Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain America #3 (1941): price difference

Captain America #3 (1941) value — Ungraded $7484 vs Grade 8.0 $90000. Grade 8.0 sells for 12.03× Ungraded (+1103%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$7484eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$248883.33× · +233%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$9000012.03× · +1103%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$7484$90000

Grade 8.0 sells for 12.03× (+1103%) the Ungraded price — a $82,516 difference per comic.

Grade 6.0 vs Grade 8.0
$24888$90000

Grade 8.0 sells for 3.62× (+262%) the Grade 6.0 price — a $65,112 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain America #3 (1941), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $82,516 (12.03×) — 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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