Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain America #48 (1945): price difference
Captain America #48 (1945) value — Ungraded $636 vs Grade 8.0 $5612. Grade 8.0 sells for 8.82× Ungraded (+782%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 8.82× (+782%) the Ungraded price — a $4,976 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 3.91× (+291%) the Ungraded price — a $1,853 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain America #48 (1945), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $4,976 (8.82×) — 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).