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Sonnet34 said:
Hey there! I was randomly shopping and came across this image. I've never seen a coach court in this color before. Did they ever make a court bag like this?

Sorry I don't have any other pictures of the bag. :( I'm just curious based on the color alone. Thank you!!
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They made a kind of Jade Green but nothing as light as this picture looks. We'd really need to see more photos though, this one could be seriously off in color depending on the lighting that was used and the seller's camera settings. And we'd still need to see more photos including the creed to authenticate. Without knowing what month and year it was made I can't even check to see what colors were available during that time period.
 
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Hyacinth said:
They made a kind of Jade Green but nothing as light as this picture looks. We'd really need to see more photos though, this one could be seriously off in color depending on the lighting that was used and the seller's camera settings. And we'd still need to see more photos including the creed to authenticate. Without knowing what month and year it was made I can't even check to see what colors were available during that time period.
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Hmm, okay. I asked the seller about the color and will ask about the creed too. I'm not really too concerned about her particular item being authentic or not, I just wanted to know if it was even possible to get a court bag in this cutesy mint color! Thanks so much!
 
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Sonnet34 said:
Hmm, okay. I asked the seller about the color and will ask about the creed too. I'm not really too concerned about her particular item being authentic or not, I just wanted to know if it was even possible to get a court bag in this cutesy mint color! Thanks so much!
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If it's actually Mint Green, you really need to ask for photos of the bag and creed because I've never seen a Mint Green color on any Court Bag or other Classic style. But there are plenty of cheap badly made fakes in unusual colors never made by Coach. Buy a bag just based on it being a color you haven't seen before and you risk buying a fake.
 
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Could someone please authenticate this Coach Leatherware bag?
I've been stalking this one at Salvation Army for over a month...struck a deal yesterday!
Approx. 11”w x 8”h x 5”d Handles 4” to rings Shoulder Strap drop 24” to rings
Inside has two pockets, one with zipper, one open...forgot photo.
Is this a 1994 Baxter Bag #9903?
As always, thanks in advance!
 

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JOODLZ said:
Could someone please authenticate this Coach Leatherware bag?
I've been stalking this one at Salvation Army for over a month...struck a deal yesterday!
Approx. 11”w x 8”h x 5”d Handles 4” to rings Shoulder Strap drop 24” to rings
Inside has two pockets, one with zipper, one open...forgot photo.
Is this a 1994 Baxter Bag #9903?
As always, thanks in advance!
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Yes it is, congratulations! :smile1:
 
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Hyacinth said:
If it's actually Mint Green, you really need to ask for photos of the bag and creed because I've never seen a Mint Green color on any Court Bag or other Classic style. But there are plenty of cheap badly made fakes in unusual colors never made by Coach. Buy a bag just based on it being a color you haven't seen before and you risk buying a fake.
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Yes, I will ask! :) Honestly, I wasn't planning on buying this particular bag from this particular seller, just curious if it was something that I should look out for in the future... Haha, like add it to my wish list! It sounds, however, like coach never made a court in this color so if I do manage to find one that is indeed mint colored then it should be fake. Is that right?
 
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Just wanted to give all of the wonderful authenticators here a big shout out! Thanks so much for authenticating my thrifty finds and for all for the knowledge you have imparted to myself and others. You are all amazing and I am truly grateful! And now thanks to you, I have a busy winter ahead: Rehab Overload!
 
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Sonnet34 said:
Yes, I will ask! :) Honestly, I wasn't planning on buying this particular bag from this particular seller, just curious if it was something that I should look out for in the future... Haha, like add it to my wish list! It sounds, however, like coach never made a court in this color so if I do manage to find one that is indeed mint colored then it should be fake. Is that right?
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Not necessarily - there's always going to be a color or style that none of us have seen before, and we need to see more than an odd color to say something's fake. We need to see the details of the bag, the creed and the serial number first. Color can be a red flag but it takes solid details to prove that something's real or fake. And don't forget, someone may have just re-dyed the bag a non-stock color. I've seen at least one vintage leather bag that was re-dyed in a pastel color but the dye job was pretty obvious.

Remember too what I said in my first answer - there can be a HUGE difference in the actual color of a bag and what comes out in a digital image (older chemical-and-paper photos were actually a lot more accurate and consistent in showing colors correctly). Too much or too little lighting and whether the lighting is natural daylight, direct or indirect sunlight, flourescent, incandescent, all make a big difference. And most phones especially older ones just are NOT designed to be accurate cameras - anyone who wants their photos to really show their items correctly should use a full-feature camera, not a phone. Sellers can also drastically change the appearance of a color with their photo program settings. So NEVER depend on a color to be just as it's shown on your screen. I can't tell you how many times I felt my heart flutter at the sight of a beautiful purple Coach in an Ebay listing, only to find out after reading the description that it was actually brown.

Coach did a yearly Resort collection for a while in the 90s, and also did a few special and exclusive colors for some of their large department store partners, in fact they still do. So there's always a tiny chance that a unique color might have been used in a genuine bag.
 
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