Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Captain America [Whitman] #230 (1979): price difference
Captain America [Whitman] #230 (1979) value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 8.0 $57. Grade 8.0 sells for 4.38× Ungraded (+338%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 4.38× (+338%) the Ungraded price — a $44 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 2.62× (+162%) the Ungraded price — a $21 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Captain America [Whitman] #230 (1979), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $44 (4.38×) — 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).