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

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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!
 
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KerryD said:
Hi all, I bought this Coach a while ago so I can't link to a listing. I'd like to sell it but I cannot find any info about this bag anywhere and want to make sure it's not a knockoff. It appears to be authentic but it's a Coach Leatherware era bag so the creed number doesn't match up to a specific style that I can find. Any help on authenticity and/or a style name would be greatly appreciated!

Item Name: Coach Flap Bag in Aqua
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It's authentic but I can't ID it. When a vintage bag has a random serial number, you'll need to post measurements in order for those who know the style to ID it.
 
#45,183
whateve said:
There are no problems with the hardware on any of your bags. Very early Coach bags didn't have solid brass hardware like was used in early NYC bags. The type of leather used was also different. The Bs on the sides of the kisslocks indicate the company Coach used to provide that hardware.
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Thanks Whateve for the confirmation. Learn something new about Coach from this thread all the time. I do love those little bags, there's something special about them lasting this long and find their path to me. And I will have the peace of mind knowing they are genuine when I eventually pass them to somebody else. Your help is greatly appreciated.
 
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KerryD said:
Hi all, I bought this Coach a while ago so I can't link to a listing. I'd like to sell it but I cannot find any info about this bag anywhere and want to make sure it's not a knockoff. It appears to be authentic but it's a Coach Leatherware era bag so the creed number doesn't match up to a specific style that I can find. Any help on authenticity and/or a style name would be greatly appreciated!

Item Name: Coach Flap Bag in Aqua
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Nice Bag
 
#45,185
KerryD said:
Hi all, I bought this Coach a while ago so I can't link to a listing. I'd like to sell it but I cannot find any info about this bag anywhere and want to make sure it's not a knockoff. It appears to be authentic but it's a Coach Leatherware era bag so the creed number doesn't match up to a specific style that I can find. Any help on authenticity and/or a style name would be greatly appreciated!

Item Name: Coach Flap Bag in Aqua
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If it measures about 9x7x3, it might be a Carlton Bag, style 4132 from the Soho, formerly Lightweight, line. It was probably made in late 1993 for the 1994 Spring season, but that's just a guess based on the color, which could be Ocean.
 
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LunaSilver said:
Dear Authenticators, please authenticate this eBay item , mainly the prairie bag, seller is :iknowclosets.
Thanks.
ETA: a better creed picture attached
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233471794505
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The Prairie Bag and large wallet are definitely ok, the cosmetic pouch and mini skinny seem ok too.

I think the large wallet is a style 6996 Bedford Combo Wallet Checkbook from around 2000-2001 but I'm not 100 percent sure about that.

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KerryD said:
Hi all, I bought this Coach a while ago so I can't link to a listing. I'd like to sell it but I cannot find any info about this bag anywhere and want to make sure it's not a knockoff. It appears to be authentic but it's a Coach Leatherware era bag so the creed number doesn't match up to a specific style that I can find. Any help on authenticity and/or a style name would be greatly appreciated!

Item Name: Coach Flap Bag in Aqua
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That's gorgeous!
 
#45,190
Hyacinth said:
The Prairie Bag and large wallet are definitely ok, the cosmetic pouch and mini skinny seem ok too.

I think the large wallet is a style 6996 Bedford Combo Wallet Checkbook from around 2000-2001 but I'm not 100 percent sure about that.

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Also thanks for the additional information. As a Coach vintage bags fan, I am so grateful we can count on the help from the authenticators in this forum each and every time.
 
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Hi Everyone.
Can someone please reauthentic the bags I am selling. I get the feeling the buyer does not believe they are authentic as she can't google search the serial numbers. I had someone years ago authentic them before I bought them on here. I know they are not the best pictures of the serial numbers and the Patricia bag has a very worn tag but it is the best I could do.

https://poshmark.ca/listing/Coach-Vintage-Purses-5e273b472f82768187d96b54
 
#45,193
virgo8708 said:
Hi Everyone.
Can someone please reauthentic the bags I am selling. I get the feeling the buyer does not believe they are authentic as she can't google search the serial numbers. I had someone years ago authentic them before I bought them on here. I know they are not the best pictures of the serial numbers and the Patricia bag has a very worn tag but it is the best I could do.

https://poshmark.ca/listing/Coach-Vintage-Purses-5e273b472f82768187d96b54
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Please refer the buyer here.

Note that it's worth whatever effort it takes to get clear creed pictures. The text and serial number MUST be legible! And especially in cases where buyers are questioning authenticity, they're even more important. (I realize in this case, she's also questioning the bags with random (pre-1994) serial numbers, clearly indicating that she needs to learn a bit more about Coach, but in all listings and for all buyers, you need to get good pictures.)

Please post a better picture of this creed. :
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#45,194
BeenBurned said:
Please refer the buyer here.

Note that it's worth whatever effort it takes to get clear creed pictures. The text and serial number MUST be legible! And especially in cases where buyers are questioning authenticity, they're even more important. (I realize in this case, she's also questioning the bags with random (pre-1994) serial numbers, clearly indicating that she needs to learn a bit more about Coach, but in all listings and for all buyers, you need to get good pictures.)

Please post a better picture of this creed. :
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Thanks I tried, that is the best on the Patricia bag, I could get as the tag is very worn unfortunately.
I will try and get a better photo but due to the wear on it, it is hard to capture a very clear photo.
 
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