The 1976 Philly type 2 is the most common. Are you saying this is supposed to be a 1976-S 40% silver, and the S is missing? Then it would have to be a proof, this looks like a business strike.
There were mint sets of 40% silver uncirculated Bicentennial Quarters, Halves & Dollars in addition to the proofs.
Welcome to CT!! As stated this looks more like a 1976P type 2 Ike. Photos of the edge and weight of the coin are needed. I believe @Michael K may have been referring to the ONE and ONLY 1976 Silver No S Type 2 Eisenhower Dollar ever found. This is a Proof. It was found in 1977 and is considered one of the rarest non error modern coins in existence. Ranking #4 on the PCGS' "Top 100 Modern Coins" Registry set. https://www.pcgs.com/top100/coin4.aspx https://www.pcgs.com/cert/22068362
The guide I was looking at showed the Type 1 and Type 2 1976-S to be proof only, and the 40% silver in business and proof to be Type 1 only. It's a bit confusing. Clad Composition Resumed (1971-1978) 1976 P Type 1 - Low Relief - Bold Lettering 4,019,000 1976 P Type 2 - Sharp Design - Delicate Lettering 117,337,000 1976 D Type 1 - Low Relief - Bold Lettering 21,048,710 1976 D Type 2 - Sharp Design - Delicate Lettering 82,179,564 1976 S Type 1 - Low Relief - Bold Lettering 2,845,450 1976 S Type 2 - Sharp Design - Delicate Lettering 4,149,730 1976 S 40% Silver - Type 1 - Low Relief - Bold Lettering 11,000,000 1976 P 40% Silver - Type 2 - No "S" - Unique 1
32 different coins in 8 years - throw in the blue and brown issues & you will definitely get some confusion trying to acquire all of them - OR you can just buy the whole shebang in a Dansco album, ready to admire https://www.apmex.com/product/5303/1971-1978-32-coin-eisenhower-dollar-set-bu-proof-dansco-album
I believe this is the same coin as I was referring too. Not sure why usacoinbook.com doesn't mention it being a proof though. According the them it is owned by the same gentleman and when you look at their photo and the PCGS photo I posted a link to in my earlier post, you can clearly see the big dot and the 2 little dots to the left of the bell on both photos. I must say though if it weren't for those dots on both photos there would be no way you could convince me these are the same coin. What a drastic difference between the 2 photos. Funny thing is both photos came from PCGS themselves.
picture of the "edge" as in the other side that isn't the front nor the back. By looking at the edge you can possible see it's basic composition. A Silver one will not have a copper layer. Whereas a clad one will normally have a silver and copper layer looking edge (sometimes it may not).
I have an Ike Dollar, no S, type 2. Looks Unc. However, the rim shows some copper. What are the weights of 40% Silver and Clad coins? I seem to always be sooo close and yet sooo far...
Ike dollar CuNi clad spec weight 22.68 grams tolerance +/- .907 grams weight range 21.773 to 23.587 grams 40% silver spec weight 24.592 grams tolerance +/- .984 grams weight range 23.608 to 25.576 grams The Ike is the only 40% silver coin whose weight range does NOT overlap the weight range of the CuNi clad version.
The first thing you do is see the post directly above yours. Weigh the coin as see which weight range it fits in. If it fits in the lower weight range it's worth a dollar. If it is in the higher weight range and it is a proof, you've won the lottery. Check it out and get back to us.