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
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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.

Thank you and be safe!

 

[SincerelyMelissa]

Item: is this the Coach Lexington Briefcase? {Serial No. K6C-5265}
Where purchased or how obtained: Bulk buy
Comments: Thank you all for helping with Authenticating

 

[BeenBurned]

Item: is this the Coach Lexington Briefcase? {Serial No. K6C-5265}
Where purchased or how obtained: Bulk buy
Comments: Thank you all for helping with Authenticating

Authentic.

 

[SincerelyMelissa]

Authentic.

Thank you

 

[rsogb]

Alright, I think based on my own research that this one's a fake, but figured some advice wouldn't hurt. I've been looking for a smaller black Coach bag and got maybe a bit overexcited when I saw this one.

Item: I am unsure, I think it might be a Mercer? Looks like some of them had buckles and maybe some didn't. M0K-7417. Has the bullseye mark some people have talked about.
Where purchased: Goodwill (in store, not online).
Comments: 7" tall, 9" long, and 4-4.5" wide. It's got pretty even stitching and is decent construction, so even if it's a dupe I think I'm pretty happy with it! Obviously hoping it's real though lol. Things that are making me suspicious are I can't find a ton of listings, the lining doesn't seem quite right, the "o" in the No feels wrong, and the Mercer on the cover of the 1999 catalog had a buckle, not a solid strap.

Thanks for the expertise!

 

[Joanna E]

Hi Ladies, could you please review this Casey bag?

Item: 9923 Casey Bag - Mahogany Serial # 0796-325
Listing number: 226521982635
Seller and site where listed: eBay/goodwillni
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/226521982635
Comments: It came with a COA from AF but I wanted to doublecheck. Attached is a better picture of the creed used for the COA and a pic of the magnetic snap.

Thanks!

 

[whateve]

Alright, I think based on my own research that this one's a fake, but figured some advice wouldn't hurt. I've been looking for a smaller black Coach bag and got maybe a bit overexcited when I saw this one.

Item: I am unsure, I think it might be a Mercer? Looks like some of them had buckles and maybe some didn't. M0K-7417. Has the bullseye mark some people have talked about.
Where purchased: Goodwill (in store, not online).
Comments: 7" tall, 9" long, and 4-4.5" wide. It's got pretty even stitching and is decent construction, so even if it's a dupe I think I'm pretty happy with it! Obviously hoping it's real though lol. Things that are making me suspicious are I can't find a ton of listings, the lining doesn't seem quite right, the "o" in the No feels wrong, and the Mercer on the cover of the 1999 catalog had a buckle, not a solid strap.

Thanks for the expertise!View attachment 6133493View attachment 6133494View attachment 6133495View attachment 6133496View attachment 6133497View attachment 6133498View attachment 6133499

Authentic Mercer mini hobo. This style doesn't have buckle on the handle.

 

[whateve]

Hi Ladies, could you please review this Casey bag?

Item: 9923 Casey Bag - Mahogany Serial # 0796-325
Listing number: 226521982635
Seller and site where listed: eBay/goodwillni
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/226521982635
Comments: It came with a COA from AF but I wanted to doublecheck. Attached is a better picture of the creed used for the COA and a pic of the magnetic snap.

Thanks!

Authentic

 

[rsogb]

Authentic Mercer mini hobo. This style doesn't have buckle on the handle.

Woohoo! Thank you so much! It's my first Coach bag, so even though it's nothing crazy, I'm excited!

 

[Joanna E]

Authentic

Thank you!

 

[PurseMania05]

Hello, I appreciate any assistance to help authenticate this mini/demi bag.

Item: Mini Coach bag approximately 6 x 5 x 2.5 with thin leather strap that can be doubled
Where purchased or how obtained: Local thrift store
Comments: Has creed but no serial number or white tag. Thank you!

 

[PurseMania05]

Hello, I appreciate any assistance to help authenticate this mini/demi bag.

Item: Mini Coach bag approximately 6 x 5 x 2.5 with thin leather strap that can be doubled
Where purchased or how obtained: Local thrift store
Comments: Has creed but no serial number or white tag. Thank you!

 

[PurseMania05]

I apologize! Here are the pictures!

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello, I appreciate any assistance to help authenticate this mini/demi bag.

Item: Mini Coach bag approximately 6 x 5 x 2.5 with thin leather strap that can be doubled
Where purchased or how obtained: Local thrift store
Comments: Has creed but no serial number or white tag. Thank you!

I apologize! Here are the pictures!View attachment 6133719View attachment 6133720View attachment 6133721

The bag is authentic and from around 2006-ish. (I'm guessing 2004-2007 approx.)

It's considered a "smaller" accessory pouch and at the time, Coach's smaller items - wallets, pouches, swingpacks - may or may not have had creeds and those with creeds may or may not have had serial numbers.

 

[jadedskywalker]

Item: Coach 80s (?) Stewardess Bag (?)
Where purchased or how obtained: Seattle, WA thrift store
Comments: Thank you for reviewing! While the leather feels and smells beautiful, I'm concerned that this Stewardess (or like model) bag has no metal feet on the bottom. The code '0192-249' looks to be in the 80s format with serial numbers special to each item, but makes it trickier for me to verify authenticity or confirm what model.

 

[whateve]

Item: Coach 80s (?) Stewardess Bag (?)
Where purchased or how obtained: Seattle, WA thrift store
Comments: Thank you for reviewing! While the leather feels and smells beautiful, I'm concerned that this Stewardess (or like model) bag has no metal feet on the bottom. The code '0192-249' looks to be in the 80s format with serial numbers special to each item, but makes it trickier for me to verify authenticity or confirm what model.

It's authentic. The reason there are no feet is because it isn't a stewardess bag. It's a Ranch bag, made in the early 90s.