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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:
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    Listing number:
    Seller and site where listed
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
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    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.
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#75,586
ConnieinSeattle said:
I've had this for a few months, finally getting around to rehabbing. Looks good to me, but expert eyes appreciated! Googling tells me it's a scout bag, style #9890. Please and thank you for an authentication opinion. (It just came out of the bath, it's really a beautiful bag.)

Item: Vintage Coach Purse
Listing number: m44840727076/
Seller and site where listed: Queenrama, Mercari
Link: https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m44840727076/
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Authentic.
 
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#75,588
Hyacinth said:
It's a genuine City Bag but it's not considered "vintage" unless it's 20 years old or older. This one was made in 2007 so it has 5 years to go before it's technically vintage.
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Hi, dear Hyacinth. I was shocked a little bit. I thought creed number is like No. month - year -place 4 digits number . Maybe this is not vintage. Thank you so much. I need to educate myself a lot.
 
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#75,590
Tilis said:
One more if I may, sorry to take up so much of your time :sad:, but I'm truly grateful for the service you ladies provide.
Item: Coach Vintage Sonoma Flap Pebble Grain Leather Small Crossbody Bag Red 4919
Seller and site where listed: wearforless_7 on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265781284916?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&mkcid=26&ch=osgood&euid=dd6342cd7f854eb588682eef0786db95&bu=43194479037&osub=-1~1&crd=20220815173539&segname=11051
Comments: This seller seems to have a mixed reputation on tPF. Also don't quite know what to make of the stains.
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Not an authenticator, but did you also notice what appears to be broken stitching in the 8th photo? A lined bag could make broken stitching a challenge to fix or have fixed. But take a look as I could be imagining something that isn't there.
 
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Tilis said:
One more if I may, sorry to take up so much of your time :sad:, but I'm truly grateful for the service you ladies provide.
Item: Coach Vintage Sonoma Flap Pebble Grain Leather Small Crossbody Bag Red 4919
Seller and site where listed: wearforless_7 on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265781284916?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&mkcid=26&ch=osgood&euid=dd6342cd7f854eb588682eef0786db95&bu=43194479037&osub=-1~1&crd=20220815173539&segname=11051
Comments: This seller seems to have a mixed reputation on tPF. Also don't quite know what to make of the stains.
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DL Harper said:
Not an authenticator, but did you also notice what appears to be broken stitching in the 8th photo? A lined bag could make broken stitching a challenge to fix or have fixed. But take a look as I could be imagining something that isn't there.
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The bag is authentic but I'm not a rehabber and don't know whether the stains will come out or if the side of the bag is repairable.
 
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no tennis no life said:
Hi, dear Hyacinth. I was shocked a little bit. I thought creed number is like No. month - year -place 4 digits number . Maybe this is not vintage. Thank you so much. I need to educate myself a lot.
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The link to the six Salearea Guides is posted and Pinned to the top of each page in this thread, and the various formats of Coach serial numbers over the years with the exception of the most recent 2 years are covered in detail. Year codes were changed from one number to 2 numbers in 2004. I strongly suggest reading them more than once since Coach made frequent changes and it's not easy to keep all the details straight with just one reading. I even do a read-through every few months, and I researched and wrote the bloody thing, along with the Daria48 Fake Coach Numbers List that follows the Salearea Guides in the same thread.

SaleArea guides

Now that ebay is removing the guides they've been hosting for years, those who use those guides have been forced to either save them on their computers or print them. Tonight I found that the Salearea guides (including the Hyacinth/Salearea collaboration ones) have been saved to Salearea's...
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Tilis said:
One more if I may, sorry to take up so much of your time :sad:, but I'm truly grateful for the service you ladies provide.
Item: Coach Vintage Sonoma Flap Pebble Grain Leather Small Crossbody Bag Red 4919
Seller and site where listed: wearforless_7 on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265781284916?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&mkcid=26&ch=osgood&euid=dd6342cd7f854eb588682eef0786db95&bu=43194479037&osub=-1~1&crd=20220815173539&segname=11051
Comments: This seller seems to have a mixed reputation on tPF. Also don't quite know what to make of the stains.
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I'm not a rehabber but those stains look like they've been there a while, maybe from rubbing against something ink-y? I have a gut feeling that trying to get those stains out may take some of the color with it. Without knowing exactly what caused the stains, trying to remove them can just cause more problems. JMO.

ETA - I DID try to get some dark marks out of a light-color Sonoma back in my early collecting days and it didn't end well, so maybe I'm a bit over-cautious. That pebbled leather can get damaged more easily than the regular smooth leathers.

The seller seems to sell a lot of "project" bags as well as some fakes. They may not be as careful buying pre-owned bags to re-sell as they should be.
 
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Tilis said:
One more if I may, sorry to take up so much of your time :sad:, but I'm truly grateful for the service you ladies provide.
Item: Coach Vintage Sonoma Flap Pebble Grain Leather Small Crossbody Bag Red 4919
Seller and site where listed: wearforless_7 on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265781284916?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&mkcid=26&ch=osgood&euid=dd6342cd7f854eb588682eef0786db95&bu=43194479037&osub=-1~1&crd=20220815173539&segname=11051
Comments: This seller seems to have a mixed reputation on tPF. Also don't quite know what to make of the stains.
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Another opinion: I think the stains aren't just on top of the leather - they have damaged the texture, like a burn or a chemical burn.
 
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#75,596
I have a bag here if anyone's willing to check this out. Thank you so much!

Item: Coach leather two way bag
Listing number: 1168779999
Seller and site where listed: carousell.ph (ronirivera)
Link: link
Comments: Mentioned that it's authentic and brought from the US though I don't know what's the model called (can someone help identify?). Also one thing to note is that seller claims there was a care card but unfortunately the bag was accidentally washed with it inside, which destroyed the care card

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