Thread: Coach Handbag: Please help authenticate purse! (Part 2)

Originally Posted by boysRsmelly

It looks good to me. Judging from its condition, it is probably newer than 1990s. But like I said, they are still producing these so you have a 20 year window there.

Thank you:) You are soooooooo nice:). I saw it mentioned it's made in united state. I am not so familiar with coach original line. I wondered that all of the coach court bags are made in U.S.A. or somewhere?

hi. i am trying to learn about authenticating Coach bags and i saw one at a thrift store recently that i can't get out of my mind. it was a black purse with a round bottom (bucket bag?), small, with gold hardware. it had 2 flat fobs on it and the creed only had a four-digit serial number that said 4043. any info on whether it was real? i did not look at the zipper for the ykk because i didn't know about that at the time. it looked to be from the early 90's or so, when i bought my first coach bag. thanks!

ok, thanks so much. just really curious about that one.

i have 2 other purses that i purchased at thrift stores that i would appreciate you looking at but this site won't allow me to post links until i have 10 post here. so i guess i will just talk randomly until i hit 10 posts, ha ha ha!

is there any chance someone will redevelop that "drill down" tool? who is the person that created it to begin with? i wonder why they took it down. sounds like a great tool to help people authenticate coach bags.

can i actually call the coach 1800 line and ask them if a particular serial number is authentic?

i bought an awesome Coach bag at the outlet last month that i adore! looks so retro. i wished there were pictures of the outlet store bags online somewhere.

have you all seen all the cool Bonnie Cashin stuff on the UCLA webpages?

3 more posts to go. ha ha. okay, i'll itemize all the Coach bags i have had. just trying to think of things to talk about that are coach-related. here's my list:

1) mid 90's black, cross-body with brass hardware - sold it at a garage sale
2) late 90's red canvas and off-white leather Hamptons Diaper Bag Tote - still have it and actually use it as a diaper bag for my baby!
3) late 90's black brief case with nickel hardware from the outlet - sold it at a garage sale
4) 2005ish black with white threading bucket bag with zipper closure from the outlet - sold at a consignment store - i always end up hating purses with a zipper
5) 2011 beatuiful white patent leather satchel with the "kiss lock" center ball frame closure - it's gorgeous!

too many accessories to count

so sorry! i just realized i shouldn't be rambling on in this thread about things that are unrelated to authenticating. :/

if you can help me authenticate these two bags, i would appreciate it. i bought both at a thrift store last night. if they are Coach, can you tell me the name of the bag and approximate production year? they are both small and unassuming. one is red and one is black.

here are links to pictures of both.

red:
Red Coach DOD-9142 - a set on Flickr

black:
Black Coach 0959-259 - a set on Flickr

THANK YOU for your help!

-Gigi