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Authenticate a Céline bag in 3 easy steps: (1) decipher date code, (2) verify accuracy of the brand logo, and (3) confirm heat stamping. STEP 1: DECIPHER DATE CODE Every authentic Céline bag has a numeric code. Often, it is referred to online interchangeably as a serial number or date code, despite the fact that these two things are fundamentally different. "Serial Numbers" are unique to the product itself. "Date Codes" identify when and where a product was made and, thus, can be repeated across multiple bags. These numbers are used differently when authenticating a product and, therefore, I always like to stress the importance of distinguishing the two. In regards to Céline bags, each bag will have a date code, which always follows the same format: X-XX-#### (one letter, two letters, four numbers). Since this is a date code, as opposed to a serial number, the same number can be
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