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

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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:
    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.
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#12,587
Hyacinth said:
Yep. It would be bad enough if she was only selling them for 20 or 30 bucks - but she's selling a lot of them for close to, or even OVER THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE! And they're CWAP !!! :pout:
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Another pet peeve is that she advertises recent bags (2002) as "vintage"

And for more excitement, check out the Hall of Shame. (Give me a few to assemble my post!)
 
#12,588
Hello Ladies,

Please authenticate the following items:

Item: Coach Coffee Full-Grain Leather Backpack Gold Hardware Bag Purse 4922
Listing #: 321990344761
Seller: goodwillofsiliconvalley
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Coffe...E9mNuKGThYujJ%2BvZnyo%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Item: Coach 4921 Brown Pebbled Leather Shoulder Bag (27331482)
Listing #: 27331482
Seller: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvinia
Link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=27331482

Item: Vintage Coach Black Leather Shoulder Handbag (27249323)
Listing #: 27249323
Seller: MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries
Link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=27249323

Thank you for the assistance! :flowers:
 
#12,589
Hyacinth said:
The font's fake, there's a stamping border around the whole serial number, the creed is stamped WWAAAAAAAYYY off-center on the pocket.

The style number matches the bag, but valid, verifiable H plant bags seem to have disappeared after 1998 when they were used sometimes in sample bags. We've seen a few J9H, all fake (Signature C bags with off-center patterns and US creeds), and of course K3H and K4H are also ALL fake.

The "other bag with the same creed" also has the exact same serial font AND STYLE NUMBER and is definitely NOT that huge Ergo Hobo shown in the catalog picture below as style 9026.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINTA...=item2a586371a1:g:j7UAAOSwuTxV-HdV&rmvSB=true

WHATEVE, let me know if you need a bigger picture of the 9026 catalog listing for your files.
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Thanks! That picture is fine for my files.
 
#12,590
LadyEdwards said:
Hello Ladies,

Please authenticate the following items:

Item: Coach Coffee Full-Grain Leather Backpack Gold Hardware Bag Purse 4922
Listing #: 321990344761
Seller: goodwillofsiliconvalley
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Coffe...E9mNuKGThYujJ%2BvZnyo%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Item: Coach 4921 Brown Pebbled Leather Shoulder Bag (27331482)
Listing #: 27331482
Seller: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvinia
Link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=27331482

Item: Vintage Coach Black Leather Shoulder Handbag (27249323)
Listing #: 27249323
Seller: MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries
Link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=27249323

Thank you for the assistance! :flowers:
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All three are fine.
 
#12,595
Hi! Could I please get an opinion on this bag I saw while thrifting?

Item: #9085 Duffle Sac
Found: Thrift Store
Comments: I saw posts stating this is a highly faked style & believe my thread research points to a fake but would greatly appreciate authenticator knowledge.

D5S-9085: I did see Hyacinth's post from 2014 stating S codes from US plants from the mid-1990s were believed to be fake & thought I'd check for updates.

Buckles stamped "Solid Brass": From reading, that stopped in mid-80s?

Several grommet fronts have turned silver.

I also checked the recommended known fake serial numbers list but don't think I saw this listed.

Thank you!

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#12,596
Happy Friday everyone! I would like to get an opinion on this Coach bag please. It looks good to me, but a second set of expert eyes is always helpful. Thanks!
 

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#12,598
Zealous said:
Hi! Could I please get an opinion on this bag I saw while thrifting?

Item: #9085 Duffle Sac
Found: Thrift Store
Comments: I saw posts stating this is a highly faked style & believe my thread research points to a fake but would greatly appreciate authenticator knowledge.

D5S-9085: I did see Hyacinth's post from 2014 stating S codes from US plants from the mid-1990s were believed to be fake & thought I'd check for updates.

Buckles stamped "Solid Brass": From reading, that stopped in mid-80s?

Several grommet fronts have turned silver.

I also checked the recommended known fake serial numbers list but don't think I saw this listed.

Thank you!

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It's fake. In addition to the problems you mentioned, the plant code S was a China factory and wasn't in use in 1995. And the elephant leather texture is a red flag.

I'd take it back to the store and demand a refund.
 
#12,599
Zealous said:
Hi! Could I please get an opinion on this bag I saw while thrifting?

Item: #9085 Duffle Sac
Found: Thrift Store
Comments: I saw posts stating this is a highly faked style & believe my thread research points to a fake but would greatly appreciate authenticator knowledge.

D5S-9085: I did see Hyacinth's post from 2014 stating S codes from US plants from the mid-1990s were believed to be fake & thought I'd check for updates.

Buckles stamped "Solid Brass": From reading, that stopped in mid-80s?

Several grommet fronts have turned silver.

I also checked the recommended known fake serial numbers list but don't think I saw this listed.

Thank you!

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Yes, it's fake. As far as I know S was only used for China. Solid brass stamped on any hardware not on a NYC bag is suspect.
 
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