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Reales issues of the Durango mint (silver)

Quarter real

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
 1842 LR    
1843 LR    

 

KM 368.2 ¼r Durango 1842KM 368.2 ¼r Durango 1842 reverse
KM-368.2 ¼r Durango 1842 DoLR (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8083)

Half real

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

For a consideration of the rarity of Durango ½ real see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
 1832 RM    
1833/1 RM    
1833 RM    
1833 RL    
1834/1 RM    
1834 RM    
1837/6/4 RM    
1837/6 RM    
1841/33 RM    
1842./32 RM   ½ over 8R
1842/32 RM   8R instead of ½R
1842 RM   French dies
1842 RM   Mexican dies
1843/33 RM    
1843 RM    
1845/32 RM    
1845/34 RM    
1845/35 RM    
1846 RM    
1848/5 RM    
1848/6 RM    
1849 JMR    
1850 RM    
1850 JMR   French dies
1851 JMR    
1852/0 JMR    
1852 JMR    
1853 CP   Medal axis
1853 CP   Coin axis
1854 CP    
1855 CP    
1856/5 CP    
1857 CP    
1858/7 CP    
1859 CP    
1860/59 CP    
1861 CP    
1862 CP    
1864 CP    
1869 CP    

 

KM 370.3 1833KM 370.3 1833 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1833 Do RL (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72075)

These dies were created from French hubs which had the assayer as "RL". Normally the "L" was overpunched with an "M". In this case, the die failed to make that correction. Based on the rarity of this coin, the error was probably caught and quickly corrected. Another interesting feature of this coin is that the die axis is Medal rather than Coin as in all subsequent issues beginning with the Do 1833-RM/L.

KM 370.3 1834 1KM 370.3 1834 1 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1834/1 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71378)

KM 370.3 1837 4KM 370.3 1837 4 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1837/4 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8123)

KM 370.3 1843 32KM 370.3 1842 32 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1842/32 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8124)

1/2 R over 8 R

KM 370.3 1850KM 370.3 1850 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1850 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72084)

KM 370.3 1852 1KM 370.3 1852 1 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1852/1 Do JMR (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72087)

KM 370.3 1858 7KM 370.3 1858 7 reverse
KM-370.3 ½r 1858/7 Do CP (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72091)

One real

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
1832/1 RM    
1832 RM   M/L
1832 RM    
1834/2 RM   M/L
1834/3 RM   M/L
1834 RM    
1836/4 RM   coin axis
1836 RM   medal axis
1837 RM   M/L
1841 RM   M/L
1842 4/3 RM    
1843 RM   M/L
1844/34 RM    
1844 RM    
1845 RM   small date
1845 RM    
1846 RM    
1847 RM    
1848/31 RM    
1848/39 RM    
1848/5 RM    
1849/8 CM    
1850 JMR    
1851 JMR    
1852 JMR   rare with 2/1/0
1853 CP    
1854/1 CP    
1854 CP    
1855 CP    
1856 CP    
1857 CP    
1858 CP    
1858/7 CP    
1859 CP    
1860/59 CP    
1861 CP    
1862/1 CP    
1864 LT   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (4 July 1864 - 13 November 1866)

 

KM 372.2 1862 1KM 372.2 1862 1 reverse
KM-372.2 1r 1862/1 Do CP (Stack’s Bowers auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71314)

Two reales

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
1826 RL    
1832 RL   Mexican dies
1832 RL   French dies
1832 RM   post-1832 style
1834/2 RM    
1834/3 RM    
1834 RM    
1835/4 RM/RL    
1841 RM    
1842 4/3 RM   M/L
1842 RM    
1843 4/3 RM   M/l
1844 RM    
1845/34 RM    
1846 RM    
1848/36 RM    
1848/37 RM   reported
1849 CM    
1851 JMR/RL    
1852 JMR    
1854 CP   P/R
1855 CP    
1858 CP    
1859/8 CP    
1861 CP    

  

KM 374.4 1826KM 374.4 1826 reverse
KM-374.4 2r 1826 Do RL (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8251)

KM 374.4 1842 32KM 374.4 1842 32 reverse
KM 374.4 2r 1842/32 Do RM (Stack’s Bowers auction, 12 September 2023, lot 73352)

An interesting and somewhat visually messy overdate.

