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Reales issues of the Chihuahua mint

Silver

Quarter real

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
 1843 RG    

  

KM 368 ¼r Chihuahua 1843KM 368 ¼r Chihuahua 1843 reverse
KM-368 ¼r Chihuahua 1843 CaRG (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8081)

Half real

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

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

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1844 RG    
1845 RG    

 

 

medio real image 8KM-370.1 ½r 1844 Ca RG

KM 370.1 1845KM 370.1 1845 reverse
KM-370.1 ½r 1845 Ca RG (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 26 June 2020, lot 73215)

One real

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1834 MR   possibly unique
1834 AM   possibly unique
1844 RG    
1845 RG    
1855 RG    

 

Two reales

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1832  MR    
1833 MR    
1834 MR    
1834 AM    
1835 AM   CA mintmark, unconfirmed
1835 AM   C mintmark
1836 AM    
1844 AM    
1844 RG    
1845 RG    
1855 RG    

 

KM 374.2KM 374.2 reverse
KM-374.2 2r 1835 Ca AM (Stack’s-Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026. Lot 73006)

Last of the early style Chihuahua with crude locally made dies.

Eight reales

Diameter 39 mm. 27.070 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1831 MR     
1832 MR    
1833 MR    
1834 AM    
1834 MR    
1835 AM    
1836 AM    
1837 AM    
1838 AM    
1839 RG    
1840 RG   one dot after date
1840 RG   three dots after date
1841 RG    
1842 RG    
1843 RG    
1844/1 RG    
1845 RG    
1846 RG    
1847 RG    
1848 RG    
1849 RG    
1850 5/4 RG    
1850 RG    
1851 RG    
1852 RG    
1853 RG    
1854 RG    
1855/45 RG    
1855 RG    
1856 RG    
1856/5 JC    
1857 JC/RG    
1857 JC    
1858 JC    
1858 BA    
1859 JC    
1860 JC     
1861 JC    
1862 JC    
1863 JC    
1864 JC    
1865 JC   ssued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (15 August 1865 -17 July 1866)
1865 FP  
1866 JC  
1866 FP  
1867 JG    
1868 JG    
1868 MM    
1869 MM    
1870 MM    
1871/0 MM    
1871 MM   MM / inverted MM
1873 MM    
1873 MM   7 / retrograde 7
1874 MM    
1875 MM    
1876 MM    
1877 EA  472,000  
1877 GR  
1877 JM  
1877 AV  
1878 AV  439,000  
1879 AV    
1880 AV    
1880 PM    
1880 MG   regular initials
1880 MG   tall initials
1880 MM    
1881 MG  1,085,000  
1882 MG  779,000  
1882 MM  
1882 MM second M over sideways M
1883 MM  818,000 sideways M
1883/2 MM second M over G
1883 MM  
1884/3 MM    
1884 MM    
1885/4 MM  1,345,000  
1885 MM  
1886 MM  2,483,000  
1887 MM  2,625,000  
1888/7 MM  2,434,000  
1888 MM  
1889 MM  2,681,000  
1890 MM  2,137.000  
1891/0 MM  2,268,000  
1891 MM  
1892 MM  2,527,000  
1893 MM  2,632,000  
1894 MM  2,642,000  
1895 MM  1,112,000  

 

KM 377.2 1836KM 377.2 1836 reverse
KM-377.2 8r 1836 Ca AM (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 26 August 2025, lot 41390)

KM 377.2 1840 one dotKM 377.2 1840 one dot reverse
KM-377.2 8r 1840 Ca RG (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 28 February 2024, lot 73125)

Die style of 1840.

KM 377.2 1850 40KM 377.2 1850 40 reverse
KM-377.2 8r 1850/40 Ca RG (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 25 June 2026, lot 74201)

KM 377.2 1873KM 377.2 1873 reverse
KM-377.2 8r 1873 Ca MM (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 25 June 2026, lot 74203)

Variety with repunched "3".

KM 377.2 1880 tallKM 377.2 1880 tall reverse
KM-377.2 8r 1880 Ca MG (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 16 May 2023, lot 70344)

Variety with tall assayer's initials.

KM 377.2 1880 normalKM 377.2 1880 normal reverse
KM-377.2 8r 1880 Ca MG (Stack’s-Bowers Chicago ANA auction, 13 August 2011, lot 20532)

Variety with normal assayer's initials.

Gold

Eight escudos 

Diameter 37 mm. 27.070 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1841  RG     
1842 RG    
1843 RG    
1844 RG    
1845 RG    
1846 RG    
1847 RG    
1848 RG    
1849 RG    
1850/40 RG    
1851/41 RG    
1852/42 RG    
1853/43 RG    
1854/44 RG    
1855/43 RG    
1856 RG    
1857 JC/RG    
1858 JC    
1858 BA.RG    
1859 JC/RG    
1860 JC/RG    
1861 JC    
1862 JC    
1863 JC    
1864 JC    
1865 JC    
1866 JC    
1866 FP    
1867 JG    
1868 JG   concave wings
1869 MM   regular wings
1870 MM    
1871/61 MM    

 

KM 383.1 1842KM 383.1 1842 reverse
KM-383.1 8E 1842 Ca RG (Stack’s-Bowers NYINC auction, 16 January 2026, lot 41092)

KM 383.1 1871KM 383.1 1871 reverse
KM-383.1 8E 1871/61 Ca MM (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 24 August 2022, lot 31106)