Any ideas on this Half Dollar?

[Spartcom5]

Okay guys earlier i got this bicentennial half dollar searching rolls. When I opened a roll the edge immediately stood out to me as being a 40% but when I pulled it out it ended up being a 1976 bicentennial S mint mark. I looked it up and still have no idea if its silver or not any ideas on what it's worth? My local coin shop said face value but they've lied before.

 

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[Argentium]

The sure fire way to tell is weight - the 40% silver coins weighed 11.50 grams , whereas the clad (no silver) weighed 11.34 grams .
That is a significant enough difference to tell you one way or the other ! Unless the coin has been absolutely mutilated by abrasion
you'll pick up the difference in weight . Another sure fire way to tell - take a hand full of no silver halves - throw the questionable
coin in with them and shake them around, you'll hear a jingle different from the klink of cupro nickel- if it's a silver clad or 40%.

 

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[ugotit22]

Huh. The coin guy told me no silver at all. And told me 50 cents. I saw somewhere thy made these in nickel clad with no silver at all. I'm confused really whats it worth anyone?

It's a forty prevent percenter .worth $2.little over

 

[Guest 1551]

that definitely looks like a 40%er. congrats.