Vintage Coat and Fur Values: Mink, Fox, Leather and Flight Jackets

Last reviewed 2026-10-04 by the AntiqueCostume editorial team · Sources · How we research

Most vintage fur coats are worth far less than their owners hope: in recent auction and sold data, ordinary vintage mink coats mostly bring about $50 to $500, mink stoles $65 to $160, and Persian lamb coats under about $100. The coats that hold real value are rarer furs (sable), designer and couture pieces, and some non-fur outerwear: wartime A-2 flight jackets ($500 to $4,000, more with original paint), Schott Perfecto leather jackets, and named designers such as Bonnie Cashin. All figures below are estimates as of 2026.

Quick answer

Vintage mink coat: typically $50 to $500 at auction and on eBay; dealer guides quote up to about $800 to $1,000 for the best full-length coats.
Mink stole: about $65 to $160 typical at auction.
Persian lamb coat: about $30 to $110 typical.
Sable coat: median around $350 at auction, with exceptional coats above $2,000.
WWII A-2 flight jacket: $500 to $1,500 rough, $1,500 to $4,000 solid and original; painted and named jackets far higher.
Schott Perfecto leather jacket: median about $382, a clean one about $572.

Why fur values fell

Fur was once a store of value; it is not anymore. Changing attitudes toward animal fur have reduced demand on the secondary market, as both appraisal sites and furriers acknowledge, and many heirloom coats are now worth a small fraction of their original price. Legal changes add friction: California's AB 44 banned the sale and manufacture of new fur products from January 1, 2023. It explicitly exempts used fur products ("fur in any form that has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer"), so selling a vintage coat remains legal there, but sellers of exempt used fur must keep a record of each sale for at least a year. Sheepskin, shearling and leather are not covered by the ban.

Fur coat values (2026)

Sources disagree here, which is itself useful information. Auction and eBay results sit well below dealer and estate-sale guides.

Fur	Auction and sold results	Dealer and guide estimates
Mink coat, vintage	about $50 to $325 for the middle half of 22 recent auction results (median about $130; best about $500, a Revillon for Saks Fifth Avenue coat). Appraisily's sold comps: $35 (white mink) to $400	$200 to $800 (FindA.Sale 2026); full-length $225 to $1,000 (2023 WorthPoint summary)
Mink stole	middle half about $65 to $160 (25 auction results)	$100 to $400 (2023 WorthPoint summary)
Persian lamb coat	about $20 to $195 (8 Persian lamb coat, jacket and capelet results; median about $50)	n/a
Fox coat	small sample, about $75 to $490	$300 to $1,500; silver fox 30 to 50% above red fox (FindA.Sale)
Rabbit or raccoon jacket	n/a	$100 to $500 (2023 WorthPoint summary)
Sable coat	median about $350 (13 results; top about $2,050)	$1,500 to $2,000+ (FindA.Sale); $2,000+ (2023 summary)
Mink or sable collared 1950s to 1960s wool coat	n/a	$75 to $250 (2023 WorthPoint summary)

Sold prices on eBay: vintage mink coat · WWII A-2 flight jacket original

Auction results are Barnebys realized-price listings for each search term, de-duplicated and read in October 2026; most are US and UK regional sales. Check current sales with check sold prices for vintage mink coat on eBay and filter to sold items.

What moves a fur up or down

Pelt condition. Soft, glossy fur with no bald patches, and a supple leather backing. Furriers say dry, brittle or cracked leather backing sharply reduces resale interest.
Length and cut. Full-length coats and wearable silhouettes sell better than boxy shoulders or cropped sleeves, which may need restyling.
Fur type and colour. Sable and chinchilla sit at the top; natural colours generally beat dyed; unusual mink colours (silver-blue, pastel) attract interest.
Label. Recognised furriers and department stores (Revillon, Maximilian, Blackglama, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue) help. FindA.Sale estimates designer or store labels add 20 to 50 percent over unmarked equivalents.
Odour and storage. Smoke, mildew or musty smells count against a coat; professionally stored and maintained coats grade best.

