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.

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• FOR ITEMS 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!

 

[stayplatinum]

Hello! Can you please help me authenticate these two purses? Thank you!

Item: VTG Coach Black Leather Metropolis Swingpack Crossbody Bag 9087 USA made Nice !!
Seller: thewildershop on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1152834954...uid=lYrSpQb9RZ6&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Item: Vintage cross body black leather Coach purse bag 5843
Seller: pnikynbrain
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1445971982...uid=lYrSpQb9RZ6&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[katev]

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.

Could it be a document holder for travel? Did you check the men's items or the business section of the catalogs? It's nice!

I thought men's as well, but can't seem to find it. Most seem to have zippers or snaps of some sort. It seems too long and floppy to be a clutch.

Genuine but I don't know the style.

@JJK250 I was thinking about your mystery bag "the long, floppy clutch" so I asked a vintage coach fan named Matthew on another forum if he had ever seen one like it, because he has a very extensive collection of Coach small leather goods and vintage Coach men's accessories.

He found the picture below online and suggested that your bag might be the same, does it look like your bag? The typed notation calls it an "Envelope Clutch" but I am unsure about the style number of 9550 that's listed -because that is the same number used for a Soho Flap Satchel. However, I know that Coach has done a few odd things with style numbers over the years a few times!

@Hyacinth, are you familiar with a vintage bag called the Envelope Clutch?

 

[ciaodenny]

Hello could someone please look at this little keychain
3"L x 1"W x 2"H
I purchased it at a garage sale

 

[Urusaiii]

Dear authenticators,

I just purchased this bag off of EBay… could I please get your assessment?

Item: Legacy Zip, 2001?
Listing number: 384945414938
Seller and site where listed: jafa_2944 / EBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384945414938

Here are some additional pics provided by the seller (I hope I’m doing this right)—



Thank you for your time & knowledge!

 

[katpeony]

Authentic and made in NYC some time between the late 1970s and 1988.

Thank you again Hyacinth!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello @Hyacinth and thank you for your response. Below I have attached the only photo she has posted. I’ve asked seller for another clear shot but no response as of yet. I was actually hoping you’d provide those catalog pictures of the different styles, and you did! Thank you so much. I’ve also seen the other style pouch with the two pockets in front of the pouch. Do you know which one that is?
Im interested in authentication of this particular one I’m asking for.
thanks again

The photo shows a genuine creed and serial number from the early 1990s.

And I'm sorry, I confused your question with one from a few days ago by another poster, she asked about 2 waist pouches and I answered here:

Vintage Coach Catalogs

Here is a place to find entire vintage catalogs that been uploaded ;)

forum.purseblog.com

Sallellen posted a photo of one of the waist pouches, style number 516, with the 2 front pockets just a few hours ago, post 73754, and here's the other one, style number 507 Pocket Waist Pack, all of them made within about 6 years of each other. It's very easy to get them confused. But when I'm busy I confuse easily.



So - there were 2 waist pouch styles made in the early 1990s with 2 small front pockets, 507 and 516.

There were 2 OTHER styles at almost the same time with a large single zippered compartment and no front pockets, styles 506 and 515, here are those catalog pics. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge:

506 Waist Pouch from 1991


515 Canteen Waist Pouch from 1993



So for anyone who liked the convenience of a belt bag or fanny pack, there were at least 4 to choose from.

My apologies to you and to @pet1516 for any confusion.

 

[sararwright]

I just bought this vintage Willis bag yesterday, and I was wondering if someone could authenticate it for me? It feels nice like real leather, but I don’t know how to read Coach’s codes. I am happy to post more pics if needed!

 

[Hyacinth]

I just bought this vintage Willis bag yesterday, and I was wondering if someone could authenticate it for me? It feels nice like real leather, but I don’t know how to read Coach’s codes. I am happy to post more pics if needed!

Please refer to the Read Me post at the top of each page for the information we need. If you bought it online from a private seller or from a selling site like Ebay, we need the URL of the selling page as well as the seller's name or ID.

It looks genuine, made in 2001.

 

[Hyacinth]

Dear authenticators,

I just purchased this bag off of EBay… could I please get your assessment?

Item: Legacy Zip, 2001?
Listing number: 384945414938
Seller and site where listed: jafa_2944 / EBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384945414938

Here are some additional pics provided by the seller (I hope I’m doing this right)—

View attachment 5424537View attachment 5424538View attachment 5424539View attachment 5424540

Thank you for your time & knowledge!

Genuine Legacy Zip made in 2001

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello could someone please look at this little keychain
3"L x 1"W x 2"H
I purchased it at a garage sale

Not only have I never seen one with such a huge Coach logo on the front, but the border of the logo isn't right either. It has too many lines. The stitching and binding on the underside of the flap isn't Coach quality either. I don't believe it's genuine.

 

[Hyacinth]

@JJK250 I was thinking about your mystery bag "the long, floppy clutch" so I asked a vintage coach fan named Matthew on another forum if he had ever seen one like it, because he has a very extensive collection of Coach small leather goods and vintage Coach men's accessories.

He found the picture below online and suggested that your bag might be the same, does it look like your bag? The typed notation calls it an "Envelope Clutch" but I am unsure about the style number of 9550 that's listed -because that is the same number used for a Soho Flap Satchel. However, I know that Coach has done a few odd things with style numbers over the years a few times!

@Hyacinth, are you familiar with a vintage bag called the Envelope Clutch?


View attachment 5424461

No, I'm not. The only 9550 in my files is for that much more recent Soho style from 2003 that used the same style number. This one is new to me. You might want to ask @whateve when she gets back.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello! Can you please help me authenticate these two purses? Thank you!

Item: VTG Coach Black Leather Metropolis Swingpack Crossbody Bag 9087 USA made Nice !!
Seller: thewildershop on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1152834954...uid=lYrSpQb9RZ6&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Item: Vintage cross body black leather Coach purse bag 5843
Seller: pnikynbrain
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1445971982...uid=lYrSpQb9RZ6&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

1- genuine Metropolis Zip from 1998

2- genuine and made in the late 1980s or maybe around 1992 but I'm not sure what style it is, maybe a City Bag.

 

[DoraLuz]

The photo shows a genuine creed and serial number from the early 1990s.

And I'm sorry, I confused your question with one from a few days ago by another poster, she asked about 2 waist pouches and I answered here:

Vintage Coach Catalogs

Here is a place to find entire vintage catalogs that been uploaded ;)

forum.purseblog.com

Sallellen posted a photo of one of the waist pouches, style number 516, with the 2 front pockets just a few hours ago, post 73754, and here's the other one, style number 507 Pocket Waist Pack, all of them made within about 6 years of each other. It's very easy to get them confused. But when I'm busy I confuse easily.

View attachment 5424544

So - there were 2 waist pouch styles made in the early 1990s with 2 small front pockets, 507 and 516.

There were 2 OTHER styles at almost the same time with a large single zippered compartment and no front pockets, styles 506 and 515, here are those catalog pics. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge:

506 Waist Pouch from 1991
View attachment 5424552

515 Canteen Waist Pouch from 1993
View attachment 5424553


So for anyone who liked the convenience of a belt bag or fanny pack, there were at least 4 to choose from.

My apologies to you and to @pet1516 for any confusion.

Thank you @Hyacinth for your research and input.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello @Hyacinth and thank you for your response. Below I have attached the only photo she has posted. I’ve asked seller for another clear shot but no response as of yet. I was actually hoping you’d provide those catalog pictures of the different styles, and you did! Thank you so much. I’ve also seen the other style pouch with the two pockets in front of the pouch. Do you know which one that is?
Im interested in authentication of this particular one I’m asking for.
thanks again

BTW, the bag in the Posh listing and photos, the style 506 Waist Pouch you asked about, is genuine, from the early 1990s.

 

[katev]

No, I'm not. The only 9550 in my files is for that much more recent Soho style from 2003 that used the same style number. This one is new to me. You might want to ask @whateve when she gets back.

I’ll do that, thanks. I noticed that the dimensions on the picture are given in centimeters and inches so perhaps it was released outside the US.