1986 Lincoln vest

[scubalou]

This 1986 Lincoln has a vest different from any I've seen. Could not find it on CC or VV. Pic #2 is the different one. The space between the two folds is wider and there is a small appendage at the top of the opening.

[willbrooks]

Plating blisters and corrosion are to blame for what you are seeing.

[scubalou]

Thanks Will. I'm really hating those plating blisters. lol

[GrumpyEd]

In that date range of early zinc years when they started out with plating issues and they also have some environmental issues you have to expect the plating can be lifted and deformed, bubbles popping and such.

[scubalou]

Thanks Ed: Just looked like a different die or damaged die. I guess the bubble out gassed and collapsed and settled in. Scotch time.

[jfines69]

Thanks Ed: Just looked like a different die or damaged die. I guess the bubble out gassed and collapsed and settled in. Scotch time.

Smart move - Skip the nogg and go to scotch You could always put the scotch in the nogg but then that would defeat the reason for the scotch Nothing like a good bottle of scotch to unwind after a long day... Wait until you find an early frankenzinc with the missing MM... The zinc rot gets so bad the MMs actually fall out leaving an extinct volcano in its place... Error Ref info http://www.error-ref.com/?s=zinc+rot from our Glossary -

Zinc Rot: Zinc corrodes easily when exposed to the environment. When the plating is split on a copper-plated zinc cent, the zinc will often corrode under the plating, and push up on it creating a bigger and bigger fissure. Due to the strength of many of the hand-punched mint marks on pre-1990 business strike cent dies, this is a very common place on Lincoln cents for the plating to split and for this corrosion to take place.


Hope that helps a bit!!!

[scubalou]

Terrific, I didn't know I was going to have a degree in chemistry to CRH. Make mine a double - neat.

[willbrooks]

Terrific, I didn't know I was going to have a degree in chemistry to CRH. Make mine a double - neat.

Lou, you remind me of my favorite quote: "I don't know whether to cry or wind my watch."

[scubalou]

I'll do both, just to cover my bases. lol

[jfines69]

Terrific, I didn't know I was going to have a degree in chemistry to CRH. Make mine a double - neat.

So you want 2 bottles

[scubalou]

Yes, and a lie down please.