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

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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.
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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!
 
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lammy575 said:
Can someone please authenticate this? I have my concerns but I just want to confirm it isn’t pre-creed or something before I toss it.
Item: unsure of model
Where purchased:thrift store
Concerns: no creed, strap has silver holes and buckle is gold colored, for the side seams-you can see through them-see last pic where daylight is streaming through the side of the purse.
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It wasn't made by Coach. If it is good quality, you could still use it. At minimum, I'd save the strap in case I come across a bag that needs one.
 
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lammy575 said:
One more please!
item: green flat coach(?) walletpouch
Purchased: thrift store
I think it’s fake but want to confirm because it looks like the Coach fabric inside. I have an authentic one and this is slightly larger.
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It's not a fake as long as there are no Coach markings. It is a generic item that copied a Coach design.
 
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whateve said:
A tornado touched down about 10 miles from my son's new house. He recently moved there from California and has never experienced anything like that before.
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That's still too darn close. You learn quickly to take tornado warning sirens seriously this time of year anywhere east of the Rockies.

We had one pass through less than a mile from us a while back, and it still gives me the jitters thinking about it.
 
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katpeony said:
Dear Authenticators,
can you please let me know if this bag is fake? There is some weird stamp on the creed and the letter G looks different.

light brown Vintage Willis
www.ebay.com

VINTAGE COACH WILLIS TAN BROWN LEATHER CROSSBODY MESSENGER SHOULDER PURSE 9927 | eBay

Coach 9927 brown leather bag. See photos closely for details. 10" x 9.5" x 3".
www.ebay.com

thank you
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The creed stamp and serial number are fine, and the bag was made in 1995. The "donated" stamp was put there by Coach.

However, the strap was NOT made like that by Coach. It's either a replacement, or a part of each end has been cut off to shorten the strap and the cut ends riveted back together. Coach hardly ever used rivets on vintage bags. There are a tiny handful of exceptions but this isn't one of them. The seller didn't list any strap length or drop so if you're needing a long length like the Willis strap would originally have come with, this bag may not have that long strap. But from the thickness of the strap at the ends and by the buckle, I believe the strap is a non-Coach and might be a poorer-quality replacement, those cut and riveted ends don't look good.
 
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