Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Archie #12 (1945): price difference

Archie #12 (1945) value — Ungraded $161 vs Grade 8.0 $1920. Grade 8.0 sells for 11.93× Ungraded (+1093%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$161eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$192011.93× · +1093%eBay ↗

Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 how we compute values.

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$161$1920

Grade 8.0 sells for 11.93× (+1093%) the Ungraded price — a $1,759 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Archie #12 (1945), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,759 (11.93×) — if your copy grades at the top, that premium can cover the fee. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.

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