Is it me, or just the usual "flea-bay" grading?...

maddogale

Been looking for nice XF or even AU buffs for my Dansco album, but it seems as if everyone's view of XF does not match mine....am I being too strict? XF??
Bold XF???
XF/AU....WTF??

ziggy29

Well, raw coins on eBay are usually, shall we say, "optimistically" graded. Having said that, many branch mint Buffs weren't struck very well, so there's a natural tendency for sellers to want to adjust for that.

Steve27

This is just typical "eBay grading." Most of these guys think Photograde is a TPG service.

maddogale

I agree with the grading on eBay, but to me a couple of those didn't suffer from weak strike and still there isn't a full horn. Especially the bold XF one, hell, the horn is almost gone at the tip.

mr1931S

"I agree with the grading on eBay, but to me a couple of those didn't suffer from weak strike and still there isn't a full horn. Especially the bold XF one, hell, the horn is almost gone at the tip."

The grading is not terribly out of line, in my opinion. It appears the '16 D and '18 S are "optimistically graded," about one grade too high. The notoriously weakly struck '25 S as XF? Seems to be in accordance with PCGS grading guide standards for these.

Hedger

The 16 D looks cleaned and I would say EF at best. Most items on eBay are overgraded by a point or two as a rule. AU is usually F-EF MS is always AU. I no longer buy from eBay. The coins are crappy and the deals are long gone.