Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Archie #40 (1949): price difference
Archie #40 (1949) value — Ungraded $41 vs Grade 8.0 $789. Grade 8.0 sells for 19.24× Ungraded (+1824%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 19.24× (+1824%) the Ungraded price — a $748 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 9.27× (+827%) the Ungraded price — a $339 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Archie #40 (1949), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $748 (19.24×) — 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.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).