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

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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:
    Item:
    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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halcylocke said:
Hellllllo! I'm interested in buying a vintage Coach Court bag, but I want to (of course) make sure that what I'm buying is authentic first. I know a few things to look out for, but would definitely appreciate a second opinion. I had a few listings bookmarked.

Item: Coach Court bag 9870
Listing number: 166142106391
360kelly on eBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166142106391

Item: Coach Court bag 9870
Listing number: 125954990120
thegoldensquad on eBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/125954990120

Item: Coach Court bag 9870
Listing number: 304982984197
province-216 on eBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/304982984197

Item: Coach Court bag 9870
Listing number: N/A?
lovelandfinds on Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-...sbody-Bag-Purse-USA-6378f69f6149731b22ce3c5e/

Item: Coach Court bag 9870
Listing number: N/A?
destinyniccs on Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Court-Bag-6469ade42fbf1a32dc38bdb4

I also noticed that some of them have an adjustable strap, and others don't - did they make them both ways over the years, or does that mean the strap has been replaced? I super appreciate any input/feedback you're able to give. Thank you!!
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1. authentic, early 90s.
2. authentic 1996
3. authentic 1998.
4. authentic early 90s.
5. authentic 1994.

Yes, the strap changed from nonadjustable to adjustable in later versions. Also, straps could have been replaced or interchanged with other bags.
 
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unlitmoon said:
Dear authenticators,
Could you please give me your opinion on this? I read all the guides but it’s impossible to tell from a newbie’s perspective.

Item: Coach Willis 9927
Listing number: 95242915129

Seller ID emilyrbrb @mercari
Link: https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m95242915129/

Didn’t bring the photos here. Thank you so much in advance.
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Authentic, made in 2006, so not vintage.
 
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restorerenew said:
Hi! Can you please authenticate this? I think it’s a City Bag. I bought on Poshmark from @daisyy2. Link: https://posh.mk/q7BS5hsYnBb *She didn’t post good photos of the creed so I asked and she messaged me them (see attached). I believe the number is 0107-906 (just very faint!). I don’t have the purse yet so can’t give measurements. I can still cancel order if it’s a fake. Thanks!

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authentic city bag made in the early 90s.
 
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lisa brightfire said:
Thank you when I get home I will measure. I was so confused with the serial # looked to be made in 2000 and the style number turns up nothing. So I thought maybe it was a super nice fake.
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You need to learn how to understand Coach serial numbers. trying to Google all-numeric Coach serials is a waste of time.

Read and Bookmark the six Salearea Coach Guides posted and Pinned to the top of every indexed page in this thread. You don't need to spend hours checking the Archives. All you need to do is read, pay attention to, and and try to understand the Salearea Guides. That's why I wrote them.

ETA - And please try to forget any conflicting nonsense you've read from anonymous posters in various "help" pages on the Internet. Most of it is just plain WRONG.

The more often you read them especially the sections on creeds and serial numbers, hopefully the better you'll understand them. And don't worry if some of the older links no longer work. Please read the entire 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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Hyacinth said:
If someone can copy the seller's creed and serial number photo and any other photos that might be helpful as a Reply to this post, I'll try to take a look. The only photo I can open is the first one.
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This is the creed from the listing. For Olympic items I've seen two types of creeds. This seems to be a hybrid of the two I've seen.

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restorerenew said:
I have another I just purchased that I need authenticated please. Can still cancel if it’s not real. On Poshmark from @77cisco. Link: https://posh.mk/WnKbFDx5nBb

Thank you so much!
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whateve said:
I'm not sure about this one. I think it is okay. I'd appreciate more opinions.
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whateve said:
This is the creed from the listing. For Olympic items I've seen two types of creeds. This seems to be a hybrid of the two I've seen.

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@whateve, thanks for the photo.

I've also seen 2 or even 3 different creed formats for the 1996 USOC Atlanta Olympics items, as well as a few pretty obvious fakes. This one looks OK, of course from 1995 or 1996, and the serial numbers in the genuine ones usually don't follow the standard formats, in that the style number is often the first half of the serial number. This one is a genuine style 658 USOC Waist Pouch.

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Hyacinth said:
@whateve, thanks for the photo.

I've also seen 2 or even 3 different creed formats for the 1996 USOC Atlanta Olympics items, as well as a few pretty obvious fakes. This one looks OK, of course from 1995 or 1996, and the serial numbers in the genuine ones usually don't follow the standard formats, in that the style number is often the first half of the serial number. This one is a genuine style 658 USOC Waist Pouch.

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Thanks, I thought so.
 
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Hello! Popping back in because a bag I've been lusting after finally popped up, relatively within my price range. Just want to be sure it's authentic before buying :) Thanks so much as always!

Item: COACH Vintage Green Leather Backpack Daypack Purse Bag 9960
Listing number: 275949735539
Seller and site where listed: alviserafic_0 on Ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275949735539?hash=item403fe2ce73:g:~eQAAOSwjuFksYz4&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0PppkN+DsTlnYQtXRcNuAfOVLw+DimfuCIOOlq49PqiCYURwb+mX4oK7/igIrEudzkbsZND9ntDXBouhErMnkvsTExkPm6Y2cw8mZ7OtYubdLoCYfNe0pdYUaRb/9O0z9wZvHdwBobb0Vv+i8Zsxdn5u5yDVIJlGqrJXmpfv7lRsDlCC7bCdOaUetm1mAbgIOO9fUosDSDDj9pqqfL2qtm9gRlgITbNfmFkqNCpHp5A4I0sNLVLIVF/Vz59WphgkMuFrMSLS9O9Q4M9p5pQ5D+M=|tkp:Bk9SR9TLh_CrYg
Comments: The pictures of the creed aren't great - I can definitely ask the seller for another if these don't work!

I'm game to condition and polish the bag, and hand-sew the strap back on. Was thinking of just using Guttermann polyester thread - this might not be the right place to ask, but is there a product that would be better suited there?
 
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auddybod said:
Hello! Popping back in because a bag I've been lusting after finally popped up, relatively within my price range. Just want to be sure it's authentic before buying :smile: Thanks so much as always!

Item: COACH Vintage Green Leather Backpack Daypack Purse Bag 9960
Listing number: 275949735539
Seller and site where listed: alviserafic_0 on Ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275949735539?hash=item403fe2ce73:g:~eQAAOSwjuFksYz4&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0PppkN+DsTlnYQtXRcNuAfOVLw+DimfuCIOOlq49PqiCYURwb+mX4oK7/igIrEudzkbsZND9ntDXBouhErMnkvsTExkPm6Y2cw8mZ7OtYubdLoCYfNe0pdYUaRb/9O0z9wZvHdwBobb0Vv+i8Zsxdn5u5yDVIJlGqrJXmpfv7lRsDlCC7bCdOaUetm1mAbgIOO9fUosDSDDj9pqqfL2qtm9gRlgITbNfmFkqNCpHp5A4I0sNLVLIVF/Vz59WphgkMuFrMSLS9O9Q4M9p5pQ5D+M=|tkp:Bk9SR9TLh_CrYg
Comments: The pictures of the creed aren't great - I can definitely ask the seller for another if these don't work!

I'm game to condition and polish the bag, and hand-sew the strap back on. Was thinking of just using Guttermann polyester thread - this might not be the right place to ask, but is there a product that would be better suited there?
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It's authentic and appears to have been made in 1996.
 
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