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Good afternoon!
I’m working on rehabbing a bag I picked up at a thrift shop. It’s a great bag but I understand it’s common to find fakes. This is what I have:
- Serial Number J4D-9951 AKA Patricia’s Legacy in brown
- W 11” H 9” D 4”
- “Solid Brass” embossed on the strap buckles.

Thank you so much for your time!

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Good afternoon!
I’m working on rehabbing a bag I picked up at a thrift shop. It’s a great bag but I understand it’s common to find fakes. This is what I have:
- Serial Number J4D-9951 AKA Patricia’s Legacy in brown
- W 11” H 9” D 4”
- “Solid Brass” embossed on the strap buckles.

Thank you so much for your time!

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It's fake. Did you notice that the grommets are silver?
 
Dear authenticators, please take a look at this purse for me.
Item: COACH VINTAGE METROPOLIS LEATHER CROSSBODY BAG
Seller and site where listed: faithfarm9538 on poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/COACH-...SSBODY-BAG-BFPM09086-631a40b932c1dc20f2317a16
Comments: I believe this to be real, but following my self-imposed protocol, I'm asking for official authentication. Thanks muchly in advance. Here is a picture of the creed

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It's authentic but I wonder if it has been dyed.
 
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It's fake. Did you notice that the grommets are silver?
Yeah - As soon as I posted I was wondering if that was an issue. I know rivets are not necessarily brass. I was hoping that might be the same for grommets. Interestingly - the grommets are NOT responsive to a magnet. Just for chuckles I tried some Brasso on them. The q-tip came back lily-white.

Oh well. My hubby wanted a nice “Coach” bag. I guess he’s getting one! Should I tell him? ;-)

Thank you again for the work you do!
 
Good evening dear authenticators! A request to authenticate please. Thank you!

Item: Coach patent leather wallet
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: dimensions are 4" height, 5 1/2" width, about 7 1/2" inches when fully open. ETA... I just noticed one photo is not clear, again my amazing lack of photograph skills. Please let me know if I need to send a better one or are the rest of the photos enough? Thanks!!!

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It's authentic but I wonder if it has been dyed.
Thank you @whateve for your time and expertise. Do you think it might have been dyed because of the slightly brown cast ? or too blue ? I did compare it to other navies on-line, but I have come to not trust what I see too much :) I should be able to detect somewhere a dye job ?? unless it was done by an expert ?? Thanks for your help.
 
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