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I posted this over at c-s to see if anyone had seen them, and got no indication that this was known, so I figured I'd try here, as this would be the place for die varieties. 
(Also, after a lifetime of fascination with error coins, I just submitted my application to join CONECA and the board was pointed at during the process.)
I will try to get some pictures but at the moment, I don't think I have imaging of sufficient magnification to get a good shot of this, so for now a description will have to do.
I picked up a roll of 07 no-W American Silver Eagles a few weeks ago as a matter of speculation on the possibility of rising silver prices, and as is the case with any coin that crosses my path, I got out my loupe and a good light as soon as I had them in hand. I noticed what looked to be the result of a slip with a tool that someone had tried to polish out of the die. I checked the rest of the roll and most of them had the same issue, though there seemed to be different stages of it present through the roll.
Basically there is a raised line (with the finish intact, as opposed to the shiny scratches present on what seems to be a previously roughly-handled roll) going through the top of the second zero in the date, slightly off horizontal and widening on the right. It's quite small and goes through the top of the loop of the zero from a point on the left to a wide end slightly protruding from the other side of the zero. On a couple of them, there appears to be roughness/striations on the inside right hand side of the zero, as if there was an attempt to polish the die.
As said, I've inquired over at c-s, and I wrote to coin world to see if anyone there has seen them or would be interested in taking a look and haven't heard back. Has anyone here heard of this on the 07 ASEs? My description may be a little lacking, please ask for clarification if it's needed.
(Also, after a lifetime of fascination with error coins, I just submitted my application to join CONECA and the board was pointed at during the process.)I will try to get some pictures but at the moment, I don't think I have imaging of sufficient magnification to get a good shot of this, so for now a description will have to do.
I picked up a roll of 07 no-W American Silver Eagles a few weeks ago as a matter of speculation on the possibility of rising silver prices, and as is the case with any coin that crosses my path, I got out my loupe and a good light as soon as I had them in hand. I noticed what looked to be the result of a slip with a tool that someone had tried to polish out of the die. I checked the rest of the roll and most of them had the same issue, though there seemed to be different stages of it present through the roll.
Basically there is a raised line (with the finish intact, as opposed to the shiny scratches present on what seems to be a previously roughly-handled roll) going through the top of the second zero in the date, slightly off horizontal and widening on the right. It's quite small and goes through the top of the loop of the zero from a point on the left to a wide end slightly protruding from the other side of the zero. On a couple of them, there appears to be roughness/striations on the inside right hand side of the zero, as if there was an attempt to polish the die.
As said, I've inquired over at c-s, and I wrote to coin world to see if anyone there has seen them or would be interested in taking a look and haven't heard back. Has anyone here heard of this on the 07 ASEs? My description may be a little lacking, please ask for clarification if it's needed.
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