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

[Vlad]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

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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!

 

[Charleston47]

1- looks good but I don't know the name

2- genuine, from 1999, Legacy Small Zip

3- genuine Lexington Drawstring from 1998

4- FAKE. THIS is a font that you should be worried about.

5- "Penny" doesn't seem to be a valid Coach name. I haven't seen any examples of that name in any old literature or ad photos. We can't see the strap or strap mountings so there's no way to ID it, but whatever it is, it's genuine and made right around 1988.

Hyacinth, you sure do have sharp eyes. The font on #4 is so fuzzy! Are you speaking about the font in the upper part of the creed, or in the bottom style number portion? Or both?

 

[AuntieA]

Hi Authenticators,
Could you please check this large nylon travel bag for me? I attached some extra pictures for you. Thanks!!

FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item: Coach F77469
Listing number: 135361430
Seller and site where listed
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/135361430
Comments: 18"L x 13"W x 9"H

 

[houseof999]

https://posh.mk/JMSM8Pgx4lb

Seller: demographic
Is this authentic?

 

[Hyacinth]

https://posh.mk/JMSM8Pgx4lb

Seller: demographic
Is this authentic?

I haven't seen that style before but I remember a whole bunch of fake styles about 12 years ago with that strange grayish "antique" color. That's not the color I remember Coach using for antiqued finishes.

There's no way I'd buy it without seeing what I knew was a genuine example, and I'd want to see the back of the charm on this one.

 

[houseof999]

I haven't seen that style before but I remember a whole bunch of fake styles about 12 years ago with that strange grayish "antique" color. That's not the color I remember Coach using for antiqued finishes.

There's no way I'd buy it without seeing what I knew was a genuine example, and I'd want to see the back of the charm on this one.

Thank you! I asked for a pic of the back. I'll let you know when the pic is up.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hyacinth, you sure do have sharp eyes. The font on #4 is so fuzzy! Are you speaking about the font in the upper part of the creed, or in the bottom style number portion? Or both?

The font in the style number. Items made in the C and D plants during almost their entire production runs starting in 1994 through the early 2000 decade used the same VERY distinctive font and this one doesn't have it. It sticks out like a sore thumb from the genuine examples.

Here's a GENUINE "D" plant serial from early in 1999, the "overstamping" marks, lines and dots, above and below the serial digits aren't important in this case but they DO help prove it's genuine:



and here's the fake:



There were also some examples of a different genuine font between 1999 and 2001 that usually included an extra dash in the serial number, like this:


Serial number details are a critical part of authenticating Coach bags. There's a very good reason we insist on clear photos of those details.

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you! I asked for a pic of the back. I'll let you know when the pic is up.

Thanks. But I'd still need to see a genuine example, if anyone has one.

 

[Hyacinth]

I found a photo of a genuine one, 92110. I'm still not happy with the color but that could just be normal variations in computer image colors. The first and third are Coach's drilldown pics which aren't much help.

 

[BeenBurned]

https://posh.mk/JMSM8Pgx4lb

Seller: demographic
Is this authentic?

I haven't seen that style before but I remember a whole bunch of fake styles about 12 years ago with that strange grayish "antique" color. That's not the color I remember Coach using for antiqued finishes.

There's no way I'd buy it without seeing what I knew was a genuine example, and I'd want to see the back of the charm on this one.

Thank you! I asked for a pic of the back. I'll let you know when the pic is up.

Thanks. But I'd still need to see a genuine example, if anyone has one.

I found a photo of a genuine one, 92110. I'm still not happy with the color but that could just be normal variations in computer image colors. The first and third are Coach's drilldown pics which aren't much help.

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Debby Downer chiming in, not to authenticate the horseshoe but to comment on the seller, demographic.

Although I'm not a Kate Spade expert, I do recognize obvious fakes and demographic has one.

Kate Spade Purse

Shop demographic's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. GUC. Some wear on corner. Minor inkstain interior. 7/10. Make an offer.

poshmark.com

 

[JuneCleaverSemperFi]

Hi would you please authenticate this bag I purchased at the consignment shop? It's about 11" x 7" x 2.5"
Thank you

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi would you please authenticate this bag I purchased at the consignment shop? It's about 11" x 7" x 2.5"
Thank you

It's fine.

Basic bag, style 9455.

 

[BeenBurned]

https://posh.mk/JMSM8Pgx4lb

Seller: demographic
Is this authentic?

I haven't seen that style before but I remember a whole bunch of fake styles about 12 years ago with that strange grayish "antique" color. That's not the color I remember Coach using for antiqued finishes.

There's no way I'd buy it without seeing what I knew was a genuine example, and I'd want to see the back of the charm on this one.

Thank you! I asked for a pic of the back. I'll let you know when the pic is up.

Thanks. But I'd still need to see a genuine example, if anyone has one.

I found a photo of a genuine one, 92110. I'm still not happy with the color but that could just be normal variations in computer image colors. The first and third are Coach's drilldown pics which aren't much help.

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Debby Downer chiming in, not to authenticate the horseshoe but to comment on the seller, demographic.

Although I'm not a Kate Spade expert, I do recognize obvious fakes and demographic has one.

Kate Spade Purse

Shop demographic's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. GUC. Some wear on corner. Minor inkstain interior. 7/10. Make an offer.

poshmark.com

Even if the keychain is authentic, the seller didn't disclose the missing hang tag.

 

[RedRider]

Good afternoon Authenticators

Item: Coach Whitney?
Where purchased or how obtained: Consignment shop in Toronto, On. I'm not sure exactly when but between 2000-2005
Comments: I'm wondering about authenticity and am curious how old it might be? The tarnish on the hardware makes me wonder....
Measurements: 8.5" tall x 10.5" wide x 3" deep

 

[NBALLY8006]

Appreciate any assistance with these please

Seller: Rnrwehlage

Coach Classic Vintage Willis Bag

Shop rnrwehlage's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Coach Classic Vintage Willis Bag Messenger Bag w/signature dowel Cognac Brown w/Goldtone Hardware Single top Handle - Originally came with Adjustable Strap but is missing; Purchased...

poshmark.com

Seller :Erankscot678

Vintage Coach Brown Leather Murphy Crossbody Purse | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Coach Brown Leather Murphy Crossbody Purse at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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[Hyacinth]

Appreciate any assistance with these please

Seller: Rnrwehlage

Coach Classic Vintage Willis Bag

Shop rnrwehlage's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Coach Classic Vintage Willis Bag Messenger Bag w/signature dowel Cognac Brown w/Goldtone Hardware Single top Handle - Originally came with Adjustable Strap but is missing; Purchased...

poshmark.com

Seller :Erankscot678

Vintage Coach Brown Leather Murphy Crossbody Purse | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Coach Brown Leather Murphy Crossbody Purse at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Both are genuine and from the early 1990s