“5” represents the year during which the bag was manufactured.

“F” is the 6th letter of alphabet, which indicates that the bag was manufactured during the 6th month of the year: June. The four numbers after the dash indicate the bag’s style number.įor example, consider the serial number: F5D-9966. The first and third characters are letters, and the second character is a numeral. The first three characters before the dash indicate the month, year, and location in which that particular bag was manufactured. The serial number has the format: xxx-xxxx. There are no gaps between any of the words in the creed. THE VARIATIONS IN THE GRAINĪRE CHARACTERISTIC OF NATURAL FULL GRAIN LEATHER. IT WAS HANDCRAFTED IN OFĬOMPLETELY NATURAL GLOVE-TANNED COWHIDE. Serial number contains seven numbers in the format: xxxx-xxx.īoth the first four digits before the dash and the last three digits after the dash are unique to each bag and do not correspond to the style number. The serial number is unique to each bag and does not correspond to the style number.Ī few styles feature “MADE IN U.S.A” printed under the creed and have serial numbers that consist of eight numbers without a dash.Ĭoach® Creed is the same as in mid to late 1970s. Serial number contains seven numbers in the format: xxx-xxxx.

Under the Coach® Creed is printed: “MADE IN THE UNITED STATES” or “MADE IN U.S.A.” (This change is because Coach® began to manufacture bags in other locations within the United States, besides New York City.) The Coach® logo is stamped above the creed and the word “LEATHERWARE” is printed in all caps under the word “Coach” within the logo.Īll bags that feature the creed but no serial number were manufactured in the original Coach® factory in New York City. Under the creed in all caps is printed: “MADE IN NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.” In the creed, there should be gaps between the words: “scars, scratches, veins and wrinkles.” THE SCARS, SCRATCHES, VEINS AND WRINKLES ARE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FULL GRAIN LEATHERS. IT IS MADE OUT OF A COMPLETELY NATURAL GLOVE TANNED COWHIDE. Coach® creed, printed in all caps, reads:

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