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
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• FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
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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!

 

[pammbw]

Hello lovely authenticators! Could you let me know if this bag is ok?
Thank you!!

https://posh.mk/aV1zvZ0Z4pb

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi Authenticators!
I have another one from yesterday's flea market find to ask for authentication. Thank you very much in advance for your time!

Item: Nicholas Drawstring
Where purchased or how obtained: local flea market
Measurements: 10.5" x 12" x 4.5"
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Genuine Nicholas Drawstring made in 1994

 

[Hyacinth]

Happy Monday! Please authenticate. I appreciate all you do for us!

Item: Coach Signature C Small Wristlet Wallet
Listing number: 203910792694
Seller and site where listed: njgirlinva, eBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203910792694

It looks genuine but I don't have any information about it in my files.

 

[FrenchieBull]

In this case, Entrupy got it right; this bag is authentic.

ETA: If you were comparing the bag in the Goodwill listing (US made) to a 1996 Costa Rican M plant bag, that would explain the difference you're seeing.

So, there were 2 M plants operating in 1996 - One in the US, one in Costa Rica?

 

[Hyacinth]

One more from ebay, please review
Item: COACH 7787 TAN LEATHER LUNCH BAG TOTE
Listing number: 115176516032
Seller and site: Stannick98 off of ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115176516032

I requested a better picture of the creed. I think it is a red flag for it not to be there but I am a newbie and want to confirm

Thank you so much!!

Genuine Hamptons Leather Small Tote made in 2001

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello,

Please authenticate the following bag which I purchased from Shopgoodwill.com last summer. I requested an authentication at that time however I could not obtain a picture of the date and model code. I think it is called the Crossgrain printed crossbody pouch. The measurements are H = 3.5" L= 6.5" D= 1.5".

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I don't see any problems.

Other opinions are welcome.

 

[BeenBurned]

So, there were 2 M plants operating in 1996 - One in the US, one in Costa Rica?

Yes. At a later time, China also had an M plant but that wasn't operating in 1996.

 

[Roro]

Could my favorite people on TPF take a look? I have this in red and this color just grabbed me.

coach x-large lavender purple pebbled leather duffle sac crossbody satchel 4927

coach x-large lavender purple pebbled leather duffle sac crossbody satchel 4927 | eBay

Up for consideration is a big coach duffle crossbody bag. The bag is made of soft pebbled leather in a beautiful purple color. Stamp Marked inside of bag fs for final sale.

www.ebay.com

Seller: emq84021
Item # 354059848422

No red flags to me after I compared the photos to my bag in red--but, then, what do I know? Seriously!

ETA: Sorry, seller sent this creed photo.




One more: Just found this in the catalogues:

 

[Hyacinth]

So, there were 2 M plants operating in 1996 - One in the US, one in Costa Rica?

The M plant code was a"floater" as were several other codes, and was used by any plant where Coach decided it was needed. It was even used a few times in 2 different plants during the same months. Because it was sometimes only the code digit itself that was assigned and not the entire stamp that was temporarily transferred, the same code could also be stamped by 2 different mechanisms and use different fonts

This is one reason WHY we don't post lists of plant codes. There are more variations than people realize and we're NOT going to go into detail about them because too many inexperienced or over-confident people would just make mistakes. It would also make it a lot easier for crooks to make more accurate fakes, it's happened many times in the past.

ETA - And then there were the serial numbers where the 3 digits in the prefix got scrambled up at the plant, but that's a whole 'nuther problem and requires some very careful analysis of both creed and serial stampings AND comparing them to others with the same prefix digits but in correct order.


EATA - a word to the wise. There are several lists of "Coach plant codes" floating around on other websites and even on Facebook Groups where they claim to be posted by experts. DO NOT trust them and always have any Coaches authenticated here. Especially now when prices of vintage Coach bags are going crazy, there are going to be, or already ARE, self-appointed "experts" coming out of the woodwork and trying to impress others with their "knowledge". Just because someone claims to be an expert doesn't make them one. A real expert is someone who's recognised as one by other acknowledged experts, and not just because they happen to belong to the same Facebook Group or supposedly ride the same motorcycles or attended the same university. (Maybe they're just the same person!)

 

[bankermtg]

I don't see any problems.

Other opinions are welcome.

Thank you BeenBurned.

 

[Hyacinth]

Could my favorite people on TPF take a look? I have this in red and this color just grabbed me.

coach x-large lavender purple pebbled leather duffle sac crossbody satchel 4927

coach x-large lavender purple pebbled leather duffle sac crossbody satchel 4927 | eBay

Up for consideration is a big coach duffle crossbody bag. The bag is made of soft pebbled leather in a beautiful purple color. Stamp Marked inside of bag fs for final sale.

www.ebay.com

Seller: emq84021
Item # 354059848422

No red flags to me after I compared the photos to my bag in red--but, then, what do I know? Seriously!

ETA: Sorry, seller sent this creed photo.

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Thanks, I was just going to mention that.

Genuine Sonoma Soft Bucket Zip, Natural Grain from 1997

 

[Roro]

Thanks, I was just going to mention that.

Genuine Sonoma Soft Bucket Zip, Natural Grain from 1997

Thank you, @Hyacinth. Have a wonderful week.

 

[bankermtg]

The M plant code was a"floater" as were several other codes, and was used by any plant where Coach decided it was needed. It was even used a few times in 2 different plants during the same months. Because it was sometimes only the code digit itself that was assigned and not the entire stamp that was temporarily transferred, the same code could also be stamped by 2 different mechanisms and use different fonts

This is one reason WHY we don't post lists of plant codes. There are more variations than people realize and we're NOT going to go into detail about them because too many inexperienced or over-confident people would just make mistakes. It would also make it a lot easier for crooks to make more accurate fakes, it's happened many times in the past.


ETA - a word to the wise. There are several lists of "Coach plant codes" floating around on other websites and even on Facebook Groups where they claim to be posted by experts. DO NOT trust them and always have any Coaches authenticated here. Especially now when prices of vintage Coach bags are going crazy, there are going to be, or already ARE, self-appointed "experts" coming out of the woodwork and trying to impress others with their "knowledge". Just because someone claims to be an expert doesn't make them one. A real expert is someone who's recognised as one by other acknowledged experts, and not just because they happen to belong to the same Facebook Group or supposedly ride the same motorcycles or attended the same university. (Maybe they're just the same person!)

Hyacinth, (and all the other authenticators on this forum), your depth of knowledge regarding vintage Coach never ceases to amaze me. Forever your student.

 

[Hyacinth]

Good morning Authenticators! I have another Ebay listing for review:
Item:
Vintage Coach Briefcase Messenger Handbag Black Leather Shoulder Strap
Listing number: 175283038582
Seller and site: itzallmyne off of Ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175283038582?hash=item28cfaee976:g:26wAAOSwW0digbz~

Thank you so much!!

Genuine Lexington Brief made in 2003. Not quite vintage yet, but it will be in 2023.

 

[Softiemama]

Genuine Hamptons Leather Small Tote made in 2001

Thank you so much Hyacinth, I appreciate your time and help