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Hello again experts. Please authenticate this bag for me. Attached several photos:
 

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Hyacinth said:
You're very unlikely to find any records of older styles on the internet, simply because widespread use of the'net dfidn't really start untl after many of these styles had been made and then retired.

Sig styles were pretty new and so were the plants making them. Things like stitching and creed formats were still being tweaked as neded and were constantly changing.

All hangtags had several double stitches at the top.

The creed spacing is one of the things that kept changing. Later creeds from the same plant actually had the word "handcrafted" divided between the first and second rows and hyphenated, which Coach very seldom did unless the creed letters were just too crowded, like they were in this case. I HAVE seen early production bags with two words, sometimes more, very close together.

The Wayback Machine showing Coach's pages for December 9, 2001 show the bag as a Signature Lunch Tote, and the creed is consistent for the time and the plant. Based on other similar styles from that time I don't see anything that would make me doubt that it's real. The styles on Ebay showing serial numbers with "06" year codes are either Made For Factory styles or possibly a remake of the original that was briefly released to the full-price stores and then sent to the outlets.
http://web.archive.org/web/20011209094124/http://www.coach.com/shop/category_r.asp?category_id=188

http://web.archive.org/web/20011210..._id=188&show_bc=1&base_index=0&sort_by_price=
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WOW! You are INCREDIBLE!!!! Thank you SO SO much for this info! I had convinced myself it was a fake but this is wonderful news! I greatly appreciate the investigating ;) You ladies ROCK!!
 
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valyne said:
Ladies I need your experience again...I don't know much about this bag. I do know that it looks like a Coach, feels like a Coach (stitch tight and strong, Canvas thick and strong, leather thick and strong, raised coach tag), but with no serial number on the creed I can't investigate to see if the serial number at least matches the style of the bag. It is black on black with gold/brass hardware. Anything you can tell me about style or anything else would be appreciated.
Measurements: approximately 9" x 6" x 4" deep. 7" shoulder drop.

http://www.vanalyneboxers.com/CoachBlackToteWalletPic12.jpg
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http://www.vanalyneboxers.com/CoachBlackToteWalletPic17.jpg
http://www.vanalyneboxers.com/CoachBlackToteWalletPic19.jpg
http://www.vanalyneboxers.com/CoachBlackToteWalletPic33.jpg
http://www.vanalyneboxers.com/CoachBlackToteWalletPic8.jpg
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I just won one of these from tophatter auctions...khaki/brown... the seller didnt have the an accurate name...but I thought it was a Carly demi...

interested in hearing thoughts...
 
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Jaci 1 said:
Thankyou so much Hyacinth...What about the other one in post 11635?
black large sophia
seller gscookiefan
item no 330749986450
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330749986...sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=330749986450&_rdc=1

I think it might have got missed :sad:

Hopefully I'll win one of them at a reasonable price...If they'll post to Scotland...fingers crossed.
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Sorry, I don't know anything about that style or have any photos of it. I hope someone else will be able to answer your question.

It looks ok but there just aren't enough photos of that style I can use for comparison. Please pay with a credit card through Paypal if you decide to buy it just to be safe.
 
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