Eight reales

Diameter 39 mm. 27.070 g, 0.90277 silver

Coins date from 1825. For the history of the printing in 1824, see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
1825 RL   Mexican dies
1825 RL   REPUBLICAMEXICANA
1826/5 RL    
1826 RL    
1827/6 RL    
1827 RL    
1828/7 RL    
1828 RL    
1829 RL    
1830 RM   B on eagle's claw
1831 RM   B on eagle's claw
1832/1 RM/RL   B on eagle's claw, Mexican dies
1832 RM/RL   REPUB MEX, French dies
1833/2 RM/RL    
1833 RM    
1834/3/2 RM/RL    
1834 RM    
1835/4 RM/RL    
1835 RM   Mexican dies
1836/1 RM    
1836/4 RM    
1836 RM   M on snake
1836 RM    
1837/1 RM    
1837 RM    
1838/1 RM    
1838/7 RM    
1838 RM    
1839/1 RM    
1839/7 RM    
1839 RM    
1840/38 RM    
1840/39 RM    
1841 RM    
1841/31 RM    
1842/31 RM    
1842/31 RM   B below cactus
1842/32 RM    
1842 RM   Eagle style of 1832-1841
1842 RM   Pre-1832 eagle resumed
1842 RM    
1843/33 RM    
1843 RM    
1844 RM    
1844/34 RM    
1844/35 RM    
1845/31 RM   French dies
1845/34 RM    
1845/35 RM    
1845 RM    
1846/31 RM    
1846/34 RM    
1846 RM    
1847 RM    
1848/7 RM    
1848 RM    
1849/39 CM    
1849 CM    
1849 JMR/CM   oval 0 in fineness
1849 JMR   oval 0 in fineness
1849 JMR   round 0 in fineness
1850 JMR    
1851/0 JMR    
1851 JMR    
1852 JMR/CP    
1852 CP    
1852 JMR    
1853 JMR/CP    
1853 CP    
1854 CP    
1855 CP    
1856 CP    
1857 CP    
1858 CP    
1858/7 CP    
1859 CP    
1860/59 CP    
1860 CP    
1861/0 CP    
1861 CP    
1862/1 CP    
1862 CP    
1863/1 CP    
1863/2 CP    
1863 CP    
1864 CP   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (4 July 1864 - 13 November 1866)
1864 LT  
1865 LT  
1867 CM    
1867 CP    
1867 CP/CM    
1867 CP/LT    
1868 CP    
1869 CP    
1870/69 CP    
1870 CP    
1873 CP    
1873 CM    
1874/3 CM    
1874 CM    
1874 JH    
1875 CM    
1875 JH    
1876 CM    
1877 CM 431,000  
1877 CP  
1877 JMP  
1878 PE 409,000  
1878 TB  
1879 TB    
1880/70 TB    
1880/70 TB/JP    
1880/70 JP    
1880 TB    
1880 JP    
1881 JP 928,000  
1882 JP 414,000  
1882 MC/JP  
1882 MC  
1883/73 MC 452,000  
1883 MC  
1884/3 MC    
1884 MC    
1885 MC 547,000  
1885 JB  
1886/5 MC 955,000  
1886/3 MC  
1886 MC  
1887 MC 1,004,000  
1888 MC 996,000  
1889 MC 874,000  
1890 MC 1,119,000  
1890 JP  
1891 JP 1,487,000  
1892 JP 1,597,000  
1892 ND  
1893 ND 1,617,000  
1894 ND 1,537,000  
1895/3 ND 761,000  
1895 ND  

 

KM 377.4 1833 2KM 377.4 1833 2 reverse
KM-377.4 8r 1833/2 Do RM/RL (Stack’s Bowers ANA Auction, 24 August 2021, lot 45342)

 

 

 

Reales issues of the Guadalajara mint

Silver

Quarter real

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

 KM 368.3 ¼r Guadalajara 1848KM 368.3 ¼r Guadalajara 1848 reverse
KM-368.3 ¼r Guadalajara 1848 GaLR (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8087)

Half real

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

For a consideration of the rarity of Guadalajara ½ real see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

One real

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Two reales

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Four reales

Diameter 32 mm. 13.540 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Eight reales

Diameter 39 mm. 27.070 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1864 JG   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (5 January 1864 - 19 December 1866)
1865 JG  

