Is Captain America #116 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Captain America #116 sell for $10.99, only $9.79 above the $1.20 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.51) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1.20
Grade 9.5: $10.99
PSA 9: $10.51
Gem premium: 9.2×
As of: Oct 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Captain America #116: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5	$10.99	−$15.21	−$40.21	−$140
PSA 9	$10.51	−$15.69	−$40.69	−$141
PSA 8	$5.53	−$20.67	−$45.67	−$146

Net = sale price − $1.20 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Captain America #116: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.63	−$40.57
50%	$10.75	−$40.45
75%	$10.87	−$40.33

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Captain America #116 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.99
9	$10.51
8	$5.53

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