail partner too.

 

[Hyacinth]

Can this be authenticated ? From the goodwill. Thanks

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/80337199

Both are genuine. Patricia's Legacy from 2000 and Field Bag from 2012

 

[Hyacinth]

I will continue to believe that you have owned , no matter how briefly, one of every vintage Coach style in every color.

Not the smaller ones! Anything Court Bag size or smaller just doesn't work for me. But if it's at least 11 inches wide with an extra long strap, I've probably owned it, at least for a few weeks. If it doesn't give me the room and "drop" that I need, it gets donated.

"Every color" sounds about right though, except for brown and black. When I was a kid and had to carry what my Mom bought, she always bought brown or black because you could wear those colors with everything. Back then, there weren't many color choices anyway. So once I started buying my own bags, I went for colors. My first Coach was a red City Bag Spectator from Marshall Field's.

 

[Jscott73]

Authentication help needed please
Item: Bonnie Cashin for Coach Pony Express Sling??
Listing number: n/a
Seller: estate sale purchase
Link: n/a
Comments: I’m not a Coach collector but found this recently at an estate sale and thought it was lovely. I’ve tried researching this bag but can’t find anything exactly like it. I know Bonnie Cashin made a pony express bag but the style is not like this. This looks more like the Cashin Carry Sling bags. I’m thinking it’s early to mid 60’s pre-creed.

 

[Jacynthe]

Sweet! Congrats. I see these listed once in a while, in black and they are usually $$$.

Thank you Lake Effect! NYC area thrift is amazing!!!

 

[lovevintagecoach]

I recently purchased a vintage coach court bag. Can it be authenticated. The number on the creed is a little concerning to me . It was purchased at Goodwill. The dimensions are 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 3 1/4. Thank you !

 

[Jacynthe]

Hello all! Pardon to derive from AT Coach but I am looking for more information on Body Bag by Cashin for Meyers. There is a thread but it seems to have been inactive for awhile. Katev showed photos of her bag and would you guess.....(again NYC thrift stores are awesome...makes my head explode!!! ) I found one similar to hers while thrifting here. Thank you for any info!!!

 

[lovevintagecoach]

I recently purchased a vintage coach court bag. Can it be authenticated. The number on the creed is a little concerning to me . It was purchased at Goodwill. The dimensions are 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 3 1/4. Thank you ! View attachment 4598115View attachment 4598116View attachment 4598117

 

[Catbird9]

Please authenticate if possible:
Seller: doingsimplysid112
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-SMALL-LEATHER-HANDBAG-BROWN-NWOT/274102711910
Comment: serial number not shown (intentionally?) but creed font and spacing seem questionable. Handle looks wrong, stitching uneven.