For identifying the fur itself, see identify fur and leather.

Outliers

1stDibs notes that vintage mink by major designers that no longer use fur (it names Versace, Chanel and Armani) can reach tens of thousands of dollars in good condition. These are dealer prices for designer pieces, not a benchmark for an unlabelled department-store mink.

Leather and wartime flight jackets

Military flight jackets are where vintage outerwear money really is. California Vintage Buyers' 2026 ranges:

Jacket	How to spot it	Typical range
A-2, wartime contract, rough	Type A-2 label, dry or damaged leather, replaced parts	$500 to $1,500
A-2, wartime contract, solid and original	Original label, lining and knit cuffs intact	$1,500 to $4,000
A-2 with original wartime paint or documented name	Back art, squadron patch, painted mission bombs	$6,000 to $9,000 (Antiques Roadshow on-air estimate); dealer-reported 2022 results $23,000 to $32,000
B-3 shearling, wartime	Thick sheepskin, large buckled collar	about $800 to $1,500 (collector-forum estimates)
Postwar reissue or modern reproduction A-2	1980s Air Force revival, Eastman, Buzz Rickson	$100 to $400

An identified plain A-2 realised $5,547 at RR Auction. Original paint is also the detail most often faked, so painted jackets need expert examination. Search check sold prices for WWII A-2 flight jacket original on eBay.

Civilian leather and other jackets, from Flipper Vintage's 2026 sold data across eBay, Depop, Grailed, Poshmark and other platforms ("typical" is the median; "clean" is the 90th percentile):

Jacket	Typical	Clean example
Schott Perfecto leather jacket	$382	$572
Avirex leather jacket	$252	$400
Harley-Davidson leather jacket	$185	$380
Burberry trench coat (vintage)	$131	$228
Barbour waxed jacket	$100	$190
Pendleton wool coat	$80	$162
Woolrich wool jacket	$51	$126

Vintage cloth coats

Most mid-century wool coats sell in the low hundreds; the label decides the outliers.

Coat	Recent auction results	Notes
Lilli Ann (1940s to 1960s)	middle half about $60 to $210 (18 results); 1950s plush swing coat about $357	Swing coats and early labels lead
Bonnie Cashin (1960s)	mohair coats about $281 and $313; a Cashin for Sills piece about $569	Designer pedigree
Chanel suits (jacket and skirt)	middle half about $450 to $1,015 (23 results); a circa 1960 couture tweed suit about $1,514	Couture and early boutique pieces lead
Opera coats and evening capes	mostly $33 to $85 (10 results)	Unless labelled couture
Carhartt chore coats and Detroit jackets	see vintage workwear values

Condition: what costs the most

Fur: dry or splitting skins, bald patches, torn or stained linings, odour. FindA.Sale estimates good condition keeps 80 to 90 percent of value, fair 50 to 75 percent, poor 20 to 50 percent.
Leather: cracking, dry rot and replaced knits or zips. On wartime jackets, replaced parts move a jacket into the "rough" bracket.
Wool: moth holes, especially on the front, and worn cuffs and collars.

See our full condition grading guide and storage guide.

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Selling a fur or coat

Get a realistic number first. A coat bought for thousands decades ago will usually sell for a small fraction of that. FindA.Sale notes luxury consignment shops mark vintage furs up 50 to 100 percent over what they pay at estate sales, so expect a dealer offer well below shop prices.
Sell where buyers look. Common minks and fox sell through eBay, regional auctions and consignment; rare furs, couture and documented flight jackets justify specialist auction houses (see auction houses for costume).
Check the rules where you sell. Used fur is exempt from California's ban, but check each marketplace's own policy before listing.
Photograph the label, lining, skin side (if visible at a seam) and any wear. See photograph and list vintage.

All prices are estimates as of 2026, from the sources below. Fur prices vary sharply by region and season.