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The 7-number serials were phased out in 1994, and replaced with an alphanumeric serial number which had three digits representing the factory, year and season, and after the hyphen, the four digit code for the bag model. For example K4M-5130 would be a Station Bag (5130), made in 1994 (the number 4 in the prefix). The K & M are factory and manufacturing codes. So every single Station Bag made in 1994 in that particular factory could have the identical serial number. And some popular bags were made in more than one factory so the same style number could have different prefixes on different bags.
Coach did not add the fourth digit in the serial prefix until it was necessary to prevent year repetition, in 2004.
In 2005 and 2006 even more codes were added although the year code is still in the same place in the sequence. Bags made just for the factory stores/outlets will now often have the letter F before the style number. Some bags such as the 2006 Legacy line can have as many as ten digits in the serial number, five on either side of the hyphen, and current bags made for the Factory Stores can have as many as eleven digits. For one year in 2005 some style numbers began to include letters and numbers until Coach decided to expand the style number to five digits.

Coach pre 1994 prefix pattern runs like this: (y = number)

Coach post 1994 prefix pattern runs like this: (x = letter)

Coach creed stamps:

Bullet/target sign/bullseye = outlet
X: discount store
M: Macy's
N: Nordstroms
FS: Final sale (voids warranty)
ES: Employee sale/ sold to a Coach employee at a discount (seems to also void warranty)

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