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

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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.
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whateve said:
Did you see the reference to the photographer? Maybe she pays by the picture.
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I missed that credit to a photographer, but I'll opine. If those pictures were taken by a professional photographer, I'm shocked. With the cameras that are out today, it's not difficult to take good clear and well-focused pictures as well as clear macro pictures.
 
#7,504
Flogbunk said:
Please authenticate,

Item: Vtg. Rare Earliest 1960's COACH Pre-Creed Collectors Crossbody/Shoulder Handbag
Listing: 191337299031
Seller: jkokah
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191337299031?redirect=mobile

I am wondering if this is authentic. If it is, can you please let me know a time frame of when it was made?

Also, like a lot of coach purses, does this one have a specific name?

TIA
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It's authentic. We don't have names for many of the early Coach bags. I think this one is from the early 70s.
 
#7,505
Hi, i have a question about this Lunch Box. Text on the creed looks good to me, serial number is correct, but what about the font in which numbers are printed and letter N with a very stretched "little o" next to it? Is it still possibly an authentic bag? Thanks in advance for looking at it!
ebay
item number: 291503058215
title: VINTAGE COACH RARE LIGHT CREAM LEATHER CROSS BODY SHOULDER BAG PURSE G6B-9991
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...215?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43deefad27
seller: dueus30
 
#7,506
zipmybag said:
Hi, i have a question about this Lunch Box. Text on the creed looks good to me, serial number is correct, but what about the font in which numbers are printed and letter N with a very stretched "little o" next to it? Is it still possibly an authentic bag? Thanks in advance for looking at it!
ebay
item number: 291503058215
title: VINTAGE COACH RARE LIGHT CREAM LEATHER CROSS BODY SHOULDER BAG PURSE G6B-9991
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...215?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43deefad27
seller: dueus30
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It is fake. The font is incorrect for the factory. We've noted the large "o" with the long underline on other fakes. This is one of those styles that is often faked so you have to be really careful with them. There are few other things wrong with the bag besides the creed.
 
#7,507
zipmybag said:
Hi, i have a question about this Lunch Box. Text on the creed looks good to me, serial number is correct, but what about the font in which numbers are printed and letter N with a very stretched "little o" next to it? Is it still possibly an authentic bag? Thanks in advance for looking at it!
ebay
item number: 291503058215
title: VINTAGE COACH RARE LIGHT CREAM LEATHER CROSS BODY SHOULDER BAG PURSE G6B-9991
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...215?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43deefad27
seller: dueus30
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Compare the following creeds.

The first is from the listing in question, dueus30. The second if from a bag with the same serial number. I believe bag #2 is authentic.

The bag from dueus30 is fake.
 

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whateve said:
It is fake. The font is incorrect for the factory. We've noted the large "o" with the long underline on other fakes. This is one of those styles that is often faked so you have to be really careful with them. There are few other things wrong with the bag besides the creed.
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Thank you! I was thinking the wrinkled leather on the side looks weird but maybe just from storage. I already had bad luck with post-94 Coaches in this color, but this creed reads so real :(((
 
#7,511
zipmybag said:
Thank you! I was thinking the wrinkled leather on the side looks weird but maybe just from storage. I already had bad luck with post-94 Coaches in this color, but this creed reads so real :(((
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Usually wrinkled leather doesn't prove anything. Creeds can only be compared to other creeds made around the same time at the same plant. Many counterfeiters copy the body of the creed perfectly but make mistakes in the number.

Look at the ends of the zipper. On authentic versions of this bag, the zipper stop is present at both ends. Another thing to look at is the zipper pull. On classic bags, Coach zipper pulls are sewn all the way around. On many fakes like this one, the stitching is open at the part nearest the zipper.
 
#7,512
BeenBurned said:
Compare the following creeds.

The first is from the listing in question, dueus30. The second if from a bag with the same serial number. I believe bag #2 is authentic.

The bag from dueus30 is fake.
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whateve said:
Usually wrinkled leather doesn't prove anything. Creeds can only be compared to other creeds made around the same time at the same plant. Many counterfeiters copy the body of the creed perfectly but make mistakes in the number.

Look at the ends of the zipper. On authentic versions of this bag, the zipper stop is present at both ends. Another thing to look at is the zipper pull. On classic bags, Coach zipper pulls are sewn all the way around. On many fakes like this one, the stitching is open at the part nearest the zipper.
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I see.. thank you! I bet they somehow got a hold of the authentic creed, maybe an earlier format that Coach stopped using (?)
 
#7,513
ChevaliereNoir said:
Item: COACH Authentic Pearlized Bleecker Demi Zip Handbag Purse PINK
Listing number: 151730557515
Seller: gigicouture303
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151730557515
Comments: Looks like this could be another Italian Bleecker pearlized napa bag for my research. It should be interesting to rehab if it's authentic. Thank you for taking a look, experts! :flowers:
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I agree with Whateve, there's no way I'd advise buying that without a clear photo of the entire serial number - the style number should be 6151. The bag's lining isn't right either compared to other 6151s and 6152s. So unless it's a pilot bag there's a chance it might not be authentic.
 
#7,515
whateve said:
I think the creed wording is wrong for pearlized leather. There isn't enough of the creed shown to see the style number.
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Hyacinth said:
I agree with Whateve, there's no way I'd advise buying that without a clear photo of the entire serial number - the style number should be 6151. The bag's lining isn't right either compared to other 6151s and 6152s. So unless it's a pilot bag there's a chance it might not be authentic.
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I just got a clear pic of the serial number from the seller.
 

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