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#47,869
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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#55,921
PandasMom said:
Hi everyone, hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. Would you please authenticate this bag.

Item: Coach Maggie Bag in Tan
Number: M6D-9019
Dimensions: Top is approximately 10" wide. The height is about 7 1/2". When the strap is fully extended, it is about 21 1/2" strap drop. I wanted to find out if this bag was indeed made in 1996. I looked at some photos of catalogs online from that year and couldn't confirm. The question that I always ask myself in the end is "was Coach actually making this bag in the year is says on the creed stamp?" Any insights that you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you! :smile: View attachment 4918097View attachment 4918098View attachment 4918099View attachment 4918100View attachment 4918101
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You didn't say where you got it or if it is listed online. It's fine. The style was introduced in 1994 and still made in 1996.
 
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PandasMom said:
Hi everyone, hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. Would you please authenticate this bag.

Item: Coach Maggie Bag in Tan
Number: M6D-9019
Dimensions: Top is approximately 10" wide. The height is about 7 1/2". When the strap is fully extended, it is about 21 1/2" strap drop. I wanted to find out if this bag was indeed made in 1996. I looked at some photos of catalogs online from that year and couldn't confirm. The question that I always ask myself in the end is "was Coach actually making this bag in the year is says on the creed stamp?" Any insights that you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you! :smile: View attachment 4918097View attachment 4918098View attachment 4918099View attachment 4918100View attachment 4918101
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Catalogs don't always show everything. Coach probably produced at least 6 and as many as 10 or 12 catalogs in each year of the mid 1990s. And items made exclusively for the factory outlets wouldn't be in the catalogs.

Most of the time the actual details of the bag, creed stamp and serial number are much better authentication tools than the catalogs.
 
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whateve said:
You didn't say where you got it or if it is listed online. It's fine. The style was introduced in 1994 and still made in 1996.
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That seems a liitle early for the intro date. The 9019 Maggie Duffle is shown as "New" in my Early Fall 1997 catalog, and I can't find it pictured before then.

ETA - Found it in the Spring 1997 book as "New" too. Nothing in 1994 though.
 
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#55,925
Hyacinth said:
Catalogs don't always show everything. Coach probably produced at least 6 and as many as 10 or 12 catalogs in each year of the mid 1990s. And items made exclusively for the factory outlets wouldn't be in the catalogs.

Most of the time the actual details of the bag, creed stamp and serial number are much better authentication tools than the catalogs.
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Thanks for this info. It's good to know because it is hard to do the catalog research piecemeal without having the actual physical catalog in front of me. I'd been relying on photos from online and there isn't much. Still, it's fun to look at the old pictures. It's nice to see the vintage fashions paired with the original bags. Thank you again!
 
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#55,926
Vlad said:
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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Hello, Would you please authenticate this bag from seller neondenial. Thank you. https://poshmark.com/listing/Rare-Vintage-Coach-Bag-5f78d076e131644e35b8c2a8
 
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#55,929
Hi Authenticators,
May you please auntheticate the following three bags. Thank you in advance.

Regina
Seller:lmwenner
poshmark.com

Vintage Small Black Leather Coach Purse Regina

Shop lmwenner's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Small vintage Black Coach Purse Purse measures approximately 7 inches at top and slightly flares to 7 3/4 inches at bottom Front flap style with turn closure Strap measures 46...
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Shelton
Seller:helloagain17
poshmark.com

Vintage Coach Shelton Bag

Shop helloagain17's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. I think the color is putty but it could be stone. This is a harder leather (like a saddle) than other vintage coach bags I have. Very cool style and functional shape. 9.25” x 9.5” x...
poshmark.com poshmark.com

Coach plaza
Seller: trancemedium4u
poshmark.com

Coach vintage large Plaza Bag. Black

Shop trancemedium4u's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Coach vintage large Plaza Bag. Preowned and gently used. Inside zip and open pocket. Turn lock closure. Handle with 3” drop. Longer detachable strap. Condition: some tarnish on...
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#55,931
Hello all!
This is part authentication, part discussion. More that I’m just curious for future reference... Here’s a bag with a strange serial number, and I’m wondering your thoughts. The style number is correct, but the pattern for the first three digits is off. Does this ever happen or is it clearly a fake? Thank you!

item: vintage Coach station bag
seller: glowgirl66
Link: https://posh.mk/qHVgFrzvRbb

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#55,932
piperthrifts said:
Hello all!
This is part authentication, part discussion. More that I’m just curious for future reference... Here’s a bag with a strange serial number, and I’m wondering your thoughts. The style number is correct, but the pattern for the first three digits is off. Does this ever happen or is it clearly a fake? Thank you!

item: vintage Coach station bag
seller: glowgirl66
Link: https://posh.mk/qHVgFrzvRbb

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The bag is an authentic station bag and the font/serial number is correct for the 1999 Turkish #2 plant.

This is one of the reasons why we say that comparisons have to be apples to apples.
 
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#55,934
NatLinkin said:
Hello I've come across a glovetanned leather Swagger 21 that I would appreciate help in authenticating. Pictures are provided in the link listing.
Item: Swagger 21 It looks like its the color heather grey
Seller is jodi516
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-Swagger-21-5f7a54f4163df4c9d7fb577e
Comments: It looks like the number on the creed is J1721-2279 if that matters any.
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Are you sure the pictures are all the same bag? In some pictures, the bag looks blue and in others, gray. The background in the last picture is different from the background in the other pictures.

Swaggers are so well faked and Poshmark isn't the safest venue from which to purchase.

I don't feel comfortable with this one.

Other opinions are welcome.
 
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