 

Gold

Half escudo

Diameter 15 mm. 1.690 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

  

KM 378.2 1835KM 380.3 1853 reverse
KM-378.2 ½E 1835 Ga FS (Stack’s Bowers auction, 26 August 2025, lot 41379) 

One escudo

Diameter 18 mm. 3.380 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

KM 379.2 1847 8KM 379.2 1847 8 reverse
KM-379.2 1E 1848/7 Ga JG (Stack’s Bowers auction, 3 September 2025, lot 45459)

Two escudos

Diameter 23 mm. 6.770 g. 0.8750 gold

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

KM 380.3 1853KM 380.3 1853 reverse 
KM-380.3 2E 1853 Ga JG (Stack’s Bowers auction, 15 August 2023, lot 51318)

KM 380.3 1863 1KM 380.3 1863 1 reverse
KM-380.3 2E 1863/1 Ga JG (Stack’s Bowers auction, 15 August 2023, lot 51319)

Four escudos

Diameter 30 mm. 13.540 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
 1844 MC    
1844 JG    

 

Eight escudos 

Diameter 37 mm. 27.070 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reales issues of the Mexico City mint

Silver

Quarter real

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

KM 368.6 ¼r Mexico City 1844 3KM 368.6 ¼r Mexico City 1844 3 reverse
KM-368.6 ¼r Mexico City 1844/3 MoLR (Stack’s Bowers Auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71483)

KM 368.6 ¼r Mexico CityKM 368.6 ¼r Mexico City reverse
KM-368.6 ¼r Mexico City 1850 MoLR (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8105)

Half real

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

For a consideration of the rarity of Mexico City ½ real see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 CH   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (7 June 1863 - 20 June 1867)
1863 TH  

 

One real

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 CH   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (7 June 1863 - 20 June 1867)
1863 TH 

 

Two reales

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 CH   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (7 June 1863 - 20 June 1867)

  

KM 373.4 2r Mexico City 1824KM 373.4 2r Mexico City 1824 reverse

KM-373.4 2r Mexico City 1824 JM (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore auction, November 2014, lot 628)

Four reales

Diameter 32 mm. 13.540 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

KM 375.6. 4r Mexico City 1863 2 Mo CHKM 375.6. 4r Mexico City 1863 2 Mo CH reverse
KM-375.6. 4r Mexico City 1863/2 Mo CH (Stack’s Bowers ANA auction, 16 August 2019, lot 21346)

Eight reales

Diameter 39 mm. 27.070 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 CH   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (7 June 1863 - 20 June 1867)
1863 TH  

 

Gold

Half escudo

Diameter 15 mm. 1.690 g. 0.8750 gold

For a commentary on the half escudo, see here. 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

One escudo

Diameter 18 mm. 3.380 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Two escudos

Diameter 23 mm. 6.770 g. 0.8750 gold

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Four escudos

Diameter 30 mm. 13.540 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Eight escudos 

Diameter 37 mm. 27.070 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

 

 

 

Reales issues of the San Luis Potosí mint

Silver

Quarter real

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

KM 368.7 ¼r San Luis Potosí 1862 57KM 368.7 ¼r San Luis Potosí 1862 57 reverse
KM-368.7 ¼r San Luis Potosí 1862/57 SLPi (Stack’s Bowers Auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71494)

Half real

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

For a consideration of the rarity of San Luis Potosí ½ real see here.For a consideration of the rarity of San Luis Potosí ½ real see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 RO   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (25 December 1863 - 25 December 1866)

  

370.10 SLP ½R 1856 reverse370.10 SLP ½R 1856

KM-370.10 ½ Real San Luis Potosí 1856 (Stack’s Bowers Auction, 21 October 2023, lot 71004)  

One real

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       

 

Two reales

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 RO   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (25 December 1863 - 25 December 1866)

 

Four reales

Diameter 32 mm. 13.540 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 RO   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (25 December 1863 - 25 December 1866)

 

Eight reales

Diameter 39 mm. 27.070 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage		 Comment
       
1863 RO   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (25 December 1863 - 25 December 1866)
1863 FC  
1864 RO  
       

 

KM 377.12 1857KM 377.12 1857 reverse
KM-377.12 8r 1857 MC (Briggs & Bustos)

 

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