AUTHENTICATE this COACH

[newprincess]

Just purchased 2 coach online, wondering is it authentic or not, please help =(

Item Name: Coach Madison Gathered Leather Accordion Zip Around Wallet 46481

 

[newprincess]

And this.

Item Name : Coach Embossed Patent Leather Medium Wristlet 47207

 

[robin0714]

Can someone tell me if this is authentic? I'm not sure about the J factory code. Thanks.
coach 9966
Etsy seller agiscutecollections
link https://www.etsy.com/listing/165824...type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

 

[Nekolassa]

Hello lovely ladies! Long time no chat!

Please help me, this is not a auction so I am not using the format. E9N-9525

I just received this bag and it bothers me a little, the creed has an "n" plant code and I know that plant code is for Mexico, the year is 1999, which one would think would be transferred to Mexico as late as 1999. Lastly, and I know this means nothing but the nickel hardware. I have several stewardess bags and this one looks and feels like the real deal, but I am not sure and need your help.

Please look at the bottom inside pic also, the leather piece at the bottom of the stewardess, this looks right but then again.........

Stitching, hangtag etc. I'm just not sure. Thanks in advance and happy new year!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello lovely ladies! Long time no chat!

Please help me, this is not a auction so I am not using the format. E9N-9525

I just received this bag and it bothers me a little, the creed has an "n" plant code and I know that plant code is for Mexico, the year is 1999, which one would think would be transferred to Mexico as late as 1999. Lastly, and I know this means nothing but the nickel hardware. I have several stewardess bags and this one looks and feels like the real deal, but I am not sure and need your help.

Please look at the bottom inside pic also, the leather piece at the bottom of the stewardess, this looks right but then again.........

Stitching, hangtag etc. I'm just not sure. Thanks in advance and happy new year! View attachment 2445315View attachment 2445317View attachment 2445318View attachment 2445319

I've been looking at other bags with *9N- serial prefixes, and so far out of the first dozen or so, every single one has been made in Mexico, including the one posted below which also has an outlet mark (never 100 percent positive proof something's genuine but a lot more likely to be real when it's in older bags). There's also a full range of Mexico examples from the entire 1999 year, so I'm leaning toward counterfeit. I'm not familiar enough with Stewardess Bags to compare the other details though.

The silver hardware might not a problem, it was available with some of the classic leather colors through almost all of 1999. I don't have any dates for when or whether it was available with that particular color, do you know what color it actually is?

 

[Hyacinth]

Can someone tell me if this is authentic? I'm not sure about the J factory code. Thanks.
coach 9966
Etsy seller agiscutecollections
link https://www.etsy.com/listing/165824...type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

There's a good chance that it's not genuine. We've seen more proveably fake "Coaches" with that serial number prefix and J plant codes with mid-1990s year codes than genuine ones. The strap grommets look silver, not brass, and that's another problem. And maybe it's the angle of the photo, but the creed stamping looks crooked.

 

[Nekolassa]

I've been looking at other bags with *9N- serial prefixes, and so far out of the first dozen or so, every single one has been made in Mexico, including the one posted below which also has an outlet mark (never 100 percent positive proof something's genuine but a lot more likely to be real when it's in older bags). There's also a full range of Mexico examples from the entire 1999 year, so I'm leaning toward counterfeit. I'm not familiar enough with Stewardess Bags to compare the other details though.

The silver hardware might not a problem, it was available with some of the classic leather colors through almost all of 1999. I don't have any dates for when or whether it was available with that particular color, do you know what color it actually is?

Thanks Hyacinth. Ok I'll wait for others to weigh in and then I'm going to contact the seller.

 

[BeenBurned]

Originally Posted by robin0714 Can someone tell me if this is authentic? I'm not sure about the J factory code. Thanks.
coach 9966
Etsy seller agiscutecollections
link https://www.etsy.com/listing/1658248...earch_type=all

There's a good chance that it's not genuine. We've seen more proveably fake "Coaches" with that serial number prefix and J plant codes with mid-1990s year codes than genuine ones. The strap grommets look silver, not brass, and that's another problem. And maybe it's the angle of the photo, but the creed stamping looks crooked.

Whenever I see a questionable item from a seller, I always check the seller's other listings. More often than not, another listing will be fake, and such is the case with Etsy's seller, AgisCuteCollections.

AgisCuteCollections also has this fake with a known invalid serial number:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/171125327/vintage-coach-3445-black-leather-willis?ref=related-5

It's evident that the seller doesn't verify that her items comply with federal trademark law!

 

[Nekolassa]

Thanks Hyacinth. Ok I'll wait for others to weigh in and then I'm going to contact the seller.

Oh and the color is just like the madison in my avatar, like a wine or bordeaux or deep red/burgundy

 

[dawnsfinallywed]

Oh and the color is just like the madison in my avatar, like a wine or bordeaux or deep red/burgundy

And those shoes are awesome, by the way!

 

[ledobe]

Oh and the color is just like the madison in my avatar, like a wine or bordeaux or deep red/burgundy

Nekolessa, have you looked at the back of the buckles to see if they're stamped "solid brass"?

This really doesn't mean anything, but the color, leather texture and stitching remind me of my fake rambler's legacy. The stamp on the hardware would just be one more thing to check.

 

[thecollector629]

They both look ok. -7304 was called a Lunch Tote.

Thanks again Hyacinth!

 

[thecollector629]

There's a good chance that it's not genuine. We've seen more proveably fake "Coaches" with that serial number prefix and J plant codes with mid-1990s year codes than genuine ones. The strap grommets look silver, not brass, and that's another problem. And maybe it's the angle of the photo, but the creed stamping looks crooked.

Hi - I hope you don't mind if I add my observation for what it's worth.
The E and the 9 are almost touching in the prefix on the stewardess bag you received, but on the photo that Hyacinth posted there is a much larger distance between those two characters. If they were supposedly done on the same machine in the same year/factory it would be unlikely, no?

 

[thecollector629]

This might be a good time to get my stewardess bag authenticated!
This is my third try to find a real one..lol.
Keeping my fingers crossed. TY!

 

[BeenBurned]

This might be a good time to get my stewardess bag authenticated!
This is my third try to find a real one..lol.
Keeping my fingers crossed. TY!

I think the third try is a charm but wait for confirmation.