Independent·Unknown Soldier·#1·Copper Age·ID-6331863
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Total Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3 of 6 slabs (50.0%) | 3 | SOV | $33.00 | 3 | $99.00 | (12.3x) |
| 9.6 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 9.4 | 2 of 6 slabs (33.3%) | 2 | — | — | — | (33.3%) | |
| 9.2 | 0 slabs | 0 | $23.79 | — | — | (8.8x) | |
| 9.0 | 0 slabs | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $2.69 | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
Empirical cash settlement intelligence, cross-grade elasticity curve, and secondary liquidation velocity.
Empirical step multipliers between adjacent condition tiers. Pinpoints the exponential premium transition and capital efficiency frontier.
Realized turnover cadence and capital absorption depth across certified auction comps.
Autonomous institutional strategies, financial equilibrium, scarcity modeling, and algorithmic risk profiling.
Market operates purely on organic buyer and seller auction discovery. Zero artificial price interventions or emergency liquidity halts on record.
Verified historical transaction line with quarterly equilibrium baseline anchor.
Understand how physical sales, invested dollars, and liquidity friction divide across grades.
Completed market sales by grade
Relative market value allocation
Estimated execution friction
Bibliographic provenance, creator credits, historical significance, and multimedia documentation.
Jim Owsley
Phil Gascoine
Phil Gascoine
Carl Gafford
Dan Raspler, Dennis O'Neil
No narrative synopsis recorded in GCD for this sequence.
Publisher profile coming soon
The direct market matures. Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen redefine the medium. Speculator boom begins.
High print runs mean condition is the key differentiator. 9.8 census numbers matter more than total prints.









Copper Age (1984–1991) — the speculator boom begins. Direct market matures, prestige formats launch. First appearances from this era have become blue chips. High print runs mean condition is the differentiator.
Inspectable mathematical proof, blockchain/ledger provenance, data integrity validation, and asset taxonomy.
The recovery of third-party encapsulation and grading expenditures when an asset is acquired at a discount below the physical cost of replacement grading fees, shipping, and insurance.
May 2nd 1970 The Unknown Soldier is disguised as a Soviet colonel in South Vietnam investigating a suspected weapons trade route. He pretends to negotiate an arms deal with a French arms supplier known only as "the Dutchman". The Soldier knows that he is going to sell the guns to the Vietcong, but he needs to find out who is supplying him before he can shut him down. The transaction goes bad, as an army of VC guerrillas raid the compound and begin shooting. The Soldier doesn't understand why the Dutchman's buyers would turn against him. During the fracas, the Unknown Soldier shoots the Dutchman. Several days later, the Soldier assumes the guise of Captain Richard Miller. He befriends PFC Roger "Saigon Kid" Simmons, who assists him in following the money trail. The Soldier learns that the Dutchman's supplier was an officer named Major Wintley Roth of the 11th Armored Battalion. Roth knew that his arms scheme would soon be exposed and he wanted to erase all evidence of his involvement. He deliberately allowed a shipment of defective weapons to funnel down to the VC, knowing that they would retaliate against the Dutchman. As Richard Miller, the Soldier publicly exposes Roth's involvement, humiliating him in front of his military advisers. However, he doesn't have the proof he needs to properly indict him. Later that night, Roth sends some goons to "Miller's" room to rough him up.
Strict algorithmic segregation separating clean single-issue Cover A sales from multi-issue lot bundles, retailer exclusives, and foreign variants.