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Dear Authenticators,
What do you think of this leather brief? Is it authentic? Thanks very much.

From seller: begla-6035
 
Dear Authenticators,
What do you think of this leather brief? Is it authentic? Thanks very much.

From seller: begla-6035
Authentic.
 
Hello would you please authenticate this Olympics Fanny pac I purchased from a local estate sale? I really like it. Did Coach have a catalog of Olympics items during the 1996 Olympics? I would love find some accessories to go with. Thank you. Measures about 9" x 6"
 

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Item: Coach Plum Satchel 12654 (Legacy Garcia?)
Listing number: 123691086
Seller and site where listed: shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/123691086
Comments: thank you so much for your help! :biggrin:

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It looks fine to me, I have its twin. Legacy Leather Medium Shoulder Flap made in 2008. The leather was called Garcia leather by Coach, sometimes you'll see bags from that line identified as "Garcia Leather... " followed by the style description.

ETA - The color looks like Amethyst. A few Coach pages describe it as having the Legacy Stripe lining but the ones we've seen have solid color linings. I don't know if the very early examples had the stripe linings. There are 5 pages of posts here mentioning the style number:

 
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