Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain America #39 (1944): price difference

Captain America #39 (1944) value — Ungraded $600 vs Grade 8.0 $4872. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.12× Ungraded (+712%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$600eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$40606.77× · +577%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$48728.12× · +712%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$600$4872

Grade 8.0 sells for 8.12× (+712%) the Ungraded price — a $4,272 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$600$4060

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.77× (+577%) the Ungraded price — a $3,460 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain America #39 (1944), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $4,272 (8.12×) — 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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