eales issues of the Hermosillo mint (8 reales)
KM 377.9 8 reales 1835 Ho PP (Heritage Long Beach auction, 19 September 2008, lot 21741)
Diameter 39 mm. 27.070 g, 0.90277 silver
| Date | Asssayer | Recorded mintage | Comment |
| 1835 | PP | For a commentary on these three early issues, see here |
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| 1836 | PP | ||
| 1839 | PR | ||
| 1861 | FM | wide H - the second 1 in the date is made with an I punch. The wide H in the mintmak was created by punching two 'I's wide apart, then punching the cross bar. | |
| 1861 | FM | narrow H - normal punches in date. The mintmark was formed by punching two 'I's closer together and engraving a thin, neat cross bar | |
| 1862 | FM | Ho mintmark, reeded edge, snake's tail right | |
| 1862 | FM | Ho mintmark, normal edge, snake's tail left | |
| 1862 | FM | Ho mintmark, normal edge, snake's tail left. long ray over 8R | |
| 1863 | FM | Ho mintmark | |
| 1864 | FM | ||
| 1864 | PR/FM | ||
| 1864 | PR | ||
| 1865 | FM | issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (29 July 1865 - 12 September 1866) | |
| 1866 | FM | ||
| 1866 | MP | The obverse and reverse dies are slightly redesigned and remain basically the same until 1875. The cap is slightly karger and heavier and the rays are thicker. The eagle is a bit stronger and the leaves and cacti are broader and thicker. | |
| 1867 | PR | ||
| 1868 | PR | there are subvarieties with either a vertical or horizontal o above the H of the mintmark | |
| 1869 | PR | there are subvarieties with either a vertical or horizontal o above the H of the mintmark | |
| 1869 | PR | I punched over the 1 in the date | |
| 1870 | PR | there are subvarieties with either a vertical or horizontal o above the H of the mintmark | |
| 1871/0 | PR | ||
| 1871 | PR | ||
| 1872/1 | PR | ||
| 1872 | PR | ||
| 1873 | PR | 351,000 | |
| 1874 | PR | the 4 of the date appears to have been made from an inverted 7 punch | |
| 1875 | PR | ||
| 1876 | AF | a die style change. The cap is larger with more detail and the eagle is bolder with a broas snake.The lettering has a neat appearance and gives the impression of being taller and thinner. The new central devices are the same design as those used un the neighbouring Alamos Mint from 1877-1882. The new die style was used through 1880. | |
| 1877 | AF | 410.000 | |
| 1877 | GR | ||
| 1877 | JA | ||
| 1878 | JA | 451,000 | |
| 1879 | JA | ||
| 1880 | JA | ||
| 1881 | JA | 586,000 | a new die style begins that continues until the mint closed in 1895. |
| 1882 | JA | 240,000 | |
| 1882 | JA | Ho mintmark | |
| 1883/2 | JA | 204,000 | |
| 1883/2 | FM/JA | ||
| 1884/3 | FM | ||
| 1884 | FM | ||
| 1885 | FM | 132,000 | |
| 1886 | FM | 225,000 | |
| 1886 | FG | ||
| 1887 | FG | 150,000 | |
| 1888 | FG | 364,000 | |
| 1889 | FG | 490,000 | |
| 1890 | FG | 565,000 | |
| 1891 | FG | 738,000 | |
| 1892 | FG | 643,000 | |
| 1893 | FG | 518,000 | |
| 1894 | FG | 504,000 | |
| 1895 | FG | 320,000 |
KM 377.9 8 reales 1836 Ho PP
KM 377.9 8 reales 1839 Ho PR
KM-377.9 8r 1871 Ho PR (Briggs & Bustos auction, 31 August 2025, lot 299)
Variety with a large horizontal “O” over a small vertical “o” in the mintmark.
KM-377.9 8r 1872/1 Ho PR (Briggs & Bustos auction, 31 August 2025, lot 300)
Extremely clear overdate.
KM-377.9 8r 1882 Ho JA (Briggs & Bustos auction, 31 August 2025, lot 302)
Scarce variety, with the mintmark featuring an “O” after the “H”.