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1976 special penny ?

Question: Is there a 1976 penny with a liberty bell and usa map imprinted on the front?

My Answer: What you have is a coin that has been stamped by a private company with the images you described. It is usually done as a novelty giveaway or possibly sold by unscrupulous companies to unsuspecting novice collectors as a "collectible" at greatly inflated prices.

In the coin collecting community these coins are considered to be altered coins and are only worth face value.

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