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IMPORTANT READ-ME

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:
    Item:
    Listing number:
    Seller and site where listed
    Link:
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Where purchased or how obtained
    Comments:
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.
Thank you and be safe!
 
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#83,446
Hyacinth said:
Can you copy and post the sellers' photos of the creed stamp and serial number? Thanks!

ETA - But just as a warning showing why we never recommend buying from Poshmark sellers because the place is an absolute MINEFIELD of fakes...

the 9166 with the J4G- serial prefix may have what looks like an outlet stamp, but a genuine 9166 Legacy Drawstring will NEVER have a "4" year code indicating 1994 since the style wasn't even introduced until 2000. However, there's ONE big exception and that's for bags with a "4" year code made in Costa Rica. The plant there was forced to stamp a year code that was 10 years out of date (4 instead of 04) in bags made there in 2004.
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Oh, nice to know. So based on those facts both seem to be fakes.IMG_7390.jpegIMG_7389.jpeg
 
#83,447
int2CVB said:
Hello Authenticators,
Item: Coach 9166
Listing number: N/A
Seller and site where listed: seller imayi in Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/COACH-Vintage-Leather-Bucket-Bag-63634306bd66cd5259734f4f?utm_content=ext_trk=branch&feature=sh_li_ss_ios&campaign=share_content_other_user_post__us.default.001&rfuid=ext1:2e60f05e-9737-4a9f-b554-42632a10a75b&br_t=true&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXL8gvztDLzdbPN0g2zyso86h0SgIAACO1MxsAAAA=&_branch_match_id=1210158514196648989
Comments:
I have taken a look at the bag and I’m suspicious that it might be a fake bc No J8Y - 9166 is known to have fakes. It also looks like the 8 is upside down. Please help me authenticate it! Thank you in advance!
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J8Y- serial prefixes are ALWAYS fake, no exceptions.

The thread below that includes the six indispensable Salearea Coach Guides also includes the old but still-useful-for-vintage-bags Daria48 Fake Coach Numbers List. I strongly recommend reading and even re-reading the entire thread, there's a ton of useful and accurate information in there. Updates and additions to the Fakes List are added to the thread as we find them in vintage bags.

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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int2CVB said:
Oh, nice to know. So based on those facts both seem to be fakes.View attachment 5825313View attachment 5825314
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Yes, both fake, unfortunately. While early production examples may show up with date codes a few months before they appeared in the catalogs or on the website, a full year before the official release date (Fall 2000) is just too much. Also, every "G" plant code found in bags with 1999 year codes found so far has been fake. The G plant code items always need a closer look.

I'm not seeing the outlet stamp you mentioned in your photo?

The font used in the J4D- fake was never used by the D plant, so that one has TWO strikes against it.
 
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Narnanz said:
Politely Bumping and adding a these for ease.
Thank you.
(Sorry...I'm not a fan of marketplace and hate leaving sellers hanging)

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Even when I'm signed into FB, their Marketplace listings don't work for me so maybe others have the same problem.

The photos you posted look good but please wait for more opinions.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Yes, both fake, unfortunately. While early production examples may show up with date codes a few months before they appeared in the catalogs or on the website, a full year before the official release date (Fall 2000) is just too much. Also, every "G" plant code found in bags with 1999 year codes found so far has been fake. The G plant code items always need a closer look.

I'm not seeing the outlet stamp you mentioned in your photo?

The font used in the J4D- fake was never used by the D plant, so that one has TWO strikes against it.
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Thank you for the resource, I’ll make sure to read it! Also I just noticed that I cropped out the outlet stamp, reposting the full picture on this post. Thank you once again! IMG_7391.jpeg
 
#83,455
Jacynthe said:
Good afternoon dear authenticators! A request to authenticate please. Thank you!

Item: Companion pouch 9620
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: dimensions are: a little over 7 inches height, 7 in with, 2in depth. Drop is about 23 in.

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Genuine Compact Pouch (note the name) from 1999

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int2CVB said:
Thank you for the resource, I’ll make sure to read it! Also I just noticed that I cropped out the outlet stamp, reposting the full picture on this post. Thank you once again! View attachment 5825376
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The outlet stamp could be fake, a Coach store would never stamp it where this one seems to be stamped. I can't even see the details. Outlet stamps from real stores can also end up in fake bags, so we never depend on them as proof of authenticity.
 
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