these are coated levis, in a dark grey color, and they pretty much matched all my expectations.  I have a number of far more expensive jeans, coated and otherwise, and these are just as good.  In fact, I wear them much more often than the others.  I have heard that they have a different fit than previous 505s, but I can't attest to that as these are the only 505s I own.  But they fit almost perfectly; I wouldn't change a thing on them.