Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain America #5 (1941): price difference
Captain America #5 (1941) value — Ungraded $690 vs Grade 8.0 $21000. Grade 8.0 sells for 30.43× Ungraded (+2943%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 30.43× (+2943%) the Ungraded price — a $20,310 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 17.39× (+1639%) the Ungraded price — a $11,310 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain America #5 (1941), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $20,310 (30.43×) — 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).