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Hi, I thrifted this wallet and need to know if it is authentic? It seems as though it's seen a lot of life. I need to know if it is authentic so I can go the the rehab thread and what year do you think it was made? Thank you so much for your help....:smile1:
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#7,592
Raven3766 said:
Hi, I thrifted this wallet and need to know if it is authentic? It seems as though it's seen a lot of life. I need to know if it is authentic so I can go the the rehab thread and what year do you think it was made? Thank you so much for your help....:smile1:
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It looks genuine to me, probably from sometime in the early-mid-2000s
 
#7,593
whateve said:
No, not necessarily but all newer items have at least a Coach tag sewn into the lining and the older wallets and cosmetic cases usually had the Coach logo somewhere on the item. It would be really unusual for the item not to have the Coach name somewhere on the item. There is someone on ebay right now listing a station bag that doesn't say Coach anywhere on the item and she is claiming that it is a really old Coach, but how does she know? I've seen the same style produced by other companies.
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That makes sense...thanks for the info!
 
#7,594
Fiberluver said:
Hi,

I'm new here & trying to authenticate a Murphy handbag. The creed # is: L5E-9930. I'm not able to get a good photo of it.

ALL: I feel like a ding dong. I'm trying to figure out how to post photos & don't understand the instructions. Please help. Thanks so much!)

Thanks.

I figured it out!
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Sorry, I can't verify that one. The plant code E in the serial number belongs to Italy, not the US as it claims in the body of the creed. I doubt if Coach would have used the same plant code that was currently being used for their Italian plant, especially when the Italian plant was in full production at that time. They had plenty of fully operating plants in the US and could have made bags there instead of "borrowing" the identity of a different plant. I can't say positively that it's fake, but the invalid plant code means it may not be genuine. It could be something as simple as a stamping mistake or could be something more serious.

EDITED TO ADD - The genuine Murphys also have a very distinctively-shaped padded area at the top of the leather turnlock tab that this one doesn't seem to have.
The D-rings for the strap are also a bit farther away from the edge than maybe they should be.
Check these listings among others:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...807?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2c6cff3d9f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-C...317?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1e76473645

ONE MORE ETA - the real Murphys in other listings don't have a center seam on the base of the bag. The chance of it being genuine just got a lot smaller, sorry.

Here are listings for two Sonoma styles with that exact month, year and plant code. Both bags are genuine and both say Made In Italy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Sonom...507?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item20d020da93
and
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Sonom...869?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4852744cd5

and here are the creeds:
 

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CallMeObsessed said:
Hi, I am needing help with the Coach Haversack that I have. I'm sure it is authentic, but for some reason it doesn't have the legacy stripe lining??? Anyone know why it wouldn't? Everything else looks & feels fine on the bag.....
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I'm so excited to see this! I have never seen one without the Legacy striped lining but the Coach drilldown shows this lining! I'm thinking that those that were made in 2008 had the Legacy lining and they switched to this lining in 2009. Are you the original owner? Do the pictures accurately show the color? There is a blue-green version with the Legacy lining, but I think this might be a different color.
 

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whateve said:
I'm so excited to see this! I have never seen one without the Legacy striped lining but the Coach drilldown shows this lining! I'm thinking that those that were made in 2008 had the Legacy lining and they switched to this lining in 2009. Are you the original owner? Do the pictures accurately show the color? There is a blue-green version with the Legacy lining, but I think this might be a different color.
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I am not the original owner (I bought if off ebay) & yes, it's a true blue color like the drilldown photo picture. I couldn't find any other blue ones on ebay or by googling that was that same blue color as this one.:smile1:
 
#7,598
CallMeObsessed said:
Hi, I am needing help with the Coach Haversack that I have. I'm sure it is authentic, but for some reason it doesn't have the legacy stripe lining??? Anyone know why it wouldn't? Everything else looks & feels fine on the bag.....
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whateve said:
I'm so excited to see this! I have never seen one without the Legacy striped lining but the Coach drilldown shows this lining! I'm thinking that those that were made in 2008 had the Legacy lining and they switched to this lining in 2009. Are you the original owner? Do the pictures accurately show the color? There is a blue-green version with the Legacy lining, but I think this might be a different color.
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This color looks like pool to me. I was going to post that it looks like the 2008 bags had the striped lining and it was changed in 2009.

Another similar color is sky. Not sure which is which.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Sorry, I can't verify that one. The plant code E in the serial number belongs to Italy, not the US as it claims in the body of the creed. I doubt if Coach would have used the same plant code that was currently being used for their Italian plant, especially when the Italian plant was in full production at that time. They had plenty of fully operating plants in the US and could have made bags there instead of "borrowing" the identity of a different plant. I can't say positively that it's fake, but the invalid plant code means it may not be genuine. It could be something as simple as a stamping mistake or could be something more serious.

EDITED TO ADD - The genuine Murphys also have a very distinctively-shaped padded area at the top of the leather turnlock tab that this one doesn't seem to have.
The D-rings for the strap are also a bit farther away from the edge than maybe they should be.
Check these listings among others:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...807?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2c6cff3d9f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-C...317?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1e76473645

ONE MORE ETA - the real Murphys in other listings don't have a center seam on the base of the bag. The chance of it being genuine just got a lot smaller, sorry.

Here are listings for two Sonoma styles with that exact month, year and plant code. Both bags are genuine and both say Made In Italy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Sonom...507?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item20d020da93
and
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Sonom...869?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4852744cd5

and here are the creeds:
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Thank you so much for your help!

More than likely a fake.

One question: would Coach verify if I called customer service?

THX.
 
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