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

[Vlad]

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:
  Comments:
  
  
• 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!

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

Maybe they were originally planning on a zip compartment and changed their minds. Or couldn't tell the difference between a pocket and a compartment.

My own personal opinion is that most of Coach's middle and upper management, facing the possible loss of their jobs with the upcoming skedaddle to China, probably spent much of the late 1990s whacked out on all kinds of controlled substances to ease their pain. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. Here's more proof if it's needed:

AUTHENTICATE this COACH

it is approx 8x5"..the seriel # is HOD-9167. let me know.thanks so much for your help. Genuine, and it has one of the strangest names ever used for a Coach bag - Legacy Top Of Counter Compartment bag, at least that's what's posted on the old web page. Someone at Coach must have been...

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

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...

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Vintage Coach Photos & Chat

@Hyacinth , thank you for your insights. I agree with you about Coach re-introducing their older designs for the purpose of more sales (or try to market to older folks who know that era). Reading your post and seeing you mention about NDA, I thought, 'who knows what was it like to work at Coach...

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

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...

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Strange things were happening at Coach as the turn of the Millennium drew near...

Well, we know the more current "namers of product" don't know the difference between an owl and two penguins.

 

[Xomarcelle]

Can someone authenticate this bag please.

Item: Coach Court
Seller and site where listed: eBay by missyshopaholic
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3146775315...674FXoeOOUxfHBv2OLh3QQig==|tkp:Bk9SR-T7xOnxYg
Comments: Reluctant to post this because I've read of this seller's previously problematic behavior on here. However, this is exactly the bag/ color combo I want so I am considering it *if* it's authentic.

 

[Tilis]

Dear ladies, when you get a chance please check this out...thanks oodles in advance
Item: Vintage Coach Women's Black Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag
Seller & Site: ilonasb on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355159044397
Comments: The serial gave me bad vibes and upon checking here, that was confirmed, for what seems the same bag. However, I do not feel comfortable in calling the bag fake, because I cannot read the the style number well. And Coach made sometimes equal styles in different sizes.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi, I got this backpack on shopgoodwill. https://shopgoodwill.com/item/181168548 I was waiting for the bag to arrive so I could photograph the creed for you--they didn't show one. The creed patch is really worn. Thank you for an opinion on authenticity!
shopgoodwill.com, seller: Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana
Item: Authentic Vintage Coach Black Leather Drawstring Buckle Backpack
Size: Big! Seller says 15 x 12 x 5. Serial L8C-9064.

It's genuine but whoever stamped it screwed up the serial number, I keep seeing 9564. The only info on 9064 is in the 1999 Preview paper catalog, p21, (prices valid til June 30, 1999) which I don't think we have saved in the catalog thread and I don't have a scanner.

"NEW" Legacy Backpack, #9064, $338.center zip compartment, inside pocket. Adjustable back straps. 11 1/2 x 13 x 5 1/2. Mahogany with Nickle, Black with Nickle"

The only postable pic I have:

View attachment 5887327

Thank you. That's interesting. "Center Zip Compartment." This bag doesn't have that. ? It's wide open inside, with an inside zip pocket along the back wall.

FWIW, I'm seeing 9584 (or maybe 9684).

First is original, second is brightened and defined.

 

[BeenBurned]

Dear ladies, when you get a chance please check this out...thanks oodles in advance
Item: Vintage Coach Women's Black Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag
Seller & Site: ilonasb on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355159044397
Comments: The serial gave me bad vibes and upon checking here, that was confirmed, for what seems the same bag. However, I do not feel comfortable in calling the bag fake, because I cannot read the the style number well. And Coach made sometimes equal styles in different sizes.

It's fake.

 

[Tilis]

Thank you Ms BB Your time is muchly appreciated !

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

FWIW, I'm seeing 9584 (or maybe 9684).

First is original, second is brightened and defined.

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I got the 9064 originally by doing a Google image search for style number. Just looking at the thing I really can't read it. I think some of the numbers are stamped on top of bumpy leather.

 

[bluemotion]

Hello Authenticators!

I was going through the thread and this request that was deemed authentic has an N factory code, which I understand might be an odd blip. For education purposes, I was wondering what clinched its authenticity please. My admittedly untrained eye would have instantly dismissed the bag as fake. I look forward to your response.

I also wanted to say thank you for sharing your time and expertise so freely and with enthusiasm - much appreciated!

Thank you and have a great weekend!

9061 Authentication

 

[bagsforeverand]

Can I please have this bag authenticated. I purchased it at a local flea market and it looks and feels a little different from my other coach bags. I really appreciate the work you guys do!!!

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello Authenticators!

I was going through the thread and this request that was deemed authentic has an N factory code, which I understand might be an odd blip. For education purposes, I was wondering what clinched its authenticity please. My admittedly untrained eye would have instantly dismissed the bag as fake. I look forward to your response.

I also wanted to say thank you for sharing your time and expertise so freely and with enthusiasm - much appreciated!

Thank you and have a great weekend!

9061 Authentication

For reference, this is the post with the authentication request linked above:

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

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In the case of the request and bag you linked to, the N factory code was correct for the bag it was on, the text on the creed and when and where the bag was made.

There are also plenty of fakes with "N" plant codes but this isn't one of them. There are multiple factors that are considered when evaluating a bag (or any item) and everything is correct for the bag in question.

 

[BeenBurned]

Can I please have this bag authenticated. I purchased it at a local flea market and it looks and feels a little different from my other coach bags. I really appreciate the work you guys do!!!

The bag is authentic although it appears that whoever put the bag together placed the piece of leather with the creed in the wrong location.

Normally station bags have the piece of leather with the creed inside the main storage compartment but in this case, they used it for the back wall of the outer front pocket.

 

[bagsforeverand]

The bag is authentic although it appears that whoever put the bag together placed the piece of leather with the creed in the wrong location.

Normally station bags have the piece of leather with the creed inside the main storage compartment but in this case, they used it for the back wall of the outer front pocket.

thank you so much for your quick reply . I do have to say it's in beautiful condition but the hardware seems a little lighter brass than my other coach vintage bags. Maybe I forgot I cleaned it earlier and just now had it authenticated. LOL

 

[bagsforeverand]

The bag is authentic although it appears that whoever put the bag together placed the piece of leather with the creed in the wrong location.

Normally station bags have the piece of leather with the creed inside the main storage compartment but in this case, they used it for the back wall of the outer front pocket.

I forgot to ask what year do you think this bag is? Again I appreciate your opinion.

 

[ciaodenny]

Hey was wondering if you guys can look at this bag 5" W x 9.5" H x 1.5" D
Purchased at my local thrift store

 

[bluemotion]

In the case of the request and bag you linked to, the N factory code was correct for the bag it was on, the text on the creed and when and where the bag was made.

Many thanks! Have a great weekend!