Ungraded vs Grade 8.0 Archie #48 (1951): price difference

Archie #48 (1951) value — Ungraded $140 vs Grade 8.0 $1474. Grade 8.0 sells for 10.53× Ungraded (+953%). Prices updated August 2026.

Steady
GradeSold medianvs Ungraded
Ungraded$140eBay ↗
Grade 6.0$8996.42× · +542%eBay ↗
Grade 8.0$147410.53× · +953%eBay ↗

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

Ungraded vs Grade 8.0
$140$1474

Grade 8.0 sells for 10.53× (+953%) the Ungraded price — a $1,334 difference per comic.

Ungraded vs Grade 6.0
$140$899

Grade 6.0 sells for 6.42× (+542%) the Ungraded price — a $759 difference per comic.

Should you get this comic graded?

Grading runs about $30 per comic all-in. On Archie #48 (1951), the jump from Ungraded to Grade 8.0 is worth $1,334 (10.53×) — 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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