New Reports Of Error "Notched Tailfeathers" 2011-S Eagles

The "Satin Finish" is probably just an indicator of a good strike/early die state. The bullion die are not "sandblasted" like the uncirculated die are and even if burnished planchets were used (the mint indicates that they were not) that does not affect the appearance of the coin finish. Burnishing only makes for a more consistent finish with fewer surface flaws. I have some 2005 bullion coins that have a heavy satin finish. The finish on the bullion coins is much "thinner" than that of the uncirculated coins and if they were to be circulated the bullion coins would lose their finish very quickly as compared to the uncirculated coins. The uncirculated finish is a direct result of the die surface whereas the bullion finish is more a matter of the amount of mint luster.

here is a slightly circulated 2005 bullion SAE that has heavy mint luster:


here is an pristine 2005 bullion SAE with a much more shiny surface:


both coins were scanned under identical conditions.

Very interesting. One of my S mint coins has what appears to be a notch but it's not as strong as what's in the picture of the ebay listing.

I know one thing, it's NOT an error.
At most, it's a die variety.
Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.
When I see the title of this thread, I cringe a little.