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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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ConnieinSeattle said:
Thank you! Here's where I got the idea. This similar #1494 item for sale has a close up of the back of the hang tag and it says: "Special Edition Fall 2004." Maybe that's different that limited edition. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283682680924

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I've seen that special edition hangtag on this and similar styles too. I think even if it was a special edition, it wasn't limited, as in they made thousands of them, judging by how many I've seen on ebay over the years.
 
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ConnieinSeattle said:
I've been fixating on vintage Coach for awhile, and then I saw THIS for $10. :smile: Please and thank you for an authentication opinion. My research seems to indicate it's a limited edition bag, #1494 (style number has been re-used with a more recent bag, I think).
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/168228416
Seller: shopgoodwill.com, store: Goodwill Hawaii
Item: COACH Brown Bowler Bag

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Hyacinth said:
It seems good, although there are only 2 photos in my files and neither is a creed photo. There's nothing in my notes about it being a Limited Edition. It's a Metallic Vintage Signature Satchel from 2004, so just one year to go until it actually IS vintage.
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ConnieinSeattle said:
Thank you! Here's where I got the idea. This similar #1494 item for sale has a close up of the back of the hang tag and it says: "Special Edition Fall 2004." Maybe that's different than limited edition. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283682680924

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whateve said:
I've seen that special edition hangtag on this and similar styles too. I think even if it was a special edition, it wasn't limited, as in they made thousands of them, judging by how many I've seen on ebay over the years.
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ConnieinSeattle said:
I appreciate your knowledge!! :smile: Thanks!
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Here's a bag from the same collection, style 1495 listed on Mercari.
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www.mercari.com

Mercari: Your Marketplace

Mercari is your marketplace. It's the perfect place to declutter and discover items that are uniquely you. Say 'goodbye' to your old go-tos and 'hello' to one-of-a-kind treasures.
www.mercari.com www.mercari.com
 
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ConnieinSeattle said:
Thank you! Here's where I got the idea. This similar #1494 item for sale has a close up of the back of the hang tag and it says: "Special Edition Fall 2004." Maybe that's different than limited edition. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283682680924

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It's very possible. All I have are 2 photos and neither of them shows the back of the hangtag, but the metallic color of the tag in your photo seems to match the leather color of the bag and the date codes on the creed. If it's original to the bag then it's a Special Edition like the tag says. And before you ask, no, I don't know the difference between a Limited and a Special edition. It means whatever Coach wants it to mean at that moment in time :biggrin:
 
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Hyacinth said:
It's very possible. All I have are 2 photos and neither of them shows the back of the hangtag, but the metallic color of the tag in your photo seems to match the leather color of the bag and the date codes on the creed. If it's original to the bag then it's a Special Edition like the tag says. And before you ask, no, I don't know the difference between a Limited and a Special edition. It means whatever Coach wants it to mean at that moment in time :biggrin:
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Thank you! Hey, I have another authentication request above. Take a look!! :smile: It might be the most exciting bag I've ever found.
 
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