Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 King Solomon's Mines #97 (1952): price difference
King Solomon's Mines #97 (1952) value — Ungraded $6 vs Grade 8.0 $115. Grade 8.0 sells for 19.17× Ungraded (+1817%). Prices updated August 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated August 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 8.0 sells for 19.17× (+1817%) the Ungraded price — a $109 difference per comic.
Grade 6.0 sells for 7.5× (+650%) the Ungraded price — a $39 difference per comic.
Should you get this comic graded?
Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On King Solomon's Mines #97 (1952), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $109 (19.17×) — 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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