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!

 

[Roro]

Hi! I think this may have been missed yesterday or maybe I need to request more images? It’s completely fine if I just need to be patient, you’re all so generous with your time! Thank you!

Not an authentication but I can tell you that the green is an olive green. It's a beautiful bag. Wait for our authenticators to confirm.

 

[TheMillard]

Hello! Can I please get assistance with authenticating the following:

Item: Coach Small Plaza 9860
Seller: Rainbowgardenshop
Site where listed: Etsy. Also seen on Poshmark
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1167222831/

Thank you

Bump. I’m really interested in this bag. Thank you!

 

[Hyacinth]

Bump. I’m really interested in this bag. Thank you!

Genuine, from the early 1990s

 

[amanesciri]

I found this bag out of my children’s dress-up bin today after thinking about the other three bags I mentioned in my very first post. I am wondering if is authentic or if I should mark it with a sharpie as fake and put it back among my kids’ playthings…or beg them to trade it to me for a “non-Coach, but more exciting (to them)” one to play with, hehehe. My mom sent it to me for the kids to play with—she had found it at a thrift store for a bargain (knowing my mom).

Its No. 0736-907. I have no idea if this is an old, authentic serial number pre-1994, or if it’s a fake.

The hangtag is one-sided—raw leather on the bag instead of another “Coach” stamping.

There is also a gold metallic “22 1/4 B” stamped on the inside raw leather body of the bag, visible when flipping up the flap pocket. I’d be interested in knowing what it means, if anyone knows?

Dimensions:
7” tall
11” wide
2” side width
42” strap length

Thank you in advance!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi! I think this may have been missed yesterday or maybe I need to request more images? It’s completely fine if I just need to be patient, you’re all so generous with your time! Thank you!

I don't have any experience with the more recent remakes or any examples in my photo files to compare it to, but the year code for 2012 is probably right. Please wait for another authenticator.

 

[Hyacinth]

I found this bag out of my children’s dress-up bin today after thinking about the other three bags I mentioned in my very first post. I am wondering if is authentic or if I should mark it with a sharpie as fake and put it back among my kids’ playthings…or beg them to trade it to me for a “non-Coach, but more exciting (to them)” one to play with, hehehe. My mom sent it to me for the kids to play with—she had found it at a thrift store for a bargain (knowing my mom).

Its No. 0736-907. I have no idea if this is an old, authentic serial number pre-1994, or if it’s a fake.

The hangtag is one-sided—raw leather on the bag instead of another “Coach” stamping.

There is also a gold metallic “22 1/4 B” stamped on the inside raw leather body of the bag, visible when flipping up the flap pocket. I’d be interested in knowing what it means, if anyone knows?

Dimensions:
7” tall
11” wide
2” side width
42” strap length

Thank you in advance!

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Genuine, probably a Basic Bag. The hidden stamp on the inside wasmade by the leather supplier.

 

[amanesciri]

Genuine, probably a Basic Bag. The hidden stamp on the inside wasmade by the leather supplier.

Oooooooh! Thank you! I guess I need find an acceptable trade for them now.

 

[klc2021]

I don't have any experience with the remakes or any examples in my photo files to compare it to, but the year code for 2012 is probably right. Please wait for another authenticator.

Absolutely,. Thank you for the heads up, Hyacinth!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello, friends, happy Tuesday! Could someone authenticate a couple more?

"Vintage Coach Black Leather Shelburn (sic) Flap Crossbody"
eBay
@ilikebugs

Vintage coach black leather Shelburn flap crossbody | eBay

<p dir="ltr">Excellent pre-owned Coach leather bag. Some light wear due to age. Clean inside. Approximately 9x9x3; 20" drop.</p>

www.ebay.com

Comments: I asked for better pictures of the creed and turnlock - I have a good feeling about this one!


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And then this one:

"Coach Vintage Black Leather "Weston Shopper" Tote/Shoulder Bag #9021"
eBay
@viviennechoice

Vintage COACH Leather Weston Shopper 9021 Shoulder Bag Tote Auth Purse for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage COACH Leather Weston Shopper 9021 Shoulder Bag Tote Auth Purse at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Thank you, thank you!!

Genuine.

Shelborne Flap 1998 and Weston Shopper from 1997

 

[Hyacinth]

You guys are awesome, as my collections grow!!!! Can you please look at this bag and give your expert opinion. I purchased it at a local Goodwill store. It measures about 6 x11 inches. Thanks in advance.

Genuine and made in 2000 but I don't know the name.

 

[Hyacinth]

Bought this a while ago and am wondering what say ye? Don’t know if link is still valid.

Shopgoodwill
7W
13L
It’s longer then I had expected, and the leather is thick and a little floppy. I couldn’t find any similar bags in the catalog photos.

Genuine but I don't know the style.

 

[TheMillard]

Genuine, from the early 1990s

Thank you so much! Appreciate it.

 

[Hyacinth]

Would y'all be so kind as to take a look at this brown pocket purse? TIA
item: 145466579

Used Vintage Coach Leather Purse.

shopgoodwill.com

The bag is genuine, but I hope whoever buys it takes a good close look at the Entrupy "COA". Not only are the details, serial number, etc on the certificate hidden, but the color looks more like black. Please be sure it's for the same bag.

 

[katev]

We see quite a few of that prefix.

A lot of fake prefixes start with J, but so do a lot of genuine ones with valid plant codes. But J8Y- and J8H- are always fake. J8P- can be either, depending on what country and plant code were stamped. The few we've found with P plant codes saying they were made in Costa Rica are genuine.

Thanks, I think that I almost got into trouble a couple of times with J8Y so that one made an impression on me!

 

[steph2n]

There's a photo from the old drilldown pages linked here but no information about the bag itself:

TPF Official Coach 2011 Fall Preview

Does anyone have any info on these? 17851: 17875:

forum.purseblog.com

I'm not sure if this is it, but it looks pretty close - Chelsea Inlaid Perforated Leather Emerson Satchel, from the July 24, 2011 Wayback pages, about 1/4 of the way down the page under Satchels And Carryalls. It would help to see a complete, stuffed and upright photo of the bag in question :

https://web.archive.org/web/20110724045735/http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/-handbags-10551-10051-62-en?viewType=viewall&t1Id=62&t2Id=62&LOC=CC

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Keep in mind - having most of the hardware stamped "COACH"doesn't mean a thing. If fact, the older the bag is the less stamped hardware it should have. Stamped hardware on classic and vintage bags can be a serious red flag. Older Coaches made before the later 1990s usually had no stamped hardware at all, and only a handful might have "Coach" stamped on the buckles but nowhere else.

ETA - yes, that's it, style 17795

This page is a bit more manageable:

Coach :: Satchels & Carryalls

Coach is a leading American designer and maker of luxury lifestyle handbags and accessories. Using a range of quality fabrics and materials, Coach's product offerings include handbags, wallets, business cases, travel bags, footwear, jewelry, watches, sunwear, outerwear and fragrance.

web.archive.org

That is definitely the one. Thank you so much you are a rockstar. I did try to find 2011 Catalogs online but did not even think to use Wayback to search. I will definitely use that in the future.