So I found this coin years ago and decide to look at it again and noticed that there appears to be some extra metal in the mint mark. Thanks for taking a look, and have a great day!
It does look a little different in the new photograph. I would compare it to other photos of 1976-S nickels to see if they are the same or different.
thank you for the suggestion. I don't have other 76 proofs to compare to, but good ol' google should do the trick!