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

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Hi would you please authenticate this bag I purchased at the consignment shop? It measures 9" x 5" x 2"


Are there any small tags inside the bag or inside pockets with Made In or Production codes? I can't help without those and it might be too recent for me to help with anyway. I don't believe it's vintage or close to it.
 
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Hi Authenticators! I’d appreciate some help with this one!

Item: Legacy Zip black/brass H9N-9966
Listing number: n/a
Seller and site where listed: b287807 on Poshmark
Link: https://posh.mk/doPcMrMFerb
Comments: Seller didn't pop up in forum search

Thank you in advance!


It seems good but I need a readable photo of the creed stamp and serial number, if you can copy the one from the listing at it's largest size and post it here as a Reply to this post or to your original post.
 
Dear Authenticators, please look at this...thanks muchly :smile:
Item: Vintage Coach Leather Purse
Seller: Danya Banning on Mercari
Comments: I have a note somewhere about K=Fake or was it K for the factory ???
I have one more question, if I may. It looks like the factories were designated with letters (at least in the US). But this Turkey factory carries a number. Did other overseas factories carry numbers rather than letters. I seem to remember that Costa Rica bags also carried letters ?? I do not want to help out the counterfeiters, so if the answer to this question is too revealing, just ditch the it :).
 
I have one more question, if I may. It looks like the factories were designated with letters (at least in the US). But this Turkey factory carries a number. Did other overseas factories carry numbers rather than letters. I seem to remember that Costa Rica bags also carried letters ?? I do not want to help out the counterfeiters, so if the answer to this question is too revealing, just ditch the it :smile:.
They started with letters, then expanded to numbers. I don't think it had anything to with being overseas. Turkey had 2 plants, one a letter and one a number. I think Turkey was the first plant to use a number code, even before they had used all the letters. Current plant codes are usually 2 digit numbers.
 
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