Olaf,
silvernose has nothing to do with coating. There are silvernosed lenses MC
and blacknosed lenses SC.
Assuming that the front ring is original, if there is written X-ZUIKO
(where X is a letter from A to H), then it is SC.
If there is written ZUIKO MC or simply ZUIKO then it is MC.
This is only valid for non zoom and non special purpose lenses (macro,
shift).
That said, for the 85 mm I suspect a sn of 110xxx should be SC.
IIRC mine is MC w/o marks, it has a sn > 200xxx and has a green reflection,
but I don't have it in hands now.
Ralf Loi
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