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:
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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!

 

[LadaZuri]

Dear Authenticators, something about the creed doesn't ring true to me, even though the numbers/letters seem to be correct. Thanks so much for checking!

Poshmark: https://poshmark.com/listing/COACH-...SSBODY-BAG-PURSE-NEW-5f1dc5366914122baffa8190

Seller: poshmarkmaven

 

[LadaZuri]

Could you kindly check this 9063 for me as well? Thank you so much!

Is there a larger style than this one that has a crossbody strap as well as the buckle handles?

Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Legacy-Small-Tote-No-9063-5fa8508809d76060d95dda5b

Seller: iliana36

 

[BeenBurned]

Dear Authenticators, something about the creed doesn't ring true to me, even though the numbers/letters seem to be correct. Thanks so much for checking!

Poshmark: https://poshmark.com/listing/COACH-...SSBODY-BAG-PURSE-NEW-5f1dc5366914122baffa8190

Seller: poshmarkmaven

And that's precisely why "authenticating" by googling what the style number should look like is dangerous! The bag is fake.

ETA: poshmarkmaven Diane also has this fake:

COACH VINTAGE LEATHER FLAP BRIEFCASE PURSE, 4082

Shop poshmarkmaven's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Coach 4082 brown leather messenger bag briefcase flap shoulder purse tote. Good condition, detachable shoulder strap, measures 13” x 10”, gorgeous and classic purse! Will ship...

poshmark.com

ETA #2:
Another sold fake:

COACH NAVY & BROWN LEATHER SIGNATUR PURSE TOTE BAG

Shop poshmarkmaven's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Coach, Navy logo with dark brown accents. LIKE NEW exterior, Interior shows signs of wear and slight pilling. No rips or tears. Generous large size..measures 16" across...

poshmark.com

And another:

COACH BLACK LEATHER LOGO WALLET, NEW, GIFT

Shop poshmarkmaven's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Coach black signature wallet, New never used..many compartments, place for bills too. GREAT GIFT! Inspired, Will go out right away

poshmark.com

 

[BeenBurned]

Could you kindly check this 9063 for me as well? Thank you so much!

Is there a larger style than this one that has a crossbody strap as well as the buckle handles?

Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Legacy-Small-Tote-No-9063-5fa8508809d76060d95dda5b

Seller: iliana36

This one is good.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi again: I'm on a purple (perhaps Ink?) kick lately. I saw this and pounced before authenticating as the price seemed fair. The bag is in my possession and the attached photos are my own. Thanks again for any help!

Item: Vintage Coach bag
Link: https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m65930379266/
Seller: hernandez
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It's fine.

 

[Hyacinth]

Could you kindly check this 9063 for me as well? Thank you so much!

Is there a larger style than this one that has a crossbody strap as well as the buckle handles?

Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Legacy-Small-Tote-No-9063-5fa8508809d76060d95dda5b

Seller: iliana36

It's genuine. It wasn't called a Legacy Small Tote, so don't look for a larger version because of the "small" in the name in the listing. It's just called a Legacy Satchel. I don't remember ever seeing a larger version regardless of what Coach might have named it, and I specifically look for large bags when I buy. I had 2 versions of that style in different colors and it seems like I would have noticed, and probably bought, a larger version if I'd ever noticed one.

Here's a 1999 catalog page, click on the thumbnail:



There may be some larger totes with handle and strap combinations, but most would probably be newer, non-vintage styles. Maybe someone else can suggest something, or you can search the major selling sites for "large Coach tote" but that's going to bring up a LOT of listings.

 

[Hyacinth]

It seems right, but please understand that the more basic an item is, the harder it is to authenticate. With no unique details and no creeds or serial numbers, all we can give is an educated guess most of the time.

 

[aris17]

Coach hobo black bag
no.a0985-f13094
Gift from relative

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello would you please authenticate this bag I purchased from an Estate sale? It's about 11x 7.5 x 3. Also with the double strap, does that match the bag? Is this an early convertible clutch style? Thank you.

Genuine Convertible Clutch from the late 1970s to mid-1980s. I don't know if the double strap is original.

 

[Hyacinth]

Good morning Authenticators,
Could you please check this bag I bought from shopgoodwill? It looks and feels ok but I would appreciate your expert opinion. Ps. The original posting didn't have many pictures so I'm attaching some extra photos below.
Thanks so much for your help!
Anne

Item: Coach 9893
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/116196450
Dimensions: 9" x 6" x 3"

Genuine Scooter Bag from 1995

 

[AuntieA]

Genuine Scooter Bag from 1995

Thanks Hyacinth! I appreciate this. I was hoping it was a vintage. Have a great weekend!!

 

[JuneCleaverSemperFi]

Genuine Convertible Clutch from the late 1970s to mid-1980s. I don't know if the double strap is original.

Ok I looked up several vintage Coach bags with the double strap. I thought they only used the double strap on the Basic bag. Since you mentioned the 70's-80's it does seem like a fit in person with the color and hardware matching.

 

[Hyacinth]

Ok I looked up several vintage Coach bags with the double strap. I thought they only used the double strap on the Basic bag. Since you mentioned the 70's-80's it does seem like a fit in person with the color and hardware matching.

There aren't many photo records from before the early 1980s so it's hard to be sure about details from that time period.

 

[samfalstaff]

It's fine.

Whew! Thanks

 

[amber1109]

That should have been updated somewhere. Coach was making business and travel items in China as early as 1995. And small accessories were probably made there even before that.

BTW, it actually says "Production moved almost completely to China starting in 2000 although a few handbags and some travel and business items had been made there for several years already, and all Signature C fabric bags are only made in China and the other Asian plants and have only been made since 2000. Any Signature C bag with a year code from before 2000, or with a plant code or place of origin that indicates it was made in the US, is counterfeit."

So it really doesn't need a correction.

Oh, It's my bad, I really need to re read it many times