Help me authenticate this vintage coach please

[bethr100]

I sold a vintage coach I bought at an estate sale, the buyer is claiming it is not real.

https://posh.mk/sv6Z8ZRGMPb

 

[barneybeagle]

This is a bag brought in for consignment. It looks a bit off to me: the creed patch is unreadable and highly textured. The bottom panel is stretched. Measurements don't match those Coach posted. Bag introduced in Holiday, 97--and serial is August, 97.

Is this a 1997 Coach Equestrian zip, or is it fake?

Measurements approx 12" wide (10.5" without strap/hardware projections), 6.5" high. 2.5" deep. Strap approx 51" long.

Thanks in advance for your time and expertise!

 

[A1aGypsy]

Here is the authentication thread, post there after reading the first post.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/authenticate-this-coach-see-first-post-for-format.889527/page-6102#post-36215777