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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 65063, member: 1242&quot;]Hi Stephanie,</p><p><br /></p><p>I just wanted to add a few other ways to check the coin but more than likely you have a electroplated Penny as Rick stated!</p><p><br /></p><p>Take your 1976 Penny and another Penny with the same composition (i.e. Lincoln Cents minted from 1959 up to and including some in 1982 are composed mostly of Copper while starting in 1982 to Present they are Copper-Plated with a Zinc core) and lightly drop them one at a time on a hard surfaced or glass surfaced table and compare the ring. If your 1976 Penny has a different ring (sound), then you will want to investigate the coin further! First, check to see if the coin will stick to a magnet. If so, then it is made of steel or at least a composite with steel. If it has a distinctive ring like a Mercury Dime or a Roosevelt Dime made from 1946 to 1964, then it is possible that it is Silver and you would want to follow-up even futher on your investigation of the coin. You can have the coin weighed at a local Jeweler&#039;s Shop or a Pawn Shop. The Cent (Penny) should weigh exactly 2.5 grams or very close to it! If it is in fact, quite a bit heavier or lighter in weight than a standard (normal) 1959 to 1982 Lincoln Memorial Cent, then I would suggest taking sending it off to a Grading (Company) Service to have it authenticated, graded, slabbed and attributed. I would not really recommend doing so but you could also have the local Jeweler&#039;s Shop or Pawn Shop, test the coin for Silver content. They would have to be extremely careful as the test could damage the coin and make sure that they only rub off (onto their&#039; test block) a slight amount of metal from the outside edge of the coin beyond the rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and high hopes that you have a rare Error Penny!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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