ICG Vs PCGS - Testing A Theory

Good luck... PCGS are fairly harsh on any kind of damage and it might come back in a Genuine holder.

While I generally agree with you but in this case I really don't think it will. A while back I was looking at a 1799 Dollar at a coin show. It in a PCGS F-15 holder but it definitely had solid VF details. It also had one major rim bump, deep enough that I was shocked they didn't body-bag it. As the owner explained they simply lowered the grade based on the rim ding.

I think what it comes down to is what is considered "damage" vs. normal wear and contact for a coin. There are lots of Morgans that are battered with contact marks (which is really a form of damage) but it still isn't considered a "problem" coin. I think there is a level of rim dings that are considered acceptable, and I suspect they're more lenient with early coins. The rim bumps on this cent are very minor.

Of course, you could be right and I'm obviously hoping otherwise. As I said before I'll keep you posted.

Thisun got body bagged by PCGS for rim damage, ANACS also called it but at least they graded it.