Help identifying 2 vintage fur coats

all4qh

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Hi there,
I acquired 2 fur coats from my grandmother, that she had when she was young, so I am assuming they could be dated around 60s? Both real fur. I was told the one is mink, (although someone mentioned nutria), and the other I have NO idea. Would love some ideas/input on some more info about these coats as I am thinking of selling them. Neither has any tags. I have attached photos of front & back of each one.
Thanks in advance.
 

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Hello there.
The first is Nutria, in my opinion, it was v popular in the 60s. The second is harder to tell from the photos, could be goat. Maybe someone else can confirm?
 
Hi, The first fur is Nutria and likely dates to the later 70s, possibly the early 80s. The second fur dates to the 70s. I am not positive on the fur type of the second. I think the coloring most looks like what was commonly referred to as ponyskin or ponyhair which more often than not was really calf hair or cow hair. It was usually flat but there were and are some shaggy calves and cows out there and there are also shaggy ponies and horses too. The terms ponyhair and haircalf are still used today referring to the hair on the hide and ponyskin and calfskin referring to the skin or hide that has hair on it.
 
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