I have noticed a recent trend on ebay where few notes are "gVF", they are
"aEF", those that were "EF" are now "aUNC".

A note is either EFor UNC or it's not, if it's not then it's gVF or gEF
respectively, not aEF or aUNC. Billy


"noteworthy" wrote in message
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While note grading has been documented it is still subjective there is
no consensus on what is "THE standard". There also is little
difference in aEF and gEF on an EF note. Often subjective and can vary
from dealer to dealer.

Attributing too low a grade will result in a much lower price.
Attributing too high a grade will result in an angry buyer. Some
people are very picky while others are less picky.

Because a lot of ebay buyers are "catalogue purchasers based on
grade" (Will pay only around the value stated for a particular grade
in their catalogue) some sellers don't attribute a grade.

There are also differences in the grading standards used in the US,
Europe and Australasia.

Your chart states an EF note can have three light folds. The standard
I use states an EF note can only have two light folds. Three folds
makes it an aEF note. There can also be disagreement on whether folds
are light or have been pressed.

Grading notes can create hassles for sellers that do not consistently
sell numismatic items. A lot of sellers on ebay sell from home and
dabble a bit in all sorts of items.


On Apr 17, 3:12 am, "Owen W. Linzmayer"
wrote:
It's simply impossible to accurately grade a note based upon scans, no
matter how detailed. It's a complete cop out when a seller who often
sells
notes claims to be unable to grade a note. Either the seller is lazy or
has
something to